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Good coffee machine

  • 24-04-2020 09:51AM
    #1
    Minime2.5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭


    Any tips for where I could pick up a decent coffee machine today with the limitations during covid 19. I only drink my coffee black


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  • #2
    Balmed Out
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,709 ✭✭✭Balmed Out


    Spent few days trying to decide the same.
    Depends what type of coffee you like, for me I drink black espresso or americano and nothing else. A lot of people here like the aeropress which is cheap but from what I can work out is somewhere between a filter and an espresso.

    I decided to get either an espresso pump with a grinder or a bean to cup machine.
    From what I can tell the bean to cup is a lot simpler to use but a more complicated machine so more maintenance and possibilities of failures.
    The pump with grinder is more work but you have a greater degree of control over the coffee you make as you can set how fine the grind is.
    I was tempted to go with a delonghi bur grinder and an amazon espresso pump for about 100 all in but decided to go to the top of my budget instead.
    For what its worth I decided on the following:
    delonghi dedica or ec 685.m 149 euro
    https://www.amazon.de/dp/B06WD7Z8GD/ref=pe_3044161_185740101_TE_item

    graef cm 800 grinder 113 euro
    https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00CS2DAEG/ref=pe_3044161_185740101_TE_item

    total including delivery 288.74


  • #3
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,732 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    I went through something similar recently. Started with a reasonable budget and did my research... Ended up blowing that budget entirely...

    I went for a Sage Bambino Plus (free bag of fresh coffee included and free shipping with €100 off)
    https://cloudpickercoffee.ie/collections/equipment/products/sage-the-bambino-plus-save-100-april-special-only

    I also picked up a Sage Smart Grinder for €160, but that offer is over.
    https://www.sageappliances.com/uk/en/products/coffee-grinders/bcg820.html

    I'm impressed with the grinder Balmed Out got above... Will have to do some research on it...

    You can also do pour over coffee for a very reasonable price, with Chemex etc.


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