I prefer to drink good coffee in my own home, not pay some massive, tax avoiding

multi-national corpration extortionate money for slighly brown water that tastes like cat piss rather than coffee.
Ak, hang on, you didn't say Starbucks did you? Still, they're all tarred with the same brush

Posted By: CB41 on January 29th 2013 at 13:07:31

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Do any of you dudes grind your own coffee beans? If so, grinder recommendations please. (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:01:01
- You love grinding the bean, you do (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 29, 13:39:50
- At the auction I went to last week the were flogging pallets of various goods, (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 29, 13:29:11
  - Cripes! Mind you, guess you had to be there ;-) (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:30:56
    - They have two auctions every week selling all manner of stuff, for fuck all. (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 29, 13:33:41
      - Aha, exactly where? Linkage? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:37:51
        
        Here, its in Ashton Under Lyne. (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 29, 14:10:53
        
        Ta (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 14:23:54
- Thanks all. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:29:00
- I do (General Chat) - scruffy, Jan 29, 13:23:52
  - Serious kit them Mazzers... (General Chat) - woody, Jan 29, 13:31:15
    - Yeah, it's amazing (General Chat) - scruffy, Jan 29, 13:43:59
      - They'll last forever I guess. New burrs not too expensive either. Re: ceramic hand j (General Chat) - woody, Jan 29, 13:50:53
        
        Thanks.I'll check it out. I tend to head to the LRR or the market stall fairly regularly (n/m) (General Chat) - scruffy, Jan 29, 13:58:54
- No, it's just the way my trousers hang. (n/m) (General Chat) - bird table, Jan 29, 13:20:40
- Yep - Mrs B got me one for Chrimble. Delonghi one. Only circa ?25 I think. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 29, 13:18:59
  - Cheers AB. My French Press isn't that expensive. I read somewhere that, unless you are (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:21:59
    - My press came from Tasco for about ?6 I think. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 29, 13:24:15
- I do, but my grinder only does cafetiere (General Chat) - jAC, Jan 29, 13:16:30
- i thought i must be the only person in the world (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 29, 13:08:38
  - I don?t drink hot drinks (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jan 29, 14:49:42
  - I only have a couple a day, water the rest of the time (and wine and gin at weekends) (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:27:40
  - me too! (General Chat) - robert_rosario, Jan 29, 13:23:45
  - There's also a bloke I work with (General Chat) - Drinklebells, Jan 29, 13:17:43
    - Is it Chelts? Ribena? (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:19:49
    - lol i don't drink squash either (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 29, 13:18:58
- Nespresso for me (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jan 29, 13:07:41
  - ^^ SMT (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Jan 29, 13:44:08
  - Ah. No, I don't want one of those machines. I'm quite happy with my De Longhi (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:12:58
    - Is the correct answer (General Chat) - HairyBobbingManAss, Jan 29, 13:14:43
      - Some of those dainty little plastic pots are made in Norfolk you know (General Chat) - K1ng5 Lynn Canary, Jan 29, 13:20:37
      - Lol (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Jan 29, 13:19:11
  - I'll look it up. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:09:52
  - Is the correct answer (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Jan 29, 13:09:36
  - what else? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jan 29, 13:08:56
- You need a burr grinder. I have this (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jan 29, 13:05:54
  - The one I've got is linked from that page (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 29, 13:19:49
  - Cheers bud. Was looking at one of those in Sains last night but it wasn't obvious that you (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:09:06
    - Yep you can. Makes a very good espresso ground (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jan 29, 13:10:48
      - I'll give one a try at that price. Does it take much experimenting (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:15:42
        
        I have mine set to the finest. produces a good crema (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jan 29, 13:20:19
        
        Cool. Where do you get ya beans? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:24:07
        
        I normally get Illy. Think Waitrose was where I bought them (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jan 29, 13:27:39
- Go to costa (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 29, 13:04:27
  - and millionaire shortbread mo doubt (General Chat) - UtterlyHuckerby, Jan 29, 13:14:05
    - Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 29, 13:19:09
  - I prefer to drink good coffee in my own home, not pay some massive, tax avoiding (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:07:31
    - Antisocial (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 29, 13:21:09
      - It's not really a big enough houe for entertaining (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:22:48
- try camp coffee (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Jan 29, 13:03:15
  - Ok lovee ;-) (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:04:17
- Have you considered nespresso. I have a magimix. Very good cworfee. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Jan 29, 13:02:52
  - Not sure what that is. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:03:50
    - Pre packed gubbins... (General Chat) - yellowman, Jan 29, 13:12:21
      - Yeah I saw that. Don't want that, more unneccessary packaging to clutter up (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:14:29
        
        Hippy (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Jan 29, 13:16:14
        
        no, environmentally responsible (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 29, 13:18:55
        
        *Sarcasm slap* (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Jan 29, 13:30:49
        
        its hard to express sarcasm in a one-word reply (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 29, 13:51:05
        
        ^^^ VMT ^^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:23:13
        
        Ha ha (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Jan 29, 13:18:24
        
        I most certaily was 40 odd years ago (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:18:09
    - That is a shock (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Jan 29, 13:10:36
      - Lolf. Brom knows (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 29, 13:45:41
      - I must be faulty then - I'd avoid using it if I were you. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 29, 13:17:02

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