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04-02-2006, 10:39 AM
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Re: Cappuccino/Espresso Machines
Jeff, Espresso generally sucks in New York. It is also generally very good in Northern California, and, from what I've heard, in LA. Dunno about San Diego, but here is an article full of things to keep in mind when you make your own.
Basically, I think it makes sense to find a good place and go there. 
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04-02-2006, 05:30 PM
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Re: Cappuccino/Espresso Machines
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Jeff, Espresso generally sucks in New York. It is also generally very good in Northern California, and, from what I've heard, in LA. Dunno about San Diego, but here is an article full of things to keep in mind when you make your own. Basically, I think it makes sense to find a good place and go there. [/ QUOTE ] If this is the same place that I am thinking of - it is also the only place (that I know of) in Rome where one can get crepes. One of the first places I hit when in Rome - beats having to deal with France to get a good crepe.
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#3
04-03-2006, 10:39 AM
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Re: Cappuccino/Espresso Machines
I agree that espresso generally sucks in nyc (notable exception is john's which I thought was decent), but I think the culprit is those horrible lavazza espresso pods everyone uses.
btw dave your eggplant died a slow death roasting over an open flame last night and is now in curry form. thanks again! --turnipmonster
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#4
04-03-2006, 01:15 PM
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Re: Cappuccino/Espresso Machines
I'd be curious what people who actually know espresso think of the Aerobie Aeropress. (Yes, that Aerobie.)
It's gotten good reviews and I bought one and tried it out a few times, but I don't know much about espresso and can't really tell if it works well or not--it certainly seemed fine to me.
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#5
04-03-2006, 01:28 PM
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Re: Cappuccino/Espresso Machines
We started off with a cheapo brand and it didn't last 6 months before it broke. About 8 years ago or so, we snagged one of these:
http://www.wholelattelove.com/Gaggia/baby.cfm And it's still going strong. Had to buy a new knob for it recently, but otherwise no regrets.
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01-22-2007, 08:09 PM
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Re: Cappuccino/Espresso Machines
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I'd be curious what people who actually know espresso think of the Aerobie Aeropress. (Yes, that Aerobie.) It's gotten good reviews and I bought one and tried it out a few times, but I don't know much about espresso and can't really tell if it works well or not--it certainly seemed fine to me. [/ QUOTE ] I bought one of these last week and it's brilliant. It doesn't make true espresso, but for $25 it makes great coffee and faux-espresso--much better than my french press.
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#7
04-02-2006, 02:09 PM
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Re: Cappuccino/Espresso Machines
From my experience it is so not worth getting anything under $100
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04-02-2006, 03:54 PM
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From my experience it is so not worth getting anything under $100 [/ QUOTE ] You can get an espresso pot like I posted for under $50, and it makes better tasting espresso than any machine.
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#9
04-02-2006, 03:58 PM
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Re: Cappuccino/Espresso Machines
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From my experience it is so not worth getting anything under $100 [/ QUOTE ] I'd say $300 from my experience. The pot that Tony P mentions isn't that great, and you can't make lattes with it. TT [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
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04-02-2006, 04:00 PM
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Re: Cappuccino/Espresso Machines
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[ QUOTE ] From my experience it is so not worth getting anything under $100 [/ QUOTE ] I'd say $300 from my experience. The pot that Tony P mentions isn't that great, and you can't make lattes with it. TT [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Real men don't drink "lattes" [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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