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  • There is an irony to spending ages making a coffee in a format originally designed (or at least popularised) as a mass production / fast food

    Nicely put. That’s my problem with it, but I totally get being drawn into it as a hobby, especially if nice espresso isn’t available close to home.

    Nothing wrong with blends, good ones are greater than the sum of their parts and should deliver consistency, predictability and ease of brewing. Fortnums buy good coffee, you sure pay for the branding though.

    Kenco Americano, yeah, nah that can fuck off.

  • I do love Espresso, especially little ones. It’s the coffee equivalent of micro-dosing. I get three, perfectly satisfying, little hits a day. No way I could do that with a cafetière. If I lived in Italy, I probably wouldn’t bother making them in the house, just stroll down to a local bar.

    Wouldn’t work here, mainly I’d go broke, but I’m also not fussed about the local roasts. I enjoy the ritual of making it too - I can see why people get a bit keen. (Up to a point….)

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