Best place to get coffee

Bluesky · 12 Feb 2006 at 16:42

hey all,

my dads looking to buy some coffee for the home.

i remember on another forum there was a site selling coffee thats roasted, ground and shipped out to you on the say day for a fiver. anyone know the link?

cheers guys

Raymond Lin · 12 Feb 2006 at 16:52

http://www.redmonkeycoffee.com/
http://www.hasbean.co.uk/

Those are Two of the best on the net, used them both and they are both excellent. But Hasbean uses better packaging (vaccum and Freshly roasted) and its the one I prefer.

JonC · 12 Feb 2006 at 16:57

oooh, while everyone's looking at this (presumably some people might know something about coffee), what do people recommend as a grinder and as an expresso machine?

I currently have a cheapo morphy richards jobby, but am looking to spend a bit more money on a half decent one.

Any tips/hints would also be appreciated.

jonc

Basher · 12 Feb 2006 at 16:59

JonC said:
oooh, while everyone's looking at this (presumably some people might know something about coffee), what do people recommend as a grinder and as an espresso machine?

I currently have a cheapo morphy richards jobby, but am looking to spend a bit more money on a half decent one.

Any tips/hints would also be appreciated.

jonc

Corected for you

Sorry it's a pet hate

Raymond Lin · 12 Feb 2006 at 17:01

JonC said:
oooh, while everyone's looking at this (presumably some people might know something about coffee), what do people recommend as a grinder and as an expresso machine?

I currently have a cheapo morphy richards jobby, but am looking to spend a bit more money on a half decent one.

Any tips/hints would also be appreciated.

jonc

you'll need a grinder that can adjust corse settings, as for espresso machine, Gaggia Classic is a good make and model. Tried and Tested, and it's what i am going to get.

233 · 12 Feb 2006 at 17:02

how much do you want to spend, I work for Matthew Algie, and we have a lot of machines available although not many that come into the real world price bracket.

if you want quality machines look for something from elektra best in the business.

Raymond Lin · 12 Feb 2006 at 17:08

sormicoft said:
how much do you want to spend, I work for Matthew Algie, and we have a lot of machines available although not many that come into the real world price bracket.

if you want quality machines look for something from elektra best in the business.

Can I dare to say that for home use, those machiens are way OTT.

233 · 12 Feb 2006 at 17:13

hell no

have one in my kitchen

lovely bit of kit
hit the bay for some bargain stuff

JonC · 12 Feb 2006 at 17:13

sormicoft said:
how much do you want to spend, I work for Matthew Algie, and we have a lot of machines available although not many that come into the real world price bracket.

if you want quality machines look for something from elektra best in the business.

Hehe, well probably not more than a couple of hundred pounds I suppose.

I'm aware that you can get huuge ones that are plumbed in etc, but I don't think I drink that much coffee (or am at home for enough time) to justify that sort of cost.

jonc

Raymond Lin · 12 Feb 2006 at 17:15

btw, www.coffeegeek.com has lots of reviews/customer comments on everything about coffee.

Rendog · 12 Feb 2006 at 17:24

May i suggest http://www.coffeecesso.com/ - and if you are in Swansea go visit the store, they do a really good selection of coffee and teas, as well as food!

Andy

233 · 12 Feb 2006 at 17:29

hey theres a 1group elektra on the bay just now looks pretty good 400 notes

thats bloody cheap and about a fifth of the rrp

also a brand new elektra micro for 600

bloody lovely i'm almost tempted instead of a new mobo/cpu/gpu combo

singist · 12 Feb 2006 at 17:59

Combination of Rancilio Silvia and a GOOD grinder.

Sleepy · 12 Feb 2006 at 18:10

Raymond Lin said:
btw, www.coffeegeek.com has lots of reviews/customer comments on everything about coffee.

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I guess we killed 'em

233 · 12 Feb 2006 at 18:46

get your beans freshly roasted too
makes a hell of a difference

and bin your grounds after use

grind your beans fresh every time

Raymond Lin · 12 Feb 2006 at 18:49

sormicoft said:
get your beans freshly roasted too
makes a hell of a difference

and bin your grounds after use

grind your beans fresh every time

That why I prefer hasbean, it has a date on when its roasted, usually the day before its posted, I keep it in the freezer and only grind enough for my needs each time.

chipperhead · 12 Feb 2006 at 18:50

I just treated myself to a gaggia classic and a gaggia mdf grinder - fantastic coffee

Bluesky · 12 Feb 2006 at 19:13

Raymond Lin said:
http://www.redmonkeycoffee.com/
http://www.hasbean.co.uk/

Those are Two of the best on the net, used them both and they are both excellent. But Hasbean uses better packaging (vaccum and Freshly roasted) and its the one I prefer.

cheers mate, hasbeen was the one i was looking for.

orderd the Dot Com Blend (ref DOT1) , however for future reference any recommendations?

Raymond Lin · 12 Feb 2006 at 19:23

I've tried Celebes Toraja Kalosi (ref KAL1), but i found that quite mild, don't have the kick i usually want. It's nice to drink in the afternoon but in the morning i want something stronger. Not really tried many, I ususally get them from Starbucks.

I am tempted to try this

http://www.hasbean.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=44_56&products_id=57

If its a little cheaper !

Amps · 14 Feb 2006 at 12:06

My coffee arived today , and very nice it is. I ordered from hasbean.co.uk

Yumy.. thanks for that link.

I ordered
"Has Bean Espresso Blend " - pretty strong imho.