heywood on 10/8/2020 at 22:29
Do you have a picture of a Swedish brew machine? I put "Svenska kaffemaskin" and "Svensk kaffebryggare" into google.se image searches and got the same sort of hits I get with an English search of google.com
I ordered a fully auto Espresso machine. Haven't got it yet. So it may be a moot point, but I'm kind of curious about what you mean.
Gray on 12/8/2020 at 21:06
Hmm, I couldn't quite find a good example, but (
https://cdon.se/hushallsapparater/melitta-aroma-boy-vit-p37220299) this is close enough. A little bit pricier though, maybe £25-ish, but there are cheaper, simpler ones. You can just walk into any major supermarket and pick up a cheap thing, they're everywhere, it's a nation addicted to coffee. You already solved your problem, so pointless to do more research, but what I was talking about is pretty much like the thing in the link, only cheaper.
Aja on 12/8/2020 at 22:23
The important thing with these brew machines is that they get the water hot enough. Most cheaper ones actually don't, so they aren't able to extract as much out of the coffee. You want it pretty close to 100 degrees Celsius (not quite boiling) to get the best extraction. Then you can adjust your amount and your grind to taste; for consistency it's best to fix as many variables as possible.
rachel on 13/8/2020 at 17:12
I grind my coffee and use a French press, wouldn't have it any other way really...
Though, I tried an Italian one (the moka pot one) but for some reason it never cured well so I stopped trying. I do want to get one again, a good, original one from Italy, because that's what I plan to use on the boat (French press break too easily for boat life). We'll see.
heywood on 13/8/2020 at 18:48
I still have my french press. but I only use it occasionally on weekend mornings when I'm in no rush. During the week, time is always tight from getting the kids out of bed to driving them off to school. I love just being able to press a button and have a cup ready a minute later.
Gray - that looks exactly like the small drip machine I had when I was a university student.