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corpo3030 · 11-06-2012, 17:16

Fresh ground is always best, but I use the M&S gold label instant. Its fairly mild stuff but I like it better than the Douwe Egberts. That now seems bitter to me, I think they've changed it somehow.

lauraww · 12-06-2012, 01:56

ive decided to not drink instant coffee anymore,id rather drink tea to be honest,im going to start making my own fresh coffee every morning but i know i will have to invest.can someone tell me exactly what i need to get,whats the best machine,if machine is the right word

and im assuming debenhams is the best place to shop for my coffee making needs?

Slaphead07 · 12-06-2012, 16:38

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Originally Posted by lauraww

ive decided to not drink instant coffee anymore,id rather drink tea to be honest,im going to start making my own fresh coffee every morning but i know i will have to invest.can someone tell me exactly what i need to get,whats the best machine,if machine is the right word

and im assuming debenhams is the best place to shop for my coffee making needs?

Spend money on a decent grinder. Get a french press/plunge pot in TK MAXX or wherever and a bag of good beans (3fe, Nicks, Badger & dodo etc) and you're off! If you want to do espressos, lattes and such then pick up a good machine (Gaggia Classic maybe) later on but, for now, assuming a limited budget, that'll get you going.

littlehedgehog · 12-06-2012, 20:48

I really don't taste the buzz about Millicano at all - if I'm going to drink instant, it has to be Nescafe Espresso, which is lovely.

senordingdong · 13-06-2012, 19:09

What a bout that new posh stuff from Carte Noir?
Has anybody tried it yet?

vibe666 · 15-06-2012, 14:46

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Originally Posted by senordingdong

What a bout that new posh stuff from Carte Noir?
Has anybody tried it yet?

similar to millicano (same kind of microground beans and instant mixed together), but seems to have more of a caffeine kick than the millicano.

OldNotWIse · 15-06-2012, 14:56

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Originally Posted by senordingdong

What a bout that new posh stuff from Carte Noir?
Has anybody tried it yet?

Is that the stuff thats half price at the moment? I dont think its great. It's ok but for all the jizzles and jazzles on the outside you would be expecting great things

senordingdong · 19-06-2012, 12:25

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Originally Posted by OldNotWIse

Is that the stuff thats half price at the moment? I dont think its great. It's ok but for all the jizzles and jazzles on the outside you would be expecting great things

Yeah that's kinda what I was expecting.

Thanks for your reply too Vibe

Sala · 03-07-2012, 09:54

Nescafe Espresso instant coffee. You don't have to make espresso make a mug as usual. It's the only instant I like

vibe666 · 03-07-2012, 15:14

i was thinking about it the other day and i see instant coffee in the same way as i see mi wadi or ribena.

no, they don't taste anything even remotely like the real thing, but plenty of people still drink them and they taste fine if you take them at face value and don't expect them to be identical to the real thing.

lauraww · 17-07-2012, 14:53

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Originally Posted by vibe666

i was thinking about it the other day and i see instant coffee in the same way as i see mi wadi or ribena.

no, they don't taste anything even remotely like the real thing, but plenty of people still drink them and they taste fine if you take them at face value and don't expect them to be identical to the real thing.

wise words

senordingdong · 17-07-2012, 15:19

Haha, except the cordial will re-hydrate you and the coffee will dehydrate you.

**Gran Hermano** · 21-07-2012, 01:00

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Haha, except the cordial will re-hydrate you and the coffee will dehydrate you.

Have a google, most research finds it neutral and the diuretic effect an old wife's tale.

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11-06-2012, 17:16	#46
corpo3030 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dublin Posts: 134 Adverts \| Friends	Fresh ground is always best, but I use the M&S gold label instant. Its fairly mild stuff but I like it better than the Douwe Egberts. That now seems bitter to me, I think they've changed it somehow.

12-06-2012, 01:56	#47
lauraww Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 71 Adverts \| Friends	ive decided to not drink instant coffee anymore,id rather drink tea to be honest,im going to start making my own fresh coffee every morning but i know i will have to invest.can someone tell me exactly what i need to get,whats the best machine,if machine is the right word and im assuming debenhams is the best place to shop for my coffee making needs?

12-06-2012, 20:48	#49
littlehedgehog Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 562 Adverts \| Friends	I really don't taste the buzz about Millicano at all - if I'm going to drink instant, it has to be Nescafe Espresso, which is lovely.

13-06-2012, 19:09	#50
senordingdong Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Homer Posts: 8,945 Adverts \| Friends	What a bout that new posh stuff from Carte Noir? Has anybody tried it yet?

03-07-2012, 09:54	#54
Sala Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 554 Adverts \| Friends	Nescafe Espresso instant coffee. You don't have to make espresso make a mug as usual. It's the only instant I like

03-07-2012, 15:14	#55
vibe666 Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Clonsilla, Dublin 15 Posts: 10,988 Adverts \| Friends	i was thinking about it the other day and i see instant coffee in the same way as i see mi wadi or ribena. no, they don't taste anything even remotely like the real thing, but plenty of people still drink them and they taste fine if you take them at face value and don't expect them to be identical to the real thing.

17-07-2012, 15:19	#57
senordingdong Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Homer Posts: 8,945 Adverts \| Friends	Haha, except the cordial will re-hydrate you and the coffee will dehydrate you.