Coffee Appreciation

well i was only going to take it apart and clean it and polish the ally top but just noticed there is a split in the wood on the top, this is not major though and going through the motions it seems to be working just fine. the grade of grind can be altered by moving a lever once the drawer is taken out

i'd be tempted if it grinds well for espresso, pending price of course

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@Coppithat - if Kboy hasn't snapped it up, I'll take that grinder off your hands? Could be just what I was looking for. Let me know if its free, cheers

vietnamese coffee is filtered directly onto condensed milk with a filter that sits on top of the cup

http://importfood.com/media/vietnamese_coffee3.jpg

proper rocket fuel after a great meal

^ French call that a "noisette"

une noisette!

Yummy!

@Coppithat - if Kboy hasn't snapped it up, I'll take that grinder off your hands? Could be just what I was looking for. Let me know if its free, cheers

all yours, I've found zassenhaus-land over at german ebay so gonna try and get one from there. Cheers for the offer though Coppi, doubt you'll have any problems shifting it

The Parisians call it a "fuck you, Engleesh".

And then they drink their coffee from a bowl. Vive la différence.

I love drinking my coffee from a bowl (Mrs Brave is french and thus we are an franglo house).

This talk of bom bom's reminds me of bombardinos that I have drink whilst skiing in the dolomites. Coffee, advocaat and rum (I think), the perfect hit when you are cold and low on energy. Very far from purist coffee, mind.

I'll see if I can find a recipe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardino

The Parisians call it a "fuck you, Engleesh".

And then they drink their coffee from a bowl. Vive la différence.

I love drinking my coffee from a bowl (Mrs Brave is french and thus we are an franglo house).

Withnail: Have you got soup? Why didn't I get any soup?
Marwood: Coffee.
Withnail: Why don't you use a cup like any other human being?
Marwood: Why don't you wash up occasionally like any other human being?

That's a work of art Hippy. Was it to your tastes? Just sitting here enjoying one before my race today.

I'm not 100% convinced but I'd like to try one in Spain before I judge the drink based on my own attempts. I've made the hole in the milk can bigger so it pours quicker which seems to help. Need to try a few different ratios too.

hippy, that looks tasty. I'm gonna have to go on a mission to delancey street tomorrow now..

Speaking of which, that guy does one of the best beans, its the Ethiopian one. Really mild but totally flavoursome and yummy.

I got some Cuban stuff from him once but it was stronger than crystal meth.

Bialetti FTW.

That's a good looking bombon Hippy, you're unlikely to find a better one in Spain, I drink it because the condensed milk obliterates the nasty robusta coffee you get in most cafes. The only difference is I think they tend to pull the shot onto the milk.

I was speaking to Steve from Hasbean on Friday and he's just sealed the deal to supply Fernandez & Wells who have been using, er,Darlington''s coffee lately. He's struck up a real fancy blend for them, it'll be cool to get that coffee in a great cafe because as far as London is concerned Hasbean has been a well guarded secret amongst home coffee buffs who are inclined to get coffee mail-order.

Just checked-out that hasbean site... might give it a try.

Hasbean is very cool. They have almost too much information about coffee!! :)

a program on radio4 about coffee which has just about finished but should be available as podcast

this one? http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00rzmhb/Food_Programme_Coffee/

Yes...heard that over the weekend.

DJ - I can speak from experience as to how amazing Vietnamese coffee is. Anyone know a good Vietnamese place west-ish?

there's one in Borough, just off Tanner Street

viet coffee is the nuts

hasbean are good and prompt to reply to emails etc

got my reg barber tamper from steve, though it has a hasbean logo on top.

http://www.caphevn.co.uk/stockists.html
Has some more info. Asian coffee FTW

Fucking A+ Jaw. Off I jolly well go

Viet Baguette 14 Charlotte Place, London W1T 1SW 0207 998 3521
Nam 58 Dean St, Soho, London W1D 6AL 0207 998 4185