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Online coffee resources
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14-05-2007 7:21pm#1Some links to online coffee equipment suppliers:
http://www.espressocoffeeshop.com/
Great range, very good prices and reasonable shipping rates to Ireland. Shipping free on orders over €300. Also guarantees to match any item available at a lower price elsewhere.
http://www.myespresso.co.uk/shop/
A decent range of equipment at excellent prices. V helpful, and ship to Ireland at reasonable rates.
http://www.ristrettocoffee.com/
Northern Ireland based coffee & equipment supplier - distributor for Rancilio.
http://www.italy-outlet.co.uk/
Great range of Italian equipment and supplies at decent prices. Has a base in Cork.
http://www.pennineteaandcoffee.co.uk/
Despite what it says on their site they do ship to Ireland at reasonable rates.
http://www.happydonkey.co.uk/
Machines, spares and accessories
https://www.drury.uk.com/mail-order/uk-index.htm
Another UK based supplier who will ship to Ireland
Many of the above do beans/ground coffee as well as equipment, but here are some other coffee ingredient suppliers:
http://www.ariosacoffee.com/index1.htm
http://www.greenbeanroasters.com/shop/index.php
http://www.hillandvalleycoffee.co.uk/
http://www.javarepublic.com/iopen24/
http://www.hasbean.co.uk/
They do roasted & green beans as well as some equipment
Other coffee resources:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.coffee/topics
http://www.coffeegeek.com/
Doesn't sell anything but has a huge database of equipment reviews
http://www.home-barista.com/
Another site full of equipment reviews and how-tos
Hopefully this will get stickied, and people can add their own links to build up a decent resource. Also if anyone has anything to say, good or bad, about any of the companies I've listed here I'd be glad to hear it as despite my horrendous coffee habit I haven't got around to trying them all yet
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Few more links:
http://www.wholelattelove.com/tips.cfm
Provides tips on using/cleaning/servicing most coffee machines.
Good reviews too.
http://www.gaggia.uk.com/
Official site for Gaggia UK & Ireland. All manuals available for download.
Also sell accessories and machines (both new & reconditioned).
Will ship to Ireland and delivery is normally less than 1 week.
http://www.cubascoffee.com/
Based in Dublin with an on-line shop, just need to phone to confirm payment.
For my all-time favourite Cubita beans - great espresso, tastes even better in Havana
http://www.coffeereview.com/reference.cfm
UK Centric site but good reference articles on coffee culture, history and health.
www.anothercoffee.co.uk/
Will NOT ship to Ireland.. so no point looking or asking!
And lastly:
http://www.toomuchcoffee.com/ good forum with a UK slant.0 -
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Just wanted to post a quick review of hasbean - great service. I ordered some old brown java and some cuba turquino lavarda. it worked out at around €13.20-ish including postage for two 250g bags. they even come with a label that says what day your coffee was born (roasted) on!
The java is a lovely earthy, or as they describe it perfectly, musty coffee. Great for a nice big mug on a sunday morning. have yet to try the cuban.
Would definitely recommend hasbean though
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Not really an online resource but a coffee one none the less, I have just launched my own Coffee based iPhone Application: http://itunes.com/app/whereiscoffee?
Basically it's a iPhone/iPod Touch coffee shop locator and reviewer. Most of our data is US based at the moment and I would love to see some Boardsie getting involved and adding Irish coffee shops, I myself shall be adding 3FE to the database tomorrow
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Nick's do really nice coffee that they roast themselves twice a week.
Go in and grab a bag of beans, ask them to grind it for you if you don't have a grinder yourself! Also ask about their blends of Arabica and Robusta and see if it suits what you need.
Bald Barista sell Fixx coffee, they'll grind it for you too.
Bewley's should be able to help too.
Otherwise there are supermarkets, although I'm not sure about the 80/20 ratio (but then I haven't been looking for it)
Thanks a million! I know I need to get good grinder first and second thing would be coffee machine as my old one died recently
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No idea about that fastshopping.eu site, apart from noting a 99% rating for their shop on Ebay. Is a vg price for the Gaggia alright, although Amazon also have it on offer at the moment (£175).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gaggia-Classic-Machine-Professional-Stainless/dp/tech-data/B0000C72XS/ref=de_a_smtd
hey, i'd go for amazon rather than any other 3rd party website located in the middle of nowhere
i didn't saw that offer on amazon recently. thanks!0 -
Thanks a million! I know I need to get good grinder first and second thing would be coffee machine as my old one died recently
Don't know whether you've got yourself a grinder yet. I recently got into grinding after years of using pre-ground coffee and my only regret is that I didn't do it sooner. I needed a grinder that would go fine enough for espresso and I looked at lots of online reviews and decided on Baratza.
I bought a Virtuoso Preciso from Karl at Coffee Angel. Not cheap at €300, but I wanted something that would give a decent, consistent grind, and the reviews were very positive. And you get what you pay for with these things. I had some problems with the machine but the service from Karl and also the importers (Marco Beverages in Sandyford) was excellent. I got a replacement with no fuss, and even got input from the Baratza company president!
So I'm a fan. And I've realised that having a grinder is as important (maybe more so) than having a good coffee machine.0 -
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Gotham Knight wrote: »Don't know whether you've got yourself a grinder yet. I recently got into grinding after years of using pre-ground coffee and my only regret is that I didn't do it sooner. I needed a grinder that would go fine enough for espresso and I looked at lots of online reviews and decided on Baratza.
I bought a Virtuoso Preciso from Karl at Coffee Angel. Not cheap at €300, but I wanted something that would give a decent, consistent grind, and the reviews were very positive. And you get what you pay for with these things. I had some problems with the machine but the service from Karl and also the importers (Marco Beverages in Sandyford) was excellent. I got a replacement with no fuss, and even got input from the Baratza company president!
So I'm a fan. And I've realised that having a grinder is as important (maybe more so) than having a good coffee machine.
No I didn't get grinder yet. Baratza stuff seems to be really good recommendation, however I'd rather get something less expensive and i'd go for Iberital MC2. Firstly though I need to find out a way to get it from UK somehow
I have same feeling that grinder is very important factor, but you know - budget is tight, so i have to keep that in mind or else i'll end up with nice Mazzler 0 -
No I didn't get grinder yet. Baratza stuff seems to be really good recommendation, however I'd rather get something less expensive and i'd go for Iberital MC2. Firstly though I need to find out a way to get it from UK somehow
I have same feeling that grinder is very important factor, but you know - budget is tight, so i have to keep that in mind or else i'll end up with nice Mazzler
Completely understand that one. I scoured sites as well to see who would ship to Ireland. I just fell for the Baratza reviews and, tbh, spent more than I originally planned. Have ended up happy though. Let's face it, I don't really need to eat every day do I?
I'd just make two follow-up points. If or when anything goes wrong with the grinder it's handy to be able to return it locally rather than shipping back overseas. I think that's worth a small premium over overseas web prices. Certainly I would check out what cost, if any, you might bear on returns. Secondly, when you're making a final decision I'd suggest using the price of the Virtuoso (not the Preciso), which is available at €200 from coffeeangel, as a useful cost benchmark.
The Iberital gets good write-ups though. Looks like a good choice.
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I had an MC2 for about 4 weeks before I sold it
It was ok but I really wasn't happy with the coffee produced from it. I upgraded to a Mahlkonig/Baratza Vario and regret having wasted 4 weeks with the MC2.
That's first bad opinion about MC2, but good to know that.
Anyways I've received Gaggia Classic from amazon, but they didn't send tiny plastic thing which is called 'frothing jet device'.
Can I get such thing somewhere in Dublin?0 -
That's first bad opinion about MC2, but good to know that.
Anyways I've received Gaggia Classic from amazon, but they didn't send tiny plastic thing which is called 'frothing jet device'.
Can I get such thing somewhere in Dublin?
It looks like the little widget for a pressurised filter basket, is that what it is?
If so, you'd be better off just getting a normal double basket, or better yet, a VST basket from Square Mile Coffee (excellent delivery service)0 -
It looks like the little widget for a pressurised filter basket, is that what it is?
If so, you'd be better off just getting a normal double basket, or better yet, a VST basket from Square Mile Coffee (excellent delivery service)
VST looks good, however I'm not professional barista to pay few times more for something what I'll use twice per day. Maybe I'm not on right side of the force, but you know - coffeehit asks Ł5 for double basket
Anyways your recommendation is really good.
By the way who on earth is responsible for such crap as pressurized filter basket or that stupid tiny plastic thing.. damn.0 -
VST looks good, however I'm not professional barista to pay few times more for something what I'll use twice per day. Maybe I'm not on right side of the force, but you know - coffeehit asks Ł5 for double basket
Anyways your recommendation is really good.
By the way who on earth is responsible for such crap as pressurized filter basket or that stupid tiny plastic thing.. damn.
Someone else on this forum also bought a Classic from amazon and they sent it with the pressurised basket with no widget, dunno what they're playing at!
Fair enough about the VST, I decided to get one straight off because the technique used with it is different from the standard and I figured I might as well learn on the better equipment, figuring I'd eventually want it anyway.
But yeah, I'd say at the very least get a standard double instead of the pressurised one.0 -
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...you'd be better off just getting a normal double basket, or better yet, a VST basket from Square Mile Coffee (excellent delivery service)
Hadn't come across the VST before. But once I read this review I was hooked and I've just ordered one.
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