Coffee beans review

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Hi @ian5

There are a number of topics that may have some information that helps your choice of brand/variety/type.

Coffee Strength

I make my own espresso coffee at home and love it. I buy beans from my favourite roaster and have a favourite bean. However, occasionally I like to try something else. Beans are described by origin if single origin or by a proprietary or style name if a blend. Then they are often categorised by “strength”. This is where things get murky. There is often a 1-5 strength scale, some times 1-6 although Nespresso goes from 1-12. One never sees a coffee of strength 1 really. What…

Coffee : What brand/s do you prefer to buy?

Following in on from the Olive oil , cheese and tea buying preferences survey I would now like you to let me know your coffee buying and drinking habits . This should arraign a much broader spectrum of answers as we have those who buy instant , pre ground beans , beans and self grind and not forgetting the capsules available for coffee making machines . / Expecting a mixed bag here . Your input would be greatly appreciated . Mike I don’t drink coffee . I’m allergic to it .

Ground coffee from supermarket - lack of info on packaging

Hi, I have searched through Choice Reviews and Community but haven’t found any info about this: I haven’t decided yet about spending the money for a good coffee grinder, so I am looking at pre-ground coffee from the supermarket. Shock! horror! I know this will be heretical to some, but I am talking about the information provided on the packaging about the grind; I am not referring to flavour or quality, or lack thereof. Obviously, the optimal grind type differs for the different methods of coff…

Home espresso coffee machine reviews

Edit: Although there are relevant links with updated content along the way, new readers to this topic can go to post 25 for currency to 18/2/2022 Want cafe quality coffee in the convenience of your own home? You might find our coffee machine review (member content) helpful in finding the best performing machines. If you’d like a bit more advice on the type of machine or set up for your needs, our coffee machine buying guide has some further information and advice. [Espresso taste test:…

Coffee making - the perfect grind!

I have a Breville dual boiler coffee machine, BES920, which is now a year old - it replaced the same machine which we had for 6 or 7 years so I consider I know what I’m doing and what to expect. I was always happy with the what the first machine produced - coffee tasted good and the leftovers (for want of a word) would fall out of the portafilter in a nicely formed, relatively dry shape - easy to dispose of. The newer machine makes quite different coffee, (though the taste is OK), very sloppy l…

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