Mega Thread Things that Shit me part XII - The Twelfth One!

[Bumpswithagrin]

The cost of a cup of coffee isn't a whole lot more than a cup of tea. Really all you are paying for is the cafe to have a coffee machine and for some floggo with a top knot to spend a minute or so frothing milk.

That's the key thing. You can't make coffee like that at home and even if you can it's a lot more effort than a tea bag in a cup of hot water.

 

[Off The Couch]

That's the key thing. You can't make coffee like that at home and even if you can it's a lot more effort than a tea bag in a cup of hot water.

I don't think I've ever got a tea bag in a cup of water in a cafe. It's the whole teapot, strainer, tea leaves etc. No it's not the same effort as goes into making a decent coffee (few and far between) but it's still a little different than the good old Lipton tea bag we have at home

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

I don't think I've ever got a tea bag in a cup of water in a cafe. It's the whole teapot, strainer, tea leaves etc. No it's not the same effort as goes into making a decent coffee (few and far between) but it's still a little different than the good old Lipton tea bag we have at home

Ok, tea leaves in a pot then. I can also make a pot of tea at home very easily and quickly but could not make a cafe standard coffee because it requires specialised equipment, some expertise and time I don't have. I think you definitely get much better value for money from a cappuccino than a cup of tea. Having said that I only have a cafe coffee about once a month, mostly subsist on tea made at home.

 

[Scotland]

You can make a decent coffee at home without a machine worth thousands.

 

[Gough]

There needs to be a law that allows me to put a brick through the window of any car with those our family stickers on. Congratulations on having unprotected sex.

 

[KardiniaPark]

You can make a decent coffee at home without a machine worth thousands.

People always whinge at instant coffee, but it's because they put hot water in it, of course is going to be terrible. If you get a decent instant coffee like Robert Timms, use milk and heat it in the microwave, it's tops.

 

[Gralin]

People always whinge at instant coffee, but it's because they put hot water in it, of course is going to be terrible. If you get a decent instant coffee like Robert Timms, use milk and heat it in the microwave, it's tops.

or at the very least put the milk in before the hot water like I do

 

[KardiniaPark]

or at the very least put the milk in before the hot water like I do

the flip. lol

 

[perthblue]

99% of people drown their coffee in milk and sugar,so not really sure how there can be so much distinction between good or bad coffee when they all essentially taste the same.

 

[Gralin]

the flip. lol

if you put the milk in before the water then you aren't just pouring boiling water straight onto the coffee which burns it. it's a lazy middle ground providing you don't drink your coffee black

 

[perthblue]

if you put the milk in before the water then you aren't just pouring boiling water straight onto the coffee which burns it. it's a lazy middle ground providing you don't drink your coffee black

you can't burn instant coffee

 

[Scotland]

You can get a manual espresso machine for a few hundred, an auto one maybe $5-600.

Grind some beans, tamp it, pour the espresso, froth some milk, mix it together - voila, coffee. Doesn't take long.

The problem is that people are either lazy and don't want to do that, or like cooking don't learn the subtleties so **** it up. It's difficult to **** up a cup/pot of tea.

I don't have one but those Nespresso pod machines are popular AF and anyone can use one of those.

perthblue is right, though. So many people drown their coffee in milk and sugar so whether you're using ethically sourced single origin rainforest blend orang utan approved beans or Nescafe Mild Roast it doesn't make much difference.

 

[Gralin]

you can't burn instant coffee

putting the milk coffee and sugar in first still tastes different to me than if the milk is put in after the water

 

[raskolnikov]

http://www.aeropress.com.au/

Aeropress is your friend for a great cheap home coffee maker.

 

[perthblue]

putting the milk coffee and sugar in first still tastes different to me than if the milk is put in after the water

probably does taste different. but the 'burning instant coffee' is a myth i heard a lot at my old workplace.

 

[perthblue]

i use a Nespresso machine. takes less than a minute to make a passable cup of coffee. I like it.

 

[Billy ray]

I use nespresso, and like the look of this thing

https://www.compatible-capsules.com/

 

[Exambolor]

Those stupid Facebook status updates on mobile that are now words in coloured boxes. Shits me to no end.
Adding onto that, people on Facebook who spam unfunny status updates every 10 mins, and get like 2 or 3 reacts, and with those new status update layouts, it's even more annoying.

 

[Off The Couch]

Those Nespresso pod machines while a great concept make shit coffee

 

[Brad Goodman]

Those Nespresso pod machines while a great concept make shit coffee

They're drinkable but you're kidding if you think they're anything close to the quality of a barista-made.

 

[Gough]

They're drinkable but you're kidding if you think they're anything close to the quality of a barista-made.

It's pretty much posh instant isn't it?

 

[NaturalDisaster]

They're drinkable but you're kidding if you think they're anything close to the quality of a barista-made.

Barista made coffee is much better
but nespresso machines are good enough if you don't want to go out and spend money to buy one.

 

[perthblue]

Those Nespresso pod machines while a great concept make shit coffee

like Gough said, it's basically instant coffee for wannabe poshos.
but it's convenient to make and I like the taste enough.

They're drinkable but you're kidding if you think they're anything close to the quality of a barista-made.

I don't anyone thinks they are



*i am not a Nespresso shill

 

[RedmanWasHere]

NANS = Not A Nespresso Shill.

 

[Scotland]

'Barista made' shits me. You don't need a PhD to make a coffee.