Carob coffee makers

[Margit]

Margit I agree that there are many varieties of coffee, possibly tastier than LAVAZZA.
Only I am guided by the average consumer, in the sense that it is somewhere, this is super coffee, but buying it is a problem. And recommendations to buy "fresh coffee in Baristastill" for me, for example ... I don't even know who they are and I think that shipping will cost more than the coffee itself. And in general, you are somehow incorrect ...

Taia
Why is it incorrect? I was not going to offend you, but wanted to give good advice. After some time you will understand and appreciate it.
But if you have offended - excuse me, by nature I am not a fighter, rather a peacemaker.
About the high cost. Lavazza is a rather expensive variety, and then, coffee varieties are different, there are cheaper and more expensive ones. And there are those that even look "harmful" - very expensive. But roasters try to be closer to the people, they roast and sell coffee varieties in such a price range that people buy and do not pass by. Otherwise, bankruptcy is inevitable.
Links to third-party resources are prohibited, so as not to be considered an advertisement, I did not give a link, just type baristastill in English in a search engine.
For two years now I have been roasting coffee myself, I started in a cast-iron cauldron, my friend also roasts in a cast iron and this coffee seems to us much tastier than even freshly roasted coffee bought in Torrefacto. I think this is due to the fact that at home it is fried at a time 150 - 200 gr. by force, and not by several hundred kg in large roasting machines. In addition, green coffee is several times cheaper, the home budget will not suffer.

I decided not to wait for tomorrow, but to order now. And complete disappointment There are no them anywhere, although they write that there are more than 10 pieces in stock. I looked through all the sites, NO !!!! The operator of the site said that it is available in retail, but it costs 500 UAH more.

I decided not to wait for tomorrow, but to order now. And complete disappointment There are no them anywhere, although they write that there are more than 10 pieces in stock. I looked through all the sites, NO !!!!

I am sincerely sorry ... I am satisfied with my Vitek 1514 coffee maker. And she is happy precisely because she is "omnivorous". I took milk in bottles, short shelf life ... and "long-playing" - everything is whipped well (fat content 2.5% and then only because I'm used to it) ... from the refrigerator is best. I also choose coffee according to this principle - so that I like the taste. I took ground and beans, I have already changed the third grade - it makes coffee well, the foam (cream) is very worthy. The only limitation is too fine grinding (usually they write "for a cup" or draw the corresponding icons), when you remove the filter, a little water remains on top .. Everything else my coffee maker "allows" ... And by the way, I read the reviews above - they say, only arabica ... For example, I don't like pure arabica, I prefer the taste and aroma of a mixture where robusta takes up to 20%. I believe that this is a matter of taste for those who drink coffee, because this coffee maker does an excellent job not only with a mixture of coffee varieties, but also with pure robusta (I tried it on purpose). The type of coffee did not affect the froth, etc., only my personal taste preferences did not really like it. And I am impressed by this "omnivorousness" that I like. The milk that was in the neighboring store (varieties "Prostokvashino" and "Kubanskaya Burenka", fat content - 2.5%, protein - 2.9 ...) you do not need to look for and select anything specially. This is what I appreciate in technology.

I found so many interesting and necessary things for myself in this topic. Thanks everyone!

[Lana_65]

Girls with the Old New Year!
Lana_65,
The mixture with robusta can of course be drunk if the arabica mixture contains sufficient properties of the variety to neutralize the increased concentration of caffeine and bitter robusta oils. This is from Arabica varieties with a pronounced fruity sourness and sweetness. Mixes are created on purpose, if a successful mixture is obtained, it is released into production. For example, the Sandals company produces (from those that I drank) varieties Donizetti, Paganini. The Lavazza company produces only mainly mixtures, the composition of the mixture for any company is a trade secret. Mixes with robusta significantly reduce the price of coffee, which means it will be more salable. There are people who prefer only Robusta precisely because of the high caffeine content and bitter taste, I personally have such a person among my friends, he sometimes asks to fry him Robusta and stronger. Mostly Jockey buys coffee, which has more than enough Robusta. Apparently such taste buds, everything is individual. I don’t drink Robusta, otherwise a heart attack is guaranteed.
Arabica is not a sort, it is a type of coffee. Robusta is also a species, there are many varieties of robusta (like Arabica), it is wild, very productive, and therefore, probably, cheap. Arabica cream is dense, thick, able to keep a spoonful of granulated sugar on the surface for some time, robusta cream is loose, quickly disappearing.

nazik
Are you a coffee lover too? Welcome to Temka!

Today my soul could not stand it, at the sight of the 1514 coffee maker I wanted. I bought it in a comfy store for 1840 UAH. Although it was on the action, that is, it could be bought at the price of the Internet (UAH 500 cheaper), the action did not work, due to the lack of this coffee maker in warehouses. And when it is expected to arrive is not known. In the store where I bought it there are still 2 pieces left. I read it on the forums. that in Russia and Belarus they have risen in price from 170 cu. e up to $ 300 e. I really hope that I will not lose! I studied the instructions in detail (it seems that everything is easy), I washed all the details ..... The first "flight" was postponed until tomorrow. I don’t know how I can stand, but I decided to "torment" you a little more. Appreciated appearance-pretty ("Vitek").

It costs $ 190 in our store.

Congratulations on your purchase and may it make you happy! Everything is really easy there, the main thing is not to get confused at first - what to turn here, and here - to press

Thanks everyone !!!

I started tasting coffee after lunch - both espresso and cappuccino. and a latte ... then half a night was crisp ... the coffee is strong, so you do the right thing. that the test drive was postponed until the morning

Tell me how they whipped the child's nesquik. My child has already “staked out” a line to prepare baby drinks. And I somehow do not understand where else to put the Nesvik powder.

[Natalka38]

Natalka38, congratulations!
If the cappuccino maker can work without making coffee, then dissolve the Nesquik powder, a couple of three spoons in a small amount of boiling water, add sugar to taste, put the glass with the dissolved nesquik under the cappuccinator and turn it on.

Natalka38, congratulations! If the cappuccino maker can work without making coffee, then dissolve the Nesquik powder, a couple of three spoons in a small amount of boiling water, add sugar to taste, put the glass with the dissolved nesquik under the cappuccinator and turn it on.

Oh thank you!!! And I thought that cocoa should be added to milk ....... Thanks again!

Yes. there the cappuccino maker can work separately. It turns out just milk foam. Press the second button and hold it for three seconds. The foam will pour into the glass.

And then how to wash everything after use? Very confusing?

Yes. there the cappuccino maker can work separately. It turns out just milk foam. Press the second button and hold it for three seconds. The foam will pour into the glass.

Thank you! I understood everything theoretically. I will report on practical experiments tomorrow.

And then how to wash everything after use? Very confusing?

After cooking, the coffee filter, of course, is washed and dried.And the cappuccinatore - after use we turn on the cleaning, the milk tubes are washed with steam (the third button, press for 3 seconds. The regulator on the cappuccinatore is in the “cleaning” position. After that, the cappuccinatore with milk residues just take out of the coffee maker and put into the refrigerator until next time. . once every few days, it is still advisable to disassemble and rinse it. nevertheless milk ...

I will report on practical experiments tomorrow.

We are waiting

The photo is not mine, from the forum. Hopefully not an advertising scam!

Hmm ... you will not believe - now I am writing and drinking the same latte, even a similar glass mug (specially bought to admire) only I have a little higher, and then from a double portion of latte foam over the edge ... yes. from double - I love this thing in the morning

Right now I also tried coffee, to an increased heartbeat !!! Cappuccino and latte with super foam / as in the photo /, but I did not observe strong foam in espresso / brewed LAVAZZA espresso /. But still 100% satisfied !!! So, even if I miscalculated the price, I do not regret the purchase for a second! Milk took - "Savushkin product" 6%.

Right now I also tried coffee, to an increased heartbeat !!! Cappuccino and latte with super foam / as in the photo /, but I did not observe strong foam in espresso / brewed LAVAZZA espresso /

I find it difficult to say something. because I don't like espresso. and did it only a couple of times. to compare creams from different coffees. I prefer Americano and drew attention to the fact that with a large amount of liquid, the amount of foam hardly changes. And this ... be careful with a heart hoy latte and cappuccino - it's delicious

Tasty, very tasty! Even the child did nesquik / according to your advice /, the foam is huge! It quickly settled down due to the fact that the son then intensively stirred the contents. And latte and cappuccino lasts a very long time.

I drink coffee with sugar, so I stir the latte and cappuccino (albeit without fanaticism) and the foam is in no hurry to subside. So apparently my son tried

Girls, many probably don't know what Americano and Lungo are.
Americano, this is 25-30 ml. espresso + 170-180 ml of boiling water in one mug.
Lungo - means long-term, that is, the extraction of coffee in one cup lasts up to 100 - 120 ml. Lungo - harmful coffee, in a cup under the influence of boiling water is extracted everything, both good and bad, everything that is in coffee beans.

Why would it be harmful? It flushes out caffeine to the end, not radioactive elements.

Why would it be harmful? It washes out caffeine to the end, not radioactive elements.

Was it about radioactive elements? We are talking about caffeine, its excess. Espresso contains enough of it, but lungo is so in general. Ristretto contains a minimal amount of caffeine, which is why many coffee lovers prefer a double espresso ristretto. Caffeine is far from harmless as it seems at first glance. However, everyone is free to drink what he likes, I am just stating a fact.

I drink coffee with sugar, so I stir the latte and cappuccino (albeit without fanaticism) and the foam is in no hurry to subside. So apparently my son tried

And I have been drinking without sugar for a couple of years now, it tastes much better. I do not know yet about long coffee, now I read it ..... but I think that if there was something "bad" in coffee beans, then it turned out right away! I live in such an ecologically unfavorable place that you will not surprise me with any extracted properties of the grains. Of course, this is not good enough .... but such is life.

Ristretto contains a minimal amount of caffeine, which is why many coffee lovers prefer a double espresso ristretto.

Italians drink "cafe normale" and this is not why ristretto, it is just tastier, more aromatic and faster in time, which is what a person in a hurry to work needs

Oh thank you!!! And I thought that cocoa should be added to milk ....... Thanks again!

I add nesquik to milk, nobody drinks on my water. I dissolve a couple of spoons at once in milk and whisk.Then, of course, the cappuccinatore must be rinsed.

I was sure I was drinking espresso. It turns out lungo. The horn contains 21g of coffee and I pass the water twice. It turns out 150g. about.

Italians drink "cafe normale" and this is not why ristretto is, it's just tastier, more aromatic and faster in time, which is what a person in a hurry to work needs

Ristretto is poured into a mug for 15-20 seconds, espresso - 25 - 30 seconds.

I was sure I was drinking espresso. It turns out lungo. The cone contains 21g of coffee and I pass the water twice. It turns out 150g. about.

And in vain, it is better to add boiling water, Americano is much tastier.

About Robusta, a selection of quotes in one day on January 19 with prokofe. RU

"On Friday I tried an experimental mixture ...... 100% rabusta.
I liked the taste, strength, color ........ But I almost died, for an hour the engine was working like a madman .... "

"Actually, Uganda is considered the birthplace of Robusta, like Ethiopia - Arabica. It is Robusta from Uganda that is considered the highest quality and standard, although there are several types there. Ugandan roasters are also considered the best robusta roasters. Many wholesalers, suppliers of fried, but not Ugandan robusta varieties, it is fried in Uganda. "

"Once in a coffee shop ordering an espresso. Made from 100% robusta. I drank, did not eat, went to the pool after the child. I get out of the car, I feel that my left eye does not see anything from the outside. It didn’t immediately come to the point. , went to a cafe, ate, I drank the juice. It took only an hour. "

"EFFECT ............ more than once a week would not ... experiment, even with my caffeine immunity.
There is a living example with a valve and a pair of shunts in the heart. "

"uh ... don't scare me like that, I have a family, children, my youngest daughter is only 8 months old. maybe well, him, this robusta"

Preferences and rejection of coffee, like any other drink, depends on the individual health of the person who drinks it. Someone does not suit robusta. some people feel bad from tea, some from orange juice. So I don’t think that such a one-way sampling of information has any value. Coffee, first of all, causes vasospasm and activates the release of adrenaline - but adrenaline provokes an increase in heart rate and other processes ... These people have bad blood vessels ... the walls of the vessels are not elastic, cholesterol plaques and other delights ... ( hello from a stroke) And coffee has nothing to do with it. We do not drink orange juice for stomach ulcers ... we figure out how it will end.

[Margit]

Margit, Americano still prefer lungo, but I always take light roasts.

And I thought that I bought the coffee maker for myself ... it turned out, it seemed! It takes 1 liter of milk per day - a child for a nesquik and a husband for lat with cappuccino! But before purchasing "Vitka", only I drank coffee. Yesterday I bought milk "Khutorok" 2.7% fat, protein-3.00. The froth was obtained from more than 6% milk. Apparently due to the fact that the protein is larger ...

And I thought that I bought a coffee maker for myself ... it turned out, it seemed! It takes 1 liter of milk per day - for a child on nesquik and for a husband on lat with cappuccino!

Oh, what a familiar situation ... I don't have time to buy milk: friends: Vitek is great with us
And yet latte is not only tasty, but also beautiful.I even fell in love with glass dishes like this ...

Yes, latte is both beautiful and tasty))) I myself only drink latte. I'll have to buy syrups)

and a glass where such is given transparent for latte?

and a glass where such is given transparent for latte?

This is a regular mulled wine glass ... I guess they are. in many crockery departments. I bought in Okay

and where is the glass given transparent for latte?

I saw such a set of 2 glasses, I don't remember exactly, but it cost about 95 UAH. I began to doubt that a portion of lat would fit in there, tell me if it did, then I’ll get myself too. It looks great.

[Lana_65]

Lana_65, Sorry "stole" your photo - "for showing off."
well it looks very tasty !!

Just a portion of latte fits perfectly, the only thing is that the glass itself is too high and in order to put it on, you must completely. remove the drip tray. Do not worry - there still remains a small depression and if a little something spills ... it will still not go anywhere. The height of the glass itself is 14 cm, the height of the "useful container" is 10 cm. But it looks too aesthetically pleasing. Here I saw on sale small tea cups made of the same thick transparent glass - I’ll have to buy a couple for Americano
P.S. Natasha, brag about your health! and to me for "you" please

P.S. Show off your health!

Thank you for not being offended. I also use transparent dishes (in dish shops, I went with my son's ruler), having estimated the proportions. bought utensils 11cm high. Therefore, I doubted about the glasses for mulled wine, I thought that lat would not fit ..

Where does he go from us? I'm talking about latte

Lana_65, I read on one forum that once every 2-3 months you need to unscrew the bolts on the cappuccinatore and rinse and blow some details. As milk residues remain even after cleaning with steam. I read here- I'm worried in advance. since I will have to unscrew, my husband "does not participate" in this matter. If anyone can help you, tell me. : drinks_milk: PS-to me too. Thank you.

Natasha, I don't unscrew any bolts yet - I just take off a white plastic tube once a week, I pull off a shiny metal tube - it's put on top, there is another one - made of black plastic under it. Between it and the metal milk sometimes dries up (turn it - if it does not immediately tighten - it gets into the gap there for insurance). Then she pulled back the shiny lever to switch from latte to cappuccino ... not hard, but persistently. And the entire line from the lever, and the black tubes of the milk pipe remain in the hands. This is all mine under running water and the entire black lid too ... according to the principle - "pouring in and out". And I dry it all night in order to collect it in the morning and use it again. Maybe later I'll have to "unscrew the bolts" ... but I think that such a weekly bathhouse will allow me to do this not very soon ...

[Lana_65]

Lana_65, thank you very much for the information, otherwise I thought that I could not cope with the bolts, and so I did everything before this process as you pulled the shiny lever. Tomorrow I'll figure it out.

Natasha, there really is nothing complicated. It looks something like this - and rinse so that water from all the cracks ... I disassembled, following the instructions.

And I thought that I bought a coffee maker for myself ... it turned out, it seemed! It takes 1 liter of milk per day - for a child on nesquik and for a husband on lat with cappuccino! But before purchasing "Vitka", only I drank coffee. Yesterday I bought milk "Khutorok" 2.7% fat, protein-3.00. The froth was obtained from more than 6% milk. Apparently due to the fact that the protein is larger ...

just about, I also begged for a coffee maker for myself, and my husband now does not leave her ... begged for a birthday present! Did you have to ask for something for yourself or now hang up a padlock on this gift?
and my milk of lower fat content is whipped better!