would you recommend your coffee maker?

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I need a coffee machine,dh and I aren't fussed about frothy milky cappuccino ,but love straight no nonsense filter coffee.I quite like espresso but it doesn't need to have the capability to do espresso .The market is flooded with them in all sorts of prices,don't know where to start,any recommendations?

i love our bog standard Braun model. had it for nearly 3 years, use it every day and it's still going strong.

AS a rule, if the coffee machine can do filter AND expresso coffee, the expresso will be rubish.

The best expresso makers have the highest pressure (measured in bars) and the smallest holes in the coffee receptor.

We have a Saeco, they are a difficult to find in this country but as a reference the basic model of Saeco is better build and produce better coffee than the more expensive range of Gaggia, however they cost less.

ooops, you wanted to know about filter coffee machines! oops! sorry. Don't know much about them

I have a stove top Bialetti espresso jug. So simple. Makes gorgeous coffee. DH drinks espresso, I add a little kettle water to make it the strength of an ordinary filter coffee.

i lust after this:

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Chandra ,I love espresso but don't really want a great hulking machine on the worktop and dh prefers filter.
I've tried those stove top espresso thingys,mine keeps getting white stains on the inside that are a bit off putting,don't know if it's limescale .Dh says it looks like mould.
I'm using a cafetiere at the moment but it doesn't taste as nice as from a filter machine.

expat,that looks georgous,what makes it a cappucino maker?

well, all you'd have to do is froth some milk and you'd have a cappucino, no?

it's totally useless, but it's pretty cute. :)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Senseo coffee maker. I've used it every day I've been at home since I bought it! You get a nice crema layer on top, and thats all it does, and it only does up to 2 cups/1 mug at a time, but the coffee is wonderful! I love the Kenya blend they do.

So easy to clean as well! I saw them on offer in Woolies the other day for £30, usually around £50.

You don't need a machine. It's a conspiracy

You need a large china jug. Stacks of grounds in there. Boiling water. Leave to stand for 2 mins. Stir with metal spoon (Eastern European waiter told me this makes the grounds sink to bottom). Use teastrainer to catch any few bits. You get a lovely crema -- or whatever the Italians call it, that golden foamy slick on top

Isn't that a cafetiere baked potato?

we have a gaggia baby & it's fabulous, well worth cluttering up the work surface for :).

We've got a Dualit coffee maker - dead simple, just an on/off switch - can't fault it.

I guess it's the cafetiere principle, ggirl. But without the hassle of having to detach/wash up the fiddly plunger bit. Or buy any new kit
Luddites/tightwads make the best coffee
IMHO