Silly Question - Coffee Machines
We are normally tea drinkers but while in France recently a few mornings we fancied a coffee instead so are thinking of getting a small machine for the MH.
So teh silly question is do the pods fit any make of machine or do you have to buy the pod to fit your particular make i.e. nespresso only fit nespresso? Thinking we dont want to buy a particular make if we are stuck with their pods and we dont like the coffeee
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I would think a nespresso is your best bet there seem to be other pods around that will fit.
We've got a Tassimo, we like it but we are dependent on what Douwe Egberts decide to put in the pods. So far the range has been varied and good. But I've seen "pods" that will fit nespresso in supermarkets. We buy the pods on line, getting special offers etc.
We use a cafetiere when away, especially if we're off EHU.
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Aldi/Lidl sell occasionally proper espresso machines that take ground coffee. You can then have what you want - even grinding beans if you fancy. No being stuck with the flavour and strength that someone's marketing people think is best for you.
I have found the bags in which Walkers supply their crisps to be a handy way of collecting the grounds for disposal. Bio-degradable and recyclable. Can't say that for (most) poddy systems.
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As AD we have the little nespresso (magimix) machine with separate milkfrother. We buy mostly Nespresso but you can get plenty of coffee capsules on the continent e.g.France and Holland and I am sure further afield. Aldi and Lidl have quite a variety of tastes available in Britain as well and as long as they are compatible with a Nespresso machine you will find the ones you like. ☕️
Ps. Ours also fits in a draw. They are quite small.
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I just have a small pot bellied saucepan for my coffee - works great with the old fashioned method - like instant and the grounds stay at the bottom. I hit on the idea of disposing of them in the loo which someone may tell me is wrong - but I do and then a quick rinse again into the loo and wash up - all grounds gone before it gets to the sink. I would say if there are two of you and you can't get a potbelly pot big enough and use a normal saucepan you might need a strainer.
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goodness me, i must be a pleb.....we love Kenco....
I had a built in coffee machine in the previous van but never used it at all, so didnt 'tick the box' when we got this van.....
however, for those that use them, a bit of info....
ours came with its own built in inverter which meant you could have your morning coffee from the machine even when away from EHU
this was a separate dedicated inverter from the 'main' one in the van and powered a separate socket in the kitchen.
PS....we dont get 'grounds' (dregs?) with our coffee, it all dissolves in the cup....or are folk talking about caffetieres and 'ground' coffee?
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Apart from Mrs T deciding she wants to use the hair dryer off grid, this give me an extra reason to invest in an inverter
Our van has a space for a machine so will maybe think about wiring that socket in, or maybe the whole lot and get an RCD version inverter.
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If you don't get grounds it's not proper coffee!
By the way most of the pod companies offer recycling. It's a pricey way to drink real coffee but you get attached to the process. Ours is made by Bosch, but we brew up in different ways. Like Nav. we like our stove top espresso pot too. Truly addicted to caffeine!
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Ha....Brue, told you i was a pleb, lol....
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I have a plastic thingy that fits on top of a cup. Filter papers go in that and then the ground coffee. Hot (just off the boil) water in, wait a few minutes. Remove plastic thingy. Dispose of filter including coffee grounds. No mess and choice of whatever coffee takes your fancy.
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What is this - Like Nav. we like our stove top espresso pot too. ?
I was talking about a proper espresso machine - a small brother of what you see in Costa and Starbucks. Fill with water, run on mains, does frothy milk if needed. Mine even has an adaptor for one of the pod systems should it be prefered.
Also does boiling water for the tea. All I need now is the single socket inverter last seen in the back of the garage!
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We have bought espresso machines for our children, but do not have one ourselves.
At home we have a Tassimo, OH got it for her birthday several years back. We buy the discs if they are on offer at ASDA etc, but otherwise buy on line. We only use it when there is just the 2 of us.
We also have a (very old) filter machine, still makes very good coffee, and a cafetiere. We use them when we have visitors.
In the van, we use a cafetiere if we want "real coffee" otherwise, when on the road we have instant of a good brand. We prefer the real stuff.
Our cafetiere has a little hotplate to keep the coffee warm, plus we have made an insulated jumper for it.
I do not think we would take a coffee machine with us in the van.
We have however taken our breadmaker with us, last trip we left it home, and really missed it.
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Ah. Got the top part of one of those. The bottom melted as once there was no water/coffee in it!
I have also one of those long handled taper sided pots they use in middle east. Had a friend round one day who was showing off how to use it and make this thick black coffee, a bit like the stuff they used to use to repair roads. He was showing it off to lots of people until we noticed he had gone all glazed eyes and twitchy.
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Thought about a coffee machine as in recent years I have come more towards coffee but still love my tea. Deleted User Users post re coffee grinds makes sense but being non EHU we always find that a walk outside with the cafetière, they are easily got rid of onto the field wherever we are - and it adds food for the grass - a little bit anyway! To address the OP. Pods are standard. Look on EBay or Amazon- I understand that pods can be bought from there much cheaper than your standard supermarkets etc.
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Doesn't that create problems with the doors?
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We use both instant, the whole bean variety and a filter coffee maker. This avoids any problems with the grounds, as although there is a permanent filter, we use papers which can be removed and binned / recycled. Although so far apart from one eco site in France I have not seen one with a compost heap for veg waste. One of our sons has a nespresso and it makes a very nice cup of standard espresso, which is probably all I would use it for as I am not a fan of flavoured or milky, and OH mainly drinks tea. I may be tempted when I see one on offer in the supermarket though 😀.
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At home I have an espresso machine but it's far too big to take away and the grinder is nearly as big. Nespresso is no good for me and you need a power supply so I am thinking of the stove-top espresso pot. Can any of you coffee experts tell me what beans and grind they take? In other words, do you use espresso beans and fine grind or is it more like filter coffe which is a different blend and courser grind?
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I still use a Cona at home to frighten dinner guests but it is far to fragile to take in a caravan. Anyway, I prefer the taste of espresso and the space needed for the machine is just over A5 size so no problems.
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Cona preceeds my experience except for a few bits of fragile glass remaining of my parents' one! I always admired it. Very elegant. I tried to copy a picture but you can see them online still!
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A web search on Neppresso and inverter, brings up some interesting results.
Its not a route I would go down for a coffee !
We use a portable induction ring for our cooking needs. The induction unit is very quick to heat, cools down quickly for packing up.
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