I have a few hobbies, and one is coffee... How can it be a hobby? Well, you spend lots of money on stuff the more you get into it as upgraditis takes hold.
I'm a member and forum moderator on
Coffee Forums UK, and have several ways of making a brew..
Main machine is a La Pavoni Europicolla, and a Mazzer Major coffee grinder set up for single dosing. You know it's serious when you have commercial equipment in your kitchen (and a very understanding partner...)
..from which you can do this..
(which tastes better than most cafés)
..another attempt at latté art..
Then there are the filter options such as a V60 which sits on the cup and has a paper filter inside..
..as well as the obligatory pouring kettle to go with it..
And now onto a Vacuum Pot, or Syphon as it's sometimes known..
This is my latest acquisition and produces lovely crystal clear coffee. Apparently they are a big hit in Japan.
On the plus side, and to tie into this forum, I can use the coffee grounds as a compost. In fact, I'm just wondering if spent coffee pucks can be used in small plant pots to grow seeds in? I know used tea-bags make great mini grow-bags
Brilliant thing about the Syphon is it has it's own gas powered burner so it could be used to make a brew on the allotment (if I had a shed
)
I won't go into all the different types of coffee (light and dark roasts etc.) except to say the stuff you buy in a supermarket that is ready ground is stale. Ground coffee only lasts 18 minutes for espresso before it goes off.
Nothing like the fresh waft of ground coffee in the morning