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I had a couple of Italian friends to my apartment the other day and they were flabbergasted that i did not have a coffee machine – i told them not much beats a good pot of Yorkshire tea but they would not have it.
Anyone got one of these new fangled coffee machines?
Uhhh... You do know where you're posting this, right? 🙂
The machines are just more kitchen clutter and some of them cost a fortune. Stick a jar of Red Mountain in the cupboard, they will love it.
You don't have a Gaggia and you come on here?
Just tea for me - not sophisticated enough for coffee but thought maybe one of those Nespresso things might be good for visitors. Coffee is big here – tea you have to import.
Stovetop? Although they take practice to get the volume and tamping (loads and rock'ard to the point the pressure valve starts dribbling IMO) right and I keep a bowl of water next to the cooker to quench the boiler and stop the superheated steam getting through the grounds.
As for the size, get a 2cup (ok for 1 person day to day unless you want really weedy coffee from a 1 cup) and a 6 cup (which'll give 2 people the jitters or 4 people bordeline acceptable coffee.
Jura