Italian coffee maker

[Rhezuss]

Hahah made me 3 coffees tonight, all 3 following NetWareHead advices and it was really good, near perfect coffee (to my taste).

1-Filled the pot without compacting
2-Put it on the stove at low temp so it does solwly boil and percolate
3-Enjoyed!

Gonna have to try many combinaisons of water/coffee and see whats best but for now the slow boiling and no compacting works wonders!

 

[The Boston Dangler]

That sounds really really good .... how does it compare to french press?
Now I'm wanting to get a percolator ... grrrrr!

among coffee snobs (like me), percolators are generally considered the worst way to make coffee.

1 - proper espresso (expensive, lots of work)
2 - french press ($20ish, my choice. i LOVE it!)
3 - drip (braun makes a decent one, but i gave it away after my first cup of french press)
4 - rat squeezings
5 - percolator

 

[SphinxnihpS]

That's racist!

 

[alfa147x]

among coffee snobs (like me), percolators are generally considered the worst way to make coffee.

1 - proper espresso (expensive, lots of work)
2 - french press ($20ish, my choice. i LOVE it!)
3 - drip (braun makes a decent one, but i gave it away after my first cup of french press)
4 - rat squeezings
5 - percolator

espresso pot = percolator?

 

[manimal]

espresso pot = percolator?

Technically a moka is different..

Big coffee fan myself here. Kimbo, Lavazza, Illy are my faves though we keep some bustello around because its so damn cheap.


If you want a great cup of coffee but dont want to spend 10 bucks on a can get the bustello brand...its cheap ususally 3 dollars or less for a good tasting cup of espresso...

 

[0roo0roo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_percolator
timing

 

[NetWareHead]

Hahah made me 3 coffees tonight, all 3 following NetWareHead advices and it was really good, near perfect coffee (to my taste).

1-Filled the pot without compacting
2-Put it on the stove at low temp so it does solwly boil and percolate
3-Enjoyed!

Gonna have to try many combinaisons of water/coffee and see whats best but for now the slow boiling and no compacting works wonders!

Glad to hear. I find that compacting up to a certain point produces more flavorful and dense coffee. Too much and the coffee comes out burned. Good luck.

 

[NetWareHead]

Technically a moka is different..

Big coffee fan myself here. Kimbo, Lavazza, Illy are my faves though we keep some bustello around because its so damn cheap.


If you want a great cup of coffee but dont want to spend 10 bucks on a can get the bustello brand...its cheap ususally 3 dollars or less for a good tasting cup of espresso...

Yep...my open packs of good coffee stay in the freezer and the bustelo is in the pantry or fridge.

 

[NetWareHead]

espresso pot = percolator?

Percolator by strict definition that water has to pass through coffee grounds. It is not a lazy percolation relying on gravity to filter the water through the grinds. In a moka pot or restaurant style espresso machine, boiling water under pressure is force-percolated through the espresso grounds.

 

[Rhezuss]

Yep...my open packs of good coffee stay in the freezer and the bustelo is in the pantry or fridge.

I heard it was not a good idea to keep coffee in the freezer since grounded coffee easily absorbs odors from anything (like baking soda).

But if thats a myth damn i'll keep mine in the freezer too!

 

[NetWareHead]

I heard it was not a good idea to keep coffee in the freezer since grounded coffee easily absorbs odors from anything (like baking soda).

But if thats a myth damn i'll keep mine in the freezer too!

Well you should be keeping it in an airtight container first and foremost so any smells can't get to the coffee. I keep mine in the freezer to extend the life of it as much as possible once opening the vacuum sealed pack.

 

[Rhezuss]

Well you should be keeping it in an airtight container first and foremost so any smells can't get to the coffee. I keep mine in the freezer to extend the life of it as much as possible once opening the vacuum sealed pack.

I got an air tight box for that and I think I'll put it in the freezer since after 2 weeks the coffee smells/tastes different.

Thanks again!

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

A French press or a decent conventional coffee maker is superior to a percolator because the last uses boiling water which is coffee sin. You are trying to extract flavor not cook coffee. Ideal water temp is from about 195-205. What I do is boil water then pour the correct amount into a measuring cup then into the French Press. That cools it by about 10 degrees.

 

[theflyingpig]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBGPNfJtj_Q

 

[K6]

Start off with the right coffee
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XxzG8Bwqckjpab1fA0biWpS56Tk-XLpbRfN3cJeX034?feat=directlink

this is wrong

Fill espresso pot
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gqnNBPtSztpdBI7dPwLNkZS56Tk-XLpbRfN3cJeX034?feat=directlink

this is right


Illy is a lot better than Lavazza

and the only good lavazza is the Lavazza ORO (Gold) , the Lavazza Rossa is a compromise between price and quality , the other in the first picture are just to low quality to be considered a god cooffe


saluti dall' Italia

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[NetWareHead]

this is wrong




this is right


Illy is a lot better than Lavazza

and the only good lavazza is the Lavazza ORO (Gold) , the Lavazza Rossa is a compromise between price and quality , the other in the first picture are just to low quality to be considered a god cooffe


saluti dall' Italia

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Per ospiti o famiglia, cierto, sempre Illy. Per me, cerco di essere più economico. Questa ricchezza non è necessario, posso anche bere il Bustelo. Saluti dall' America.

 

[Trianon]

Thanks for good tips, Netwarehead! Was boiling water way too fast...

 

[lxskllr]

I love my Hamilton Beach percolator. It's my favorite second to French press. I'm currently using an auto drip for convenience, but I prefer the perc coffee.

 

[sjwaste]

Per ospiti o famiglia, cierto, sempre Illy. Per me, cerco di essere più economico. Questa ricchezza non è necessario, posso anche bere il Bustelo. Saluti dall' America.

Illy costa troppo caro per la qualita. Preferisco miscela d'oro nella macchina superautomatica.

Lavazza e Bustelo vanno bene, anche Kimbo, nella moka.

 

[NetWareHead]

Illy costa troppo caro per la qualita. Preferisco miscela d'oro nella macchina superautomatica.

Lavazza e Bustelo vanno bene, anche Kimbo, nella moka.

Molti ristoranti vicino a me, ho visto che usano Lavazza in macchina superautomatica. Qua, solamente i "coffee shops" o di alcuni ristoranti costosi o famosi servono illy, ma si paga per questa qualità.

 

[manimal]

Illy costa troppo caro per la qualita. Preferisco miscela d'oro nella macchina superautomatica.

Lavazza e Bustelo vanno bene, anche Kimbo, nella moka.

Mannaggia non si pensa di soldi .... cafe e troppo importante....

 

[JSt0rm]

Have you guys ever had Saquella Caffe?

http://www.saquella.it/

I like it much better then lillly and lavazza but I cant ever find it anywhere in the states.

 

[spaceman]

theyre great
just watch for nose hairs in frappe foam


ugh

 

[K6]

Lo so che Illy e' cara , pero' dal mio punto di vista non essendo un forte consumatore di caffe' preferisco berne pochi ma buoni piuttosto che tanti ma meno buoni.


Altri caffe' eccellenti che ho provato sono quelli del commercio equo-solidale
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_trade

 

[sjwaste]

Io dico che preferisco Miscela d'Oro contro Illy, sensa pensare al prezzo. Illy e buono a bastanza, pero non e il migliore.

Tutto a nostri gusti, pero. E meglio avere caffe che ci piace che no, vero?