Our site offers free coffee but it is vile.
Looking at ways of making my own. Want a minimum fuss/mess option. We have a kettle and that is about it.
What do people use? Options seem to be
one mug filters
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cafe-Express-Coffee-Filter-Bags/dp/B006ZYEJY8/ref=pd_sim_grocery_7?ie=UTF8&refRID=0D004NKT851XC87EBY94
a french press mug combo.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zyliss-Cafetiere-Hot-Mug-Blue/dp/B00DB4JY68/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1424471658&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=coffee+press+mug
Anything else? Don't want multiple contraptions so things like aero press are out.
It's very unstw but I just use instant that I like... Tesco's Finest has some good ones, Nescafe Pretentious Bollocks range too. Not the cappucino, it's mdf dust. But honestly I prefer these to most "proper" coffee.
Starbucks Via. Not cheap tho.
One of the barissta style instants for me. I'm not really impressed by them but compared to Nescafe, which tastes of gravy, its on a whole different level. I have thought about taking the tackle in to make a proper coffee but I barely get time to make an instant.
Easy to use and a biiiig serving!
The Azera barista instant, I think it's nescafe. Get a load of it when it's cheap!
Better coffee out of an aero press and without the sludge. It's not all that much of a faff as the puck just pushes out and a quick rinse is all it needs. It replaced a Swissgold filter which is arguably a nicer brew but a pain to clean and slower to use. Much like any French press contraption.
Still if you are happy with a French press the one in the OP would be fine.
The barista style instants are not bad at all but yikes at what cost!
I took the long view and bought a bean to cup machine, a load of paper cups and beans.
A rough calculation was that it would take 1000 cups to break even spending £450 on a machine, my Gaggia Titanium has now done in the region of 2500 cups without missing a beat.
Aeropress here. Although we also have a professional pod machine with a milk frother and two pod thingummies, so I tend to use that - not least because I don't have to buy the coffee for it. I now use the Aeropress at home - very quick, and can make a coffee while waiting for Mrs Udder's teabag to steep.
I work with people who talk about coffee and how they love the good stuff all day, but can't make filter coffee without making it the most burnt awful shit drink ever made.
I drink peppermint tea at work and drink single estate coffee at home, but that makes a patronising shit apparently, which is nice.
When i take coffee to work i use my [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bodum-Travel-Press-Coffee-Maker/dp/B0042RU4X0 ]Bodum Travel Press[/url] , makes a decent enough cup of french press if you use decent coffee to start with, although if other folk at your work are anything like mine then don't leave it lying around for them to **** about with.
I grind beans at home to take in and use a V60 dripper/pour over at the studio. Uses filter papers so you just bin the filter full of coffee, then rinse and dry the v60. Nice and easy.
Think one of the biggest improvements to my coffee was buying decent beans and grinding them when I needed them.
You get time to have coffee?
Oooh get you.
I bought one of those little cafeterias back in the day of getting a chance of having a coffee. Still role on April I may get the chance again as I'm coming off the road, sort of.
Aeropress is good for work because it's easy to clean up afterwards - just fire the puck into the bin, quick rinse, done.
I know you ruled it out but I'll say it anyway. Aeropress is perfect for work. Measure and grind the beans at home, then making its a 2 minute job at the sink. No cleaning needed, quick rinse and that's it.
What they all said. Aeropress for work. Grind coffee at home each morning.
It's very unstw but I just use instant that I like...
same here. ive had the cafetieres before, but every time i just go back to good old instant. and sorry, but as well as being far easier and quicker, i prefer the taste too 😀
nowt wrong with those kenco millicano jobbies, and theyre often half price at yer usual supermarkets...
As above I buy the "posh" instant stuff i.e. instant with 10% ish of ground coffee added.
a cheap clooney-cyst machine.
acceptable beverage.
Free at work,we buy-they pay. usually Nescafe Original,Gold Blend or Blend 37 (was there a Blend 36 ? ),we get Nescafe Azera,Alta Rica,etc. Kenco Millicano goes down well,too. Have a cafetierre here,so now and again knock-up a batch of ground coffee. Tea bags too for option. Can't complain drink loads!. 🙂
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[quote=cliffyc said]Free at work,we buy-they pay
We have to pay for the hot water at our place to make drinks!
Aeropress here too, takes 2 mins to make a nice coffee. Once it's made, I just pop the puck of coffee and filter into the bin and wipe the plunger and cap down with damp paper towel. (We don't have a sink next to the water machine). Best £25 I ever spent, colleagues reckoned I'd get bored of it but been using it for a couple of years now - just about to go into my third pack of filters so that's about 1,000 coffees made with it now. I buy beans from Pact and grind a few days' supply at a time and take them in, fresh beans make a huge difference to the coffee.
Dont see why not, if it was drinking water I could see an issue but hot water isnt a right.
I sadly have to stick to instant, the twunts I work with can barely look after their own stuff never mind any shiny shiny I left lying about ( Im talking dirty dishes and cutlery left in drawers or flung on top of cupboards, dont ask what state everything else is in)
Think I'd just get a cheap (~100 quid) pod machine and keep it under a desk. At least you'll get decent coffee with minimum fuss. CBA with aeropress or anything like that and I'd be wanting espresso.
coffee beans, grinder and filter machine
"There should be washing facilities nearby, and a means of heating food or water for hot drinks"
you shouldn't be paying for hot water.
[quote=cliffyc said]@allthepies,legally speaking are they allowed to do that?.
Dunno, but it's been that way for years.
Strike!
Having used every gadget known to man, I'd say Aeropress. Simple to use, minimal mess, takes up very little space, makes great coffee.
a french press mug combo.
They're pretty good too.
Filter machine at our place.in the morning I make enough for four cups which does me and m'colleague nicely.
If you can get a kettle, a filter machine must also be allowed. Ours has even been pat tested!
To be fair we didn't ask, just started using it.
Swiss stop Gold one cup filter for me, and a tight fitting Tupperware container for the coffee.
Way better than the Costa Express machine in the canteen.
Yes they can charge for hot water they only need to supply free cold drinking water.
Aeropress for me.
The place my wife works at charges 30p for a cup of hot water. She's started taking a thermos of hot water to work with her.
All these places that charge for hot water - travel kettle or do they also require payment if you plug in so much as a 'phone charger?
(Press-mug jobbie for me, with elderly espresso machine on occasions when a mid-arvo jolt required)
[quote=drlex said]All these places that charge for hot water - travel kettle or do they also require payment if you plug in so much as a 'phone charger?
Not allowed to bring kettles in.
Charging for hot water? Unbelievable! They sure know how to inspire the workers! How much do they charge for using the toilet?
We have a La Marzocco Strada and a burr grinder at work, and our own blend, with occasional guest coffees.
There are various portable espresso gadgets, not sure if they're any good though? Minipresso/handpresso/portaspresso.
illegal to charge you for hot water, they should either provide you with or the means to heat water.
I feel humbled that i am troubled by shit coffee while others don't get hot water. Think I'll buy an aeropress, I fancied one anyway so will use it at home if not at work.
[quote=poah said]illegal to charge you for hot water, they should either provide you with or the means to heat water.
Cold water for drinking yes, hot water I don't think it has to be provided [without charge].
Cafetiere and a packet of coffee on my desk, I have it black so just a stroll down to the kitchen for a rinse out and a refill. We've got a couple of places to buy a decent coffee when I fancy a change.
I try to always get Sainsbury's coffee because it comes in packets that you can actually seal with the little sticky bits!
Cold water for drinking yes, hot water I don't think it has to be provided
according to that leaflet I put up on the previous page they either need to supply hot water or a method of heating it.
according to that leaflet I put up on the previous page they either need to supply hot water or a method of heating it.
"a means of heating food or water" implies you can either have a kettle or a microwave as long as you can consume something hot at work?
I do wonder though why companies quibble over stuff like this, there's hot water from the fountains at work, but nowhere to keep milk. There's a kitchen (sink, microwave, kettle, fridge, free tea and coffee) for the clients reps to use, but officially we're not allowed to use it. And this is in an office!
A £2.50 coffee filter holder from clas ohlson
[url= http://m.clasohlson.com/uk/Coffee-Filter-Holder/34-6392?LGWCODE=346392000;83827;4797&gclid=CjwKEAiA9qCnBRCb7ZDhvaHSyicSJABGFFHtMFf2KgMw7Bh1gg2UNXyag1aKNz9rIMiaCcgGw-BUVxoCnvvw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds ]http://m.clasohlson.com/uk/Coffee-Filter-Holder/34-6392?LGWCODE=346392000;83827;4797&gclid=CjwKEAiA9qCnBRCb7ZDhvaHSyicSJABGFFHtMFf2KgMw7Bh1gg2UNXyag1aKNz9rIMiaCcgGw-BUVxoCnvvw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds[/url]
And 200 filters for £1.99
[url= http://m.clasohlson.com/uk/1x4-Coffee-Filters/34-4295?LGWCODE=344295000;83827;4797&gclid=CjwKEAiA9qCnBRCb7ZDhvaHSyicSJABGFFHtkbuYiz0q3igLpx5yNmQWapBEinmP0jRIUbBhk7gAKRoCkiPw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds ]http://m.clasohlson.com/uk/1x4-Coffee-Filters/34-4295?LGWCODE=344295000;83827;4797&gclid=CjwKEAiA9qCnBRCb7ZDhvaHSyicSJABGFFHtkbuYiz0q3igLpx5yNmQWapBEinmP0jRIUbBhk7gAKRoCkiPw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds[/url]
Cheap, simple and I think it makes better coffee than my aeropress... *runs for cover
Lyons coffee bags for me. I carry 4 in my jacket pocket so that wherever I'm working in the establishment I can at least have a half decent coffee. (& I mean half decent, not proper decent)
I am familiar with atp's workplace. They claimed that their risk assessment showed that it was too risky to let us have a microwave or kettle.
From an H&S point of view could an employee challenge this risk assessment?
[quote=molgrips said]I am familiar with atp's workplace. They claimed that their risk assessment showed that it was too risky to let us have a microwave or kettle.
From an H&S point of view could an employee challenge this risk assessment?
There is now a microwave available at said site (used to be time locked for the night shift only 🙄 but now us daytime plebs can use it too)
Fantastic!
I am familiar with atp's workplace. They claimed that their risk assessment showed that it was too risky to let us have a microwave or kettle.From an H&S point of view could an employee challenge this risk assessment?
don't see how a microwave would be a H&S issue unless the area you have been given is totally unsuitable for electrical equipment and if so why are you in there in the first place lol. seems like a complete cop out for not buying one. you could ask to see the risk assessment form and see why it was considered too risky lol
I'd imagine would be quite easy to challenge by consulting the appropriate H&S literature.
In fact, here you go:
Case 69 - Office workers advised that kettles and microwaves were not allowed due to health and safety requirementsIssue
Office workers have been advised that kettles and microwaves are not allowed in their office due to health and safety requirements and that insurance would be needed at a cost to the employer.
Panel decision
There is no health and safety law prohibiting the use of kettles and microwaves in the office. It is unfortunate that the office workers have been told incorrectly that they cannot use such equipment because of health and safety. It would be much better if their employer explained their real concerns about having this equipment in the office.
[url= http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/myth-busting/2012/case069-officekettles.htm ]HSE Myth Busters Panel[/url]
A cafetiere does the job for me. I usually buy the coffee online from Exchange Coffee.
We have got a free Klix drinks machine but the 'coffee' that comes out of that is awful. There's one guy in the office who has a tiny Nespresso machine on his desk but I just like the simplicity of my little one-mug cafetiere.
Thanks, squirrel, that website is a goldmine of entertaining stupidity!