Oh that sucks...We have a sunbeam one too they rock, it's turned us into such snobs. The other day we were in the coffee isle at the Woolies and there was a sales rep for some coffee brand giving out free samples...she saw us and said 'hi do you guys drink instant coffee?' We looked in her direction and must have had such looks of disgust on our faces she smiled and said 'oh you only drink the good stuff' she admitted her own stuff was crap!
It is terrible when you get addicted, improve your palate then get stranded isn't it!!
There is a big movement in the coffee world to other methods of brewing coffee apart from espresso. You are on the right track with the plunger - if you get some good beans, freshly roasted and designed for a plunger, syphon or other gentler method of brewing, you can get incredible flavours. Coffee Snobs is an excellent site... they even sell green beans and give advice on home roasting - now that is a whole new world!!
Are you anywhere near Glen Osmond Rd in Adelaide? Bar Nine in Eastwood is an excellent place to get a coffee. The guy behind it is a really passionate member of the Coffee Geek community and he has a number of brewing methods he uses. You could chat to him about other options if you are looking for a local paid up member of the coffee geek club!
We have a coffee shop in Melb and we were very impressed with Bar Nine when we visited earlier this year. Other options in Adelaide were pretty disappointing... I think he may have even featured some of our coffee at one time...
So yes, coffee snob (or I prefer the term 'coffee geek' ) here!
ETA: Just remembered the Australian just published a list of the best Coffee houses in Australia a few weeks ago. Bar Nine was the only Adelaide one to get on the list!
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she admitted her own stuff was crap!
coffee snob (or I prefer the term 'coffee geek'
) here!
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