Coffee Appreciation

Flat Cap have a stall at the end of Strutton Ground during the week serving Square Mile. Really, really excellent coffee and super friendly guys.

Been meaning for ages to try this place. Real nice coffee. Recommend!

Yes I'll give a nod to the Flat Cap lads too. Its near my office and I've had a few from there, always excellent.

Amazon just dropped the Gaggia Classic to £149.97 lowest price for 3 years

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Amazon just dropped the Gaggia Classic to £149.97 lowest price for 3 years

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Classic-RI8161-Machine-Professional-Stainless/dp/B0000C72XS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341947162&sr=8-1

ffs. why don't companies do things like this when I've just been paid?

sorely tempted to sell my tricross and buy one of these

After nearly two weeks in New York City I have yet to visit a real coffee place, and even though there's a hideous heatwave going on I feel like I ought to find one (an air conditioned one obviously). I've discovered that Stumptown is just around the corner from the place I'm staying at Madison Square, but if anyone has another recommendation I'd be happy to hear it.

Jack's in SoHo / South Sea Port. The SSP one is bigger and better.

The National on Rivington St (Lower East Side).

La Colombe on Lafayette & Prince.

Habana Outpost on Prince is mental. It's alway super busy and they do Caribbean food, and really good filter coffee.

Selling my gaggia classic, it's in classifieds.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread89483.html

Thanks HDNL for dumping my Gaggia Classic in the front garden in the pissing rain

Amazon just dropped the Gaggia Classic to £149.97 lowest price for 3 years

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Classic-RI8161-Machine-Professional-Stainless/dp/B0000C72XS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341947162&sr=8-1

A bit less if you can collect from a high street store near you (I suppose there is some reason that the prices have just gone down?)

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/gaggia-classic-ri8161-espresso-machine-04877680-pdt.html

At least you don't have to ride back from the other side of London with it balanced on your bars

^^ 1.5% cashback if you use Quidco (although Quidco keep the first £5 cashback per year for themselves, so if it's the only purchase you use them for it won't help much)

Edit: removed the free home delivery bit - Currys says home delivery isn't available :(

Amazon just dropped the Gaggia Classic to £149.97 lowest price for 3 years

amazing...

does the gaggia classic have a built in grinder then? never noticed that mentioned before...

No it doesn't

Thought so, wonder why The currys link says it does.

Because the overriding qualification needed to work at Currys is to have an IQ equal to Forrest Gump?

It is also NOT programmable

Thanks HDNL for dumping my Gaggia Classic in the front garden in the pissing rain

Classic

^oof.

Chris King tampers now at Rapha. Just £95.

http://www.rapha.cc/chris-king-espresso-tamper

Chris King tampers are not comfy to use, unless you have smaller hands. You can get something more practical for the money, or cheaper, and spend the rest to save up for the headset, if you haven't got one yet.

They sold out in one day. Dang! Had my eye on one of these for a while.

ive only got one cup of ASDA value coffi left.... ideal combo with cider 4 some reason =+

Motta tampers are great value and made in Italy.

Black Blood of the Earth.

40x the caffeine, cold extraction coffee with low acidity.

http://www.funraniumlabs.com/the-black-blood-of-the-earth/bbote-faq/
http://www.funraniumlabs.com/how-to-consume/

$50 for 500ml. $300 for 6l. Sold out.

After spending all morning researching coffee machines, I've decided that anything I'll be truly satisfied with is outside my budget right now. With this in mind, I've plumped for an aeropress, and porlex grinder.

If I decide I want a cappucino, what are my options for frothy milk? I'm drawn towards a cafetiere style plunger frother for warm milk, over the aerolatte style, and all in one heat/froth solutions, but would love an experienced opinion.

my amateur method is an aluminium pan and a whisk.works quite well. I wouldn't call it micro foam but give it a try before you spend any money. warm the milk, stick your finger in to check temperature and when it's about right turn the heat off and give it a good beating with the whisk as though you were making a meringue.
I can picture bombcup dying a little inside as I type this but together with my stovetop, porlex and monmouth beans it makes a perfectly decent start to the day