Tell me what's your fav coffee buddy?

[MntnMan62]

At home I use a French press and manual milk frother to make cafe au laits. But when I head to the local coffe shop, I’m getting a latte, with oat milk. I am thinking about buying an espresso machine but I have to admit I really like the coffee I get from the French press

 

[coffeemaniac233]

I do enjoy a French press coffee, but I got the flair 58 and won't go back to anything else. I mostly just do straight espresso now. I researched it for a few months before finally pulling the trigger and boy I have no regrets. This is a link to some information about it and comparing it to other manual presses, not some spammy post. I was either gonna go with the flair or the Rancilio Silvia. Flair 58

 

[froze]

Flair 58 is pretty good, but the quality of the materials used to make it do not compare with the Cafelat Robot...according to outside sources that I've read. They also said they you have to preheat the portafilter with the non heating version of the 58, whereas with the Robot that wasn't necessary. The Robot has no plastic parts to break, no electronic heating elements to fail, way easier to clean and set up shots with, and the way it was built was so it could last at least a couple of lifetimes.

The vast majority of reviews preferred the Cafelat Robot.

And you being a new member, and posting a click on site was most certainly being a spammy new member, probably employed by the Flair company, but I won't click on that site to see where it takes me, or what kind of virus I might get by doing so.

 

[coffeemaniac233]

Flair 58 is pretty good, but the quality of the materials used to make it do not compare with the Cafelat Robot...according to outside sources that I've read. They also said they you have to preheat the portafilter with the non heating version of the 58, whereas with the Robot that wasn't necessary. The Robot has no plastic parts to break, no electronic heating elements to fail, way easier to clean and set up shots with, and the way it was built was so it could last at least a couple of lifetimes.

The vast majority of reviews preferred the Cafelat Robot.

And you being a new member, and posting a click on site was most certainly being a spammy new member, probably employed by the Flair company, but I won't click on that site to see where it takes me, or what kind of virus I might get by doing so.

Sorry, my brother just got me hooked into coffee (actual good coffee), and no I do not work for any coffee company and such I am a software dev for my own company hence the profile photo haha. Just that article really made me decide to go with the flair. Indeed I've used both, my brother has the older one and he had to preheat it before making the espresso and knowing me I like the easier route and it saves me just a little bit of time. I am still kind of a newbie to coffee, For the past 4 years I've just been using a Keurig every day and granted its easy and fast, but was always just soo watery. Interesting I will have to check out the Cafelat Robot, I haven't had too much of a problem with the cleaning yet I as I understand if I am not spending thousands on a really nice device there will be some downsides.

 

[mjcmt]

I like all sorts of black coffees the best. With an occasional Macchiato.

 

[froze]

Sorry, my brother just got me hooked into coffee (actual good coffee), and no I do not work for any coffee company and such I am a software dev for my own company hence the profile photo haha. Just that article really made me decide to go with the flair. Indeed I've used both, my brother has the older one and he had to preheat it before making the espresso and knowing me I like the easier route and it saves me just a little bit of time. I am still kind of a newbie to coffee, For the past 4 years I've just been using a Keurig every day and granted its easy and fast, but was always just soo watery. Interesting I will have to check out the Cafelat Robot, I haven't had too much of a problem with the cleaning yet I as I understand if I am not spending thousands on a really nice device there will be some downsides.

OK, I'll buy what you said, you original post, being you're first post, raving about a certain product with a link to that product I assume, came across like a spam attempt, which happens a lot on forums.

I agree with you about that Keurig, and the pod crap they call coffee. I tried all the dark roast varieties of different kcups and every single one was crap. But most Americans for years had cheap Black and Decker style drip makers that also made crap coffee, but it was better than Keurig! Americans are use to weak crappy coffee, even Starbucks doesn't have coffee anywhere near as strong as European, Mid East, and Asian people make their coffees. Starbucks has nothing to compare with Turkish, Vietnamese Phin, Moka Pot, they don't even have French Press. Their methods of making strong flavored coffee are watered down, to appease Americans and to save money.

It's difficult to find a restaurant in a city of 350,000 where I live that even has a good selection of dark beer, if they have dark beer at all, all they have is one choice, and it's one of those you can get at a grocery store! There is only one restaurant in town that once a year for about 3 months they get my favorite style...Russian Imperial Stouts.

 

[mjcmt]

OK, I'll buy what you said, you original post, being you're first post, raving about a certain product with a link to that product I assume, came across like a spam attempt, which happens a lot on forums.

I agree with you about that Keurig, and the pod crap they call coffee. I tried all the dark roast varieties of different kcups and every single one was crap. But most Americans for years had cheap Black and Decker style drip makers that also made crap coffee, but it was better than Keurig! Americans are use to weak crappy coffee, even Starbucks doesn't have coffee anywhere near as strong as European, Mid East, and Asian people make their coffees. Starbucks has nothing to compare with Turkish, Vietnamese Phin, Moka Pot, they don't even have French Press. Their methods of making strong flavored coffee are watered down, to appease Americans and to save money.

It's difficult to find a restaurant in a city of 350,000 where I live that even has a good selection of dark beer, if they have dark beer at all, all they have is one choice, and it's one of those you can get at a grocery store! There is only one restaurant in town that once a year for about 3 months they get my favorite style...Russian Imperial Stouts.

When I had a Keurig many years ago, I purchase reusable K-cups and filled it with my own coffee of choice. I ground it espresso fine and it was nice, especially when you're lazy or in a hurry.

 

[froze]

When I had a Keurig many years ago, I purchase reusable K-cups and filled it with my own coffee of choice. I ground it espresso fine and it was nice, especially when you're lazy or in a hurry.

My friend does what you do, and he's made me a few of those reusable k-cups with dark roast, sorry, to my taste buds, it's was not good stuff, but my friend, like you, likes his Keurig, which goes back to what I said, a lot of Americans like drip and Keurig types of coffee. My friend even made me what he said was espresso with the Keurig...no, it wasn't even close to being an espresso.

For some reason my taste buds prefer strong tasting coffee found in Europe, SE Asia, Mid East, even down into areas around Jamaica and Cuba. My beer taste is also heavily towards the strong black beers, I can't stand typical, and very popular American light colored beer, it's just nasty stuff to me.

 

[mjcmt]

My friend does what you do, and he's made me a few of those reusable k-cups with dark roast, sorry, to my taste buds, it's was not good stuff, but my friend, like you, likes his Keurig, which goes back to what I said, a lot of Americans like drip and Keurig types of coffee. My friend even made me what he said was espresso with the Keurig...no, it wasn't even close to being an espresso.

For some reason my taste buds prefer strong tasting coffee found in Europe, SE Asia, Mid East, even down into areas around Jamaica and Cuba. My beer taste is also heavily towards the strong black beers, I can't stand typical, and very popular American light colored beer, it's just nasty stuff to me.

Wow, touche'. You sure went on a rant to make a point.

 

[froze]

Wow, touche'. You sure went on a rant to make a point.

What? why are you being such a baby? I said it was my opinion, everyone has the right to an opinion, I don't like beets either, does that make me wrong and worth an insult? shut the F up.