Coffee beans

[james]

What machine did you get Mark?

Are you serious about your coffee? Then read on

[image] I’ve always preferred coffee to tea and as such my kitchen is littered with innumerable bits of coffee making paraphernalia in various states of disrepair. From your classic stove top Italian Moka pot and the simple French press or Cafetiere, to those incredibly wasteful and expensive to run capsule machines heavily promoted by Clooney. I’ve had them all, I’ve tried with varying and rarely consistent results to make the perfect morning espresso with the minimum of fuss. In fact, I love coffee so much I even made a video with my Pavoni Europicolla! On occasion I would jubilantly sit in my dressing gown cupping the perfect little caffeine hit topped with a most satisfying golden-tan crema, the signature of success. The majority of those occasions, however, I would end up with a dark and burnt unsavoury hot beverage akin to a cup of Bovril without the taste. With these deeply dissatisfying experiences firmly under the cord of my gown I went in search of excellence. As any coff…