Sage bean to cup

[riddler]

If you haven't already bought this I'd honestly recommend going modular... Makes any future expenses much cheaper if a certain part breaks.

 

[Flying_Hellfish]

Supermarket beans are trash I tried loads of them back when I first got sage express 10 years ago.

Agreed, difference between freshly roasted and the stuff that's been sat in a bag for months is night and day. You notice this straight away.

OP - If you're going down the route of paying £££ for a grinder/espresso machine then definitely give some fresh beans a go. I use Coffee Compass fwiw, and I have a Sage grinder. If it's the same parts in the B2C machine then you should get great results.

I do like the look of that Ninja machine though

 

[Begbie]

Fresh beans in a cafetiere tastes nicer than an espresso machine with supermarket beans.

Fresh beans > any brewing method.

 

[jpaul]

there is a cross-over point looking at the aforementioned Extract coffee https://extractcoffee.co.uk/shop/rocket/ £10/bag , so that 4x supermarket itself roasted a month ago,
plus you have to wait 10days before fresh stuff you pick up at shop is ready to roll. .. I'm nearer a £5/bag person.

 

[Jimbeam3678]

It depends if you want to enjoy your coffee or not! either way coffee at home is a lot cheaper then buying them from a coffee shop.

Each to their own…

 

[jpaul]

law of diminishing returns ..

just realised I have never walked into a nero/starbucks (not even for a coffee in the uk) .. to see if you can get any beans in that middle price range, but explicit roast date.

 

[Flying_Hellfish]

Notice today the Ninja Pro machine is discounted to around £500. Anyone have one?