The world of coffee machines

[little_O]

A manual machine will make the best coffee. We have a rancilio Silvia which is the only domestic machine they make. Best coffee.

My mum purchased a nespresso gaggia (I think) for their travel machine. Depending on the pods it's a pretty good coffee and you have the convenience factor too. You can also use the d'oro pods in it too.

[Nai]

A manual machine will make the best coffee. We have a rancilio Silvia which is the only domestic machine they make. Best coffee.
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Same here and it is very easy to operate and get better coffee than most cafes can make.

We got my mum a pod machine from Target that takes the Piazza D'oro pods which seem to be reasonable in quality and have a good range for my step-father who only has decaf and hot choc for when the kids stay. It takes the n'espresso ones too but we don't use Nestle products in the our family so she doesn't get them.

[beansbeans!]

Oh I totally agree, I would love to have a proper coffee machine back. I still have my unfixable sunbeam sitting in the shed, I loved it that much
The biggest reason why we were thinking of not going down the manual machine path is because we cannot get good coffee beans here. We got better coffee when we lived out in the sticks compared to what we have access to, and we're only an hour away from the city here. Go figure yeah?
We've tried playing around with the pods, but nothing seems to make dh happy with it. I dont understand his reasoning, but I jump at the chance to go shopping

L&B Ive been researching the lavazza machines today, I do like their coffee, and I do like that its not nespresso. And I have to say Im impressed.

One day we will have a manual back in the house, just have to find a great bean source so that we can nuse it

Thank you all

[LionsandBears]

Pretty sure you can order beans online.

[jackrose]

I'm a little biased as dh is in the coffee business and I have to second zazou. There is nothing quite like fresh beans. It's like eating freshly made bread from the oven vs pre-sliced, week old, supermarket bread. The basics are there but the love and depth of flavor are not.

As for getting beans, there are a number of reputable, small scale, local family run roasters who source beans directly, roast with love and deliver to your door. I'd be happy to pass on some names if you choose to go down that path...