Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

New book to read.

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The last two for now.

And they came all the way from Italy via Amazon UK. :eek:

£24, each so they couldn't have made much profit on these, I'd guess.

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firstborn said:
Need an unbiased opinion on how this would compare with my Nespresso for espresso, latte etc. Not going to ask in the coffee thread as I don't have time to measure the dimensions of every ground :p
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the logical best step up if you want the convenience whilst step up in quality (the beans that you choose).

It’s an appliance rather than a hobby.
 
firstborn said:
So this plus quality beans for a better coffee with relatively little effort?
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Pretty much, the saying goes, rubbish in, rubbish out.

Espresso pods you are putting in, what essentially, squash or concentrated, as opposed to fresh oranges in order to make orange juice. If that make sense. By going straight to whole (not pre-gound, whole beans), you are getting the best quality to begin with. Now there is a separate conversation as to what is good beans but if you start with that, say off the shelve - Union Coffee, will get you a better cup.

The Sage will do the rest.

There is however some basic maintenance to think about, like washing the water tank, descale if you live in hard water area etc.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Pretty much, the saying goes, rubbish in, rubbish out.

Espresso pods you are putting in, what essentially, squash or concentrated, as opposed to fresh oranges in order to make orange juice. If that make sense. By going straight to whole (not pre-gound, whole beans), you are getting the best quality to begin with. Now there is a separate conversation as to what is good beans but if you start with that, say off the shelve - Union Coffee, will get you a better cup.

The Sage will do the rest.

There is however some basic maintenance to think about, like washing the water tank, descale if you live in hard water area etc.
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Cheers :).

I know what I'm getting with the Nespresso. I'm happy to spend time looking for the right beans, but certainly don't have the patience to mess with much else past that point, and if with a decent bean I'll get a better cup without too much faff with the Sage I'd be happy with that. I'd probably have a double shot drink when heading to work and one or two single shot drinks through the day when working from home so the cost of pods (Nespresso Virtuo) does mount up when working from home.
 
firstborn said:
Cheers :).

I know what I'm getting with the Nespresso. I'm happy to spend time looking for the right beans, but certainly don't have the patience to mess with much else past that point, and if with a decent bean I'll get a better cup without too much faff with the Sage I'd be happy with that. I'd probably have a double shot drink when heading to work and one or two single shot drinks through the day when working from home so the cost of pods (Nespresso Virtuo) does mount up when working from home.
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Yes, the Sage will do that for you, it will get Coffee Shop level (sweeping statement!) at home with the least faff. It's designed to be that way, it's designed as an appliance, as in that it is sealed, not for tinkering. As opposed to your more serious machines like the Lelit Mara which is going for the hobbyist who is more into coffee like a hobby. They (we) like to nerd about the tiniest thing like pressure, temperature, shot time to the second etc, you can open it up at home with a screw driver to mod it if you like. It's designed to last years and decades. The Sage is an appliance like a kettle, if it breaks, you replace it with another down the line.

In that sense, the Sage will get you good coffee without thinking about all the details.
 
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