Aussie Michael wrote:

The Francis Francis is beautiful and it makes nice coffee / koffie even though it's not that hot.

I never have this problem, but when you make coffee, you'll need hot cups otherwise the coffee will cool down too fast. And you have to keep the portafilter attached to the group head. Combined with good beans and a LOT of practice you'll get absolutely great (and hot) coffee!🤒

Nespresso is much easier though and tastes quite good :-)

Thanks Wouter... yeah i agree re hot cups.

My friend who had the Francis Francis used the Illy ESE pods, they tasted beautiful too

Has anyone tried the Scanomat Top Brewer?  Thinking of getting one but would like to know what the coffee is like and how reliable the machine is.

Has anyone tried the Scanomat Top Brewer?  Thinking of getting one but would like to know what the coffee is like and how reliable the machine is.

I love Lavazza Espresso coffee with the plunger type cafetierre.

For anyone who has a Nespresso machine, I can 100% recommend CRU KAFE. For nicer tasting than all of the pretty good Nespresso capsules. It's a new company based in the UK with Organic and Fair-trade coffee from all over the world. The Intense number 12 is my favourite!

CRUKAFE.COM

Mark wrote:

and when I'm drinking coffee I like a cheeky biscuit ....

I like a packet :-) 

As an Australian , can you explain a Flat White as opposed to a Latte?

incidentally , we have a Torinese additive for our coffee on special occasions . It's called Bicerin and it's a chocolate liqueur and pretty rare outside of Turin  . Very pleasant in a B&O cup.....

I'll just fire up the stove top Alessi for a cup or two of Lavazza now.