The coffee fanatics thread...

KyleS1

Thought I would start this as there was various chat in not quite relevant threads about coffee, so we can put all the chat in here instead.

AdrianMills

I suggested to my wife* that I could get a Rocket (maybe an APPARTAMENTO | Rocket Espresso ) for my next birthday - I wonder though, would I miss the features of an R58?
Anyone used both of these machines?


*the resulting comment wasn't entirely overwhelming but we'll have to see.

KyleS1

Wow that machine looks amazing!

MrSossidge

I do like drinking coffee but I'm a heathen and drink it in a mug with about 1qtr milk so it's drinkable almost instantly.

So I generally drink Kenco Smooth instant.

Dave M

Returning to my tamping question on the other thread, it was just that the coffee tasted a little weak, even when selecting a double shot. I thought it might be me not tamping down firmly enough? But as my machine DeLonghi EC680 has a pressurised portafilter (not sure what this is or does) does this mean the tamping doesn't matter (as much?)?

Or maybe it's just the coffee I'm using?

AdrianMills

Yeah, that's what I said when I first saw it. Then I saw it's big brother, the R58 and it's even bigger brother the V60. Not only do they look the business but they really are the business too with proper boilers, E61 heated group heads and the like. The V60 has pressure profiling functionality too so you can dictate how much pressure you apply to the extraction and when.

KyleS1

Sounds like you need to open the AVF coffee shop!

KyleS1

Maybe you aren't putting enough coffee in?
You can set your machine to dispense as much water as you want for the single and double espresso options. I think you press and hold the button while dispensing water, and when you let go, it remembers that setting and always dispenses that much water. Just don't turn it off at the plug as it forgets your settings.

booyaka

My current coffee supply!! - Trying various ones to finalise which I like best so far.

Current favourites are -
Jabberwocky Espresso Blend - Has Bean Coffee — Jabberwocky Espresso Blend Mk2 2016Fazenda Chapada - Pact Coffee
                                                                                                                                               

Always like nice coffee and recently completed a kitchen renovation so I treated myself to a proper decent machine.

Fantastic coffee produced from it. Love it. Worth ever penny

                                                                                                                                       

KyleS1

Nice machine! Needs a clean though