Johna,
Good grief ! :eek: :eek:
And I felt guilty paying $400 for a Krups :rolleyes:
Craig
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Johna,
Good grief ! :eek: :eek:
And I felt guilty paying $400 for a Krups :rolleyes:
Craig
You mean like the way "Chile" used to be called "Chilly" but is now "Cheelay", or "Latte" used to be called "coffee made on milk"?Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
ciao!
:D :D :D
P (Who drinks coffee made on milk out of a glass wrapped in a paper towel!)
Yeah, it's like people are afraid to be Aussie - like they think people will look down on you if you drink a tinnie, go swimming in your cosies, or refer to a bunch of your mates in the second person as 'youse'. I blame the government. When Bob Hawke was Priminister, it would never have been allowed to happen. Blokes were blokes and sheilas were sheilas. These days, nobody knows who is what and we're all running around trying to impress everyone with how cultured, left wing, sensitive and liberal minded we are. Snooty bloody north shore latte sipping snobs: that's what we're turning into. The country is going to the dogs and it's left it's form guide at home. Strewth!!!
I've always wondered if Krups is any corporate relation to the Krups steel firm in nazi germany..............................google search coming up
Google search done, I was wrong, Krupp was the german armaments company, Krups is a wholly owned sub of Gillette, in France.
sorry! you can enjoy your coffee in peace.
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Originally Posted by craigb
My previous machine was a saeco magic deluxe, made a good coffee but i felt you could get alot better so the next logical step was to get a semi commercial unit. I was looking at a full commercial unit but it could only be connected direct to the plumbing which i didn't want to do in this house as we shall be moving shortly. With the ECM i have the option of direct plumbing or using the 4 ltr water container.
Yes i love my coffee, and yes i am mad, but just like our woodworking tools which cost us alot of money this machine will also give great results and last a very long time.
Now to be fair, I thought that's what Kiwi's called a bunch of sheilas.Quote:
Originally Posted by SilentC
Cheers,
P
:D :D :D
My previous machine was a silver plated scooping implement made in England. You deftly inserted it into the jar of instant coffee, and provided it wasn't the morning after the night before, transfered the scooped granules into a mug. It was also handy for agitating the mixture after the water was added.
I have now graduated to a highly sophisticated $12.00 plunger from KMart, and spent the leftover $1500 bucks on woodworking machinery. :D :D
Quote:
Originally Posted by Termite
.....USE A TEASPOON to stir your COFFEE!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by SilentC
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!
P
Gday all, we (the bride & I) lashed out on a Saeco Via Venezia about a year ago, about $500 I think, use it every day for at least a couple of cups.
Considered the cheaper machines but glad we went for the Saeco. Excellent quality, only the basic features, no electronics, but makes a great cuppa and plenty of steam for cappaccinos (sp?).
Coffee beans - recommend Sumatran Mandehling beans from Coffea coffee merchants (top of Elizabeth St Melbourne) - the ducks guts.
We felt guilty forking out this sort of dough on just a coffee machine but one year on don't regret it one bit, wouldn't be without it and would buy the same again no probs.
Cheers.................jittery Sean
What do you use? A piece of marble from Mt Altissima sculptured into the shape of a miniature Venus di Milo?Quote:
Originally Posted by bitingmidge
Or a paddlepop stick?
:D
I bought a Krups Nespresso machine like this.
http://www.nespresso.com/precom/sima...0_748_3_xl.jpg
Which uses these little coffee capsule thingies like this
http://www.nespresso.com/precom/img0404/caps_10_big.gif
This machine makes great coffee every time with no mess, no grinding and you can keep a number of flavours and strengths on hand because they stay fresh for months.
Also, I had a rare win when I bought it. These beaties were normally $650 but Myer had the price marked wrongly at $500. There was a sale on where I got 50% off and then the manufacturer had a $100 cash back offer. I ended up paying $150 (for those whose maths is suspect) for a $650 machine. :D :D
The best $150 I've ever spent.
Grunt
Frankly don't like coffee - does strange things to me - love the smell though. :)
Prefer a cup of cold tea - comes in a bottle or can with a green label - think it's got the letters "VB" on it but not always.
Luckily SWMBO likes coffee so I get the best of both worlds
Jamie
Hey I cant vote... I only drink Iced coffee!
This thread keeps popping up on my 'New Posts' search. But it says the last post was 2 weeks ago. :confused: :confused: Anyone else have the same ????
Every time someone votes on a poll it will appear as new post even though there was no actual post to it.
Its the caffeine that causes it :D
I used to drink instant like it was going out of fashion so I needed to make a change for the better, now I use one of those stove thingy's to make the coffee. My instant coffee intake was about 10 cups a day whereas now its about 3 at the most. I not a conasuier by any means, I buy what ever is going cheap, probably a bit like my tool buying habits. Maybe one day I will appreciate good coffee.
Daniel