This Keurig coffee maker...

[clambake]

...is great. it's so convenient. I like the adapter for custom blends.

anybody have one?

[JuanValdez]

No. I'm stickin' to my mr.coffee.

[Sportcamper]

My dry cleaner has a huge Keurig model & I use it a couple mornings a week…Italian Roast is pretty good….The machine is very fast & convenient…But nothing hits the spot IMO as Costco’s Dark Blend…

[Spurminator]

Love it.

[clambake]

My dry cleaner has a huge Keurig model & I use it a couple mornings a week…Italian Roast is pretty good….The machine is very fast & convenient…But nothing hits the spot IMO as Costco’s Dark Blend…

dark blend? are you talking about whole bean coffee?

[ChumpDumper]

I thought I heard Starbucks is going to come out with a single serve coffee maker for less soon.

[clambake]

I thought I heard Starbucks is going to come out with a single serve coffee maker for less soon.

they already did. i forget what it's called.

[clambake]

i think they did. could be wrong.

[TheManFromAcme]

http://forums.techguy.org/attachments/152406d1245705832/drink-coffee.jpg

[Sportcamper]

dark blend? are you talking about whole bean coffee?

No, the regular Kirkland ground coffee in the can…IMO it is the best dark roast available…Nice bite to it without being bitter…:tu

http://www.kansascitymamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Costco11.jpg

[Slomo]

http://www.illy.com/wps/wcm/connect/53804d8047b5ed0aa473a60d34d6381a/montaggio+a.jpg?MOD=AJPERES

This system requires no daily cleaning and produces high quality real italian espresso coffee.

I've had one for more than a year and I can vouch for the ease of use and quality of the coffee.

http://www.illy.com/wps/wcm/connect/us/illy/at-home/Espresso-machines/Iperespresso-machines/

[mrsmaalox]

I'm happy with mine :wakeup

[Viva Las Espuelas]

http://www.illy.com/wps/wcm/connect/53804d8047b5ed0aa473a60d34d6381a/montaggio+a.jpg?MOD=AJPERES

This system requires no daily cleaning and produces high quality real italian espresso coffee.

I've had one for more than a year and I can vouch for the ease of use and quality of the coffee.

http://www.illy.com/wps/wcm/connect/us/illy/at-home/Espresso-machines/Iperespresso-machines/

Looks pretty sweet. How much? Can you use your own beans in it? I have a Bialetti but I'd like to try a machine.

[Slomo]

Looks pretty sweet. How much? Can you use your own beans in it? I have a Bialetti but I'd like to try a machine.

There's a version that allows you to use your own bean, but you lose the "no cleaning" feature. I'm using the iperespresso version that only works with Illy capsules and frankly I have yet to find a better Italian espresso.

More specifically this one: http://www.illy.com/wps/wcm/connect/us/illy/at-home/Espresso-machines/Iperespresso-machines/link-X7-iperEspresso/

395$ Available in US online shop: http://www.illyusa.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_machines_espresso-machines_all-machines_francis-francis-x7-E307

[Viva Las Espuelas]

There's a version that allows you to use your own bean, but you lose the "no cleaning" feature. I'm using the iperespresso version that only works with Illy capsules and frankly I have yet to find a better Italian espresso.

More specifically this one: http://www.illy.com/wps/wcm/connect/us/illy/at-home/Espresso-machines/Iperespresso-machines/link-X7-iperEspresso/

395$ Available in US online shop: http://www.illyusa.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_machines_espresso-machines_all-machines_francis-francis-x7-E307

Wow. I'm sure it's a great machine, but $395?! F' that. And I've never tried Illy but Lavazza SuperCreama is pretty damn good. I don't know if you say that in respect to these capsule or what.

[Slomo]

Lavazza SuperCrema is a good coffee. Illy is a superior coffee (IMO). And not I'm not referring to just the capsule but Illy coffee in general at home or at the espresso bar in Milan :D.

You should try it.

$395 is actually cheap. It's the cheapest true espresso machine that was featured in a recent test of the best 5 espresso machine for home it came in #3 (it was in a German magazine I read in an airport - didn't remember which though). It was by far the cheapest of the bunch (the second cheapest in position 5 was double that).

The best espresso machines for home use:
http://www.jura.com/

But these ARE expensive :) (but they did take places 1 and 2 of that test)

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Lavazza SuperCrema is a good coffee. Illy is a superior coffee (IMO). And not I'm not referring to just the capsule but Illy coffee in general at home or at the espresso bar in Milan :D.

You should try it.I'm gonna have to now. You may have upset Disgruntled though with your statement.

I think I'll just stick with my $30 Bialetti :D

[Slomo]

...

I think I'll just stick with my $30 Bialetti :D

Actually that's second only to real espresso machine and miles ahead of most coffee makers. We have several in different sizes at home.

The loudest fight I ever saw was when the Italian wife of a friend caught him washing the "Moka" (Bialetti coffee maker) with detergent. She was yelling at him that she just barely "broke in" the Moka (it only took a year or so...) and he now ruined it. I'm not sure if she would have gotten half as mad had she caught him in bed with Sophia Loren :lol

[Slomo]

For your Bialetti:
http://www.illyusa.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/subcat_coffee_coffee_ground-moka-coffee

:D

[clambake]

slomo, i just ran out and picked up some illy.

very nice.

[Slomo]

:tu

[clambake]

:tu

that coffee is very good. damn you, slomo.

what is the height of these expresso machines?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Actually that's second only to real espresso machine and miles ahead of most coffee makers. We have several in different sizes at home.

The loudest fight I ever saw was when the Italian wife of a friend caught him washing the "Moka" (Bialetti coffee maker) with detergent. She was yelling at him that she just barely "broke in" the Moka (it only took a year or so...) and he now ruined it. I'm not sure if she would have gotten half as mad had she caught him in bed with Sophia Loren :lol

Hell. Even I know that's a no-no. I think I've had mine for about a year. I thnk it's broken in.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

For your Bialetti:
http://www.illyusa.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/subcat_coffee_coffee_ground-moka-coffee

:D

Thanks, but I prefer whole beans. I think they sell whole beans.

[clambake]

Thanks, but I prefer whole beans. I think they sell whole beans.

they do. just picked some up. very smooth.

[Drachen]

My dry cleaner has a huge Keurig model & I use it a couple mornings a week…Italian Roast is pretty good….The machine is very fast & convenient…But nothing hits the spot IMO as Costco’s Dark Blend…

I am pretty sure that you can use whatever coffee with the keurig.

[Slomo]

Thanks, but I prefer whole beans. I think they sell whole beans.

They do, but...

If we are talking about Italian espresso and Moka being an incredibly ingenious and cheap approximation of the coffee bar espresso, you need to look at how Italians buy their coffee. They don't buy whole grain, because the coffee shops ground the coffee fresh for them at the time of purchase. The coffee shop typically also carries they're own blends roasted in their own premises that are not only available in that one specific shop, but virtually unknown anywhere else. So people not only buy there coffee fresh (usually in no more than 200g packs) in specialized shops, but in very specific shops. And when they do the sales person will ask them how they want it to be ground, for which type of preparation. Espresso machine, Moka, Turkish coffee (OK that one is probably only available in Trieste, but still) and they will setup these enormous and very precise grounding machine accordingly. The grounding of coffee influences the taste and as I'm sure you know can easily destroy the coffee if done wrong. So the Italian smartly leave it to the pros (or at least to pro machines).

If you love coffee, those places are almost magical.

Now to duplicate what I've described in an industrial, mass produced way is of course impossible, but Illy has spent more money and time to come as close to it as possible. They are using very expensive production and packaging technology (along with 100% arabica coffee from Africa) to bring you a very close approximation of the Italian coffee shop quality, because we don't all live next to one.

So if you are fairly confident you'll use it up in a month or so, pick up a box of ground Illy coffee for Moka and (hopefully) be surprised at the result.

And no I'm not on Illy's payroll, although if somebody from Illy is reading this I wouldn't say no to a couple of boxes of coffee. Just sayin'... :D

[Slomo]

that coffee is very good. damn you, slomo.

what is the height of these expresso machines?

Funny I can't find that info, not even in the pdf user manual that is available on their site.

So I went ahead and measured it. I have an X7 and the dimensions are:

W x L x H: 26 cm x 26 cm x 33 cm (give or take a cm).

[clambake]

thanks slomo.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Damn metric system :D

I get what you're saying Slomo. That's pretty interesting what you posted about the grinding. I'm not that much of an aficionado. I like the fresh grind cuz damn, doesnt fresh ground coffee smell good? I can imagine those shops you go to. The grind I do may not be the correct way but the flavor is great. I'll try out the one you recommended. I believe I've seen that in one of my grocery store treks. Thanks.

[The Reckoning]

this has nothing to do with coffee, but its hilarious none the less

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