Coffee Machine?

[Gustov]

Hey guys

I've always wanted to treat my mum to a coffee machine that uses actual coffee beans but my mother only drinks black coffee.

Hopefully this should lower the cost and open more possibilities.

Soooo Coffee machine, only needs to make black coffee, go!?

 

[Gustov]

Hmm I'm 21 and don't really have that much too spend!

I was looking at around £200 max? I understand that might sound absurd for a normal coffee machine but I'm asking for a very simplistic one that makes coffee and has no additional features.

 

[Gustov]

One here for under £300 and gaggia?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gaggia-Clas...1_24?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1288736431&sr=1-24

 

[Gustov]

Also have to ask, when making a black coffee with an actual machine do you just make espressos and then add boiling water? Or does the machine do everything?

 

[Gustov]

Just black coffee really

 

[Gustov]

Yes of course OP seemed to think it would make a saving though

No I didn't.

 

[Gustov]

Just about to order these for my mum!

Going down the grinder/ beans route.

Can I ask, why would you need a stovepot? Can't you just boil the kettle?

 

[Gustov]

Ah right so I could just boil the kettle?

As long as I buy good beans and a good grinder?

I really, really hope you realise you won't be able to make a coffee with just a grinder and beans...

haha no I don't. Never had anything but instant coffee in the house.

It's a God damn expensive Xmas present then? £25 stove, £40 grinder and say £10 for beans...

£75