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Imyourvenus · 29/01/2022 15:10

Heres mine;

You must love MIL even if she is a bitch toad from hell

You must never say anything negative about anyone on benefits

Admitting to having no friends

Every 3rd person is NC with their family

Having a nanny

I’m sure I have more

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Sparklingbrook · 30/01/2022 09:18

It is LOL. Making good coffee is cheap - get a caffetiera which you can get for 30 pounds and will last forever, ground coffee and you have a fab expresso in 5 mins

This proves my point. Only on MN. Grin

Sparklingbrook · 30/01/2022 09:19

Espresso is horrible though.

Squirrelblanket · 30/01/2022 09:20

That approx 95% of children and adults have some form of autism/additional needs/sensory issues.

Exhausteddog · 30/01/2022 09:22

I thought instant coffee was quite normal?
I don't drink coffee - DH and DD use instant nearly all the time but occassionally ( like less than once a month) make it with a coffee bean grinder and a little pot on the stove it seems a bit faffy
If anyone came round and I offered them coffee they would get instant.

Alondra · 30/01/2022 09:23

@Sparklingbrook

Espresso is horrible though.
That's the beauty of the caffetiera, if you don't like it strong, you put less coffee. Maybe it's because I've always had one around since I was a small child that I find them cheap and so easy to make good coffee depending on taste.

Anyway....no more about the awfulness of instant coffee from me :)

PriamFarrl · 30/01/2022 09:24

@Sparklingbrook

It is LOL. Making good coffee is cheap - get a caffetiera which you can get for 30 pounds and will last forever, ground coffee and you have a fab expresso in 5 mins

This proves my point. Only on MN. Grin

Please tell me you are joking? Please say you know it’s espresso and that the perfectly fine coffee that comes from a cafetiere isn’t an espresso. You are joking, aren’t you?
Sparklingbrook · 30/01/2022 09:25

@Exhausteddog

I thought instant coffee was quite normal? I don't drink coffee - DH and DD use instant nearly all the time but occassionally ( like less than once a month) make it with a coffee bean grinder and a little pot on the stove it seems a bit faffy If anyone came round and I offered them coffee they would get instant.
It is normal. Except on MN when it's very much frowned upon. But you can't have a Tassimo machine or anything with capsules remember. You have to grow your own coffee beans and grind them by hand I think. Grin
slashlover · 30/01/2022 09:25

Not putting the father on the BC is perfectly fine and is acceptable to stop him having any rights over his child. Giving birth means that you have absolute rights over your child.

Except my friend was devastated when she realised her lovely DF wasn't on and had to go through a lot of hassle to get him put on.

Sparklingbrook · 30/01/2022 09:27

I am very confused about the expresso/espresso thing and the cafetiere now @PriamFarrl Confused

Sparklingbrook · 30/01/2022 09:30

I googled-

What exactly is espresso?

Espresso is a type of coffee. More specifically, it's a method of brewing coffee that uses high water pressure and finely ground beans to make a small, concentrated shot (the term also refers to the shot itself).

Not sure a cafetiere can do that.

Alondra · 30/01/2022 09:32

Please tell me you are joking?
Please say you know it’s espresso and that the perfectly fine coffee that comes from a cafetiere isn’t an espresso.
You are joking, aren’t you?

Kind of. It's not a real expresso as the ones you get from an expresso machine. But trust me, the taste is not much different and I've been drinking 2-3 cups a day for the past 40 years.

PriamFarrl · 30/01/2022 09:42

@Alondra

*Please tell me you are joking? Please say you know it’s espresso and that the perfectly fine coffee that comes from a cafetiere isn’t an espresso. You are joking, aren’t you?*

Kind of. It's not a real expresso as the ones you get from an expresso machine. But trust me, the taste is not much different and I've been drinking 2-3 cups a day for the past 40 years.

The word is espresso. It’s called that because of the hot water being forced through the coffee grounds, not expresso, it’s not to do with it being quick.

Cafetière coffee is perfectly lovely but it is a different thing to an espresso.

Alondra · 30/01/2022 09:44

Goodness, I didn't think I was going to get involved in so much detail....

A Bialetti or any other similar type works in the same way. You put water, put fine coffee grounds in the container, close it and put it on the stove.

My way of doing it, is to put it on high heat so the water pressure shots up and then turn it down to low when the coffee is starting to appear. The principle is the same, but the expresso machine only delivers a short coffee while with the caffetiera you control how you like your coffee. You like it strong? You put less water and packed the coffee in the container, you like less strong? The opposite.

An expresso coffee is a way to say "short black coffee" by an commercial expresso machine. I hate expressos, I don't like Italian coffee grounds, they are bitter and too roasted for my taste. It's why you have different types of coffees from all over the world - Colombia, Brazil, Jamaica, Kenia, Indonesia etc and different roasts.

Some coffess are roasted with chocolate or with a touch of Baileys....literally anything you want, you can get.

Sparklingbrook · 30/01/2022 09:46

Only on MN. Grin

I might try a Nescafe in my Velvetiser.

PriamFarrl · 30/01/2022 09:47

But a stove top espresso machine forces steam through the coffee grounds. A cafetière doesn’t.

That is the difference.
If steam has been forced through the grounds it is an espresso.
If it hasn’t then it isn’t.

There is no such thing as an expresso.

helpmehelpmetoday · 30/01/2022 09:47

@Alondra

Goodness, I didn't think I was going to get involved in so much detail....

A Bialetti or any other similar type works in the same way. You put water, put fine coffee grounds in the container, close it and put it on the stove.

My way of doing it, is to put it on high heat so the water pressure shots up and then turn it down to low when the coffee is starting to appear. The principle is the same, but the expresso machine only delivers a short coffee while with the caffetiera you control how you like your coffee. You like it strong? You put less water and packed the coffee in the container, you like less strong? The opposite.

An expresso coffee is a way to say "short black coffee" by an commercial expresso machine. I hate expressos, I don't like Italian coffee grounds, they are bitter and too roasted for my taste. It's why you have different types of coffees from all over the world - Colombia, Brazil, Jamaica, Kenia, Indonesia etc and different roasts.

Some coffess are roasted with chocolate or with a touch of Baileys....literally anything you want, you can get.

ESPRESSO !
Sux2Buthen · 30/01/2022 09:48

On MN you should be borderline grateful if a cat shits all over your garden

Alondra · 30/01/2022 09:49

@Sparklingbrook

Only on MN. Grin

I might try a Nescafe in my Velvetiser.

Sorry Blush
Alondra · 30/01/2022 09:51

ESPRESSO !

Sorry, English is not my first language and I always make the same mistake, LOL

Sux2Buthen · 30/01/2022 09:53

That referring to a step child's parent as bio mum or bio dad for ease of understanding will result in the entire thread being overtaken with the same post correcting you 75 times and ignoring the content of the question

TatianaBis · 30/01/2022 09:54

@Sparklingbrook

I am very confused about the expresso/espresso thing and the cafetiere now *@PriamFarrl* Confused
Expresso is simply the English version of the Italian espresso, that’s all.

Espresso is a richer, more intense, more dense version of a filter coffee as pressure is used to force the water quickly through the ground coffee at high temperature.

Filter coffee uses gravity only, more water and more time.

But yes - only on MN.☕️

StevieNicksscarf · 30/01/2022 10:02

That if you have the temerity to have a child born in August it's tantamount to child abuse to send them to school in their actual cohort. There'll be scarred for life, academically hopeless and suffer with mental health issues.

That everyone's DC get 9 or 10 Grade 9s at GCSE.

That if you live in rurally you must be racist and send your DC to a crap school because only London schools are good. God forbid it's a comprehensive school as most MNetters only go private because their local state schools are so crap, and they have to make huge sacrifices like driving old cars and "only" holidaying in the UK.

That if you wear shoes in the house you probably spread dog poo and wee everywhere.

That you stink if you don't shower at least twice a day.

That earnings of £100k don't go far ...

Finally - you must regret having had your children and find babies and toddlers boring and long to get back to work. If you want to spend time with your children rather than engaging in capitalist endeavours then you'll pay the price for being "out of the market" and your life will be ruined.

PriamFarrl · 30/01/2022 10:02

Expresso is simply the English version of the Italian espresso, that’s all.

No it isn’t. There is no such thing or word as expresso. It’s a mispronunciation and misspelling.

slashlover · 30/01/2022 10:06

A typo is the height of comedy and must result in the actual post being ignored in favour of unfunny replies, the spitting out of tea/waking of dogs and occasionally, namechanges.

PeeAche · 30/01/2022 10:07

If you're married to a man who has been married before, you need to be on high alert because his ex wife was right to leave him.
If his ex wife torches your house and steals your car, it's definitely his fault.
If you have step children, you're a witch.
If you have another baby with him, you're a "breeder". Only his first wife is truly the mother of his children.
If you have a job, his ex wife is entitled to half of your wages.
If you come here for advice, you will be reminded, at all costs, that that Second Wives Bad First Wife Good. Even if you just wanted some advice on which new dishwasher to buy.