Coffee
My other half gave me a Nespresso machine at Christmas, with all the frothy milk and stuff, now I'm addicted. Sadly its too bulky to take in the van and rather heavy.
Anyone any ideas on a smaller version, any reliable brand will do? Preferably one that doesn't trip a 6 amp supply.
Thanks!
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I was bought a M105 Nespresso Inissia as a present. The milk frother is a separate unit, which you could take or not as required. Although small and not tremendously heavy it is 1260 watts so about 5.5 amps dept on voltage. I would doubt you are going to get a Nespresso much less.
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SWMBO is an aficionado too!
Best I could do was the stand alone milk heater/frother from Aldi.
Very good for the price (cheap obvs) and as she is a latte kinda girl, I make her latte's with instant coffee.
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We also have the Nespresso Innissa, can't do without a good cup of coffee so when the one at home got a bit tired looking we put that in Motorhome and bought another Nespresso for home, I agree it is a bit tiresome space wise when we want to use it but we now have a good routine.
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We've got one of these: Coffee Frother. It makes a perfect job of frothing hot milk into a lovely foam and I love it with strong coffee. I'm sorry but I don't know how it compares with Nespresso because I've never had any.
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I've no idea about netspresso as I use a proper Espresso machine with ground coffee. It runs fine from my inverter when off grid or on a pitch with a miserly supply.
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I have a large Nespresso machine at home and bought the Pixie last autumn to leave in the caravan, it was on offer at the time with a fee milk frother. Both machines make excellent coffee. I use the Nespresso pods, tried an alternative from Costco put wasn’t keen on them.
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I don't drink Tea, so good coffee is important to me. In recent years, I must have tried just about all of the filter coffee's and the current breed of machines using pods etc. Frankly they all have their disadvantages especially the new "Pod" ones, none of which will give me a good mug of hot tasty coffee, - not bothered about froth!
Filter coffee gives good taste but its a pain to do and taste soon deteriorates if left to stew.
Sorry, and I know that I will be regarded as a Philistine by many of you, but having tried most of the Instants, I much prefer Kenco Colombian Instant. Its quick, tasty and no fuss. Makes a darn good mugful! AND you can leave the jar in the van ready for the next outing!
TF
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Dolce Gusto-£50 machine for my Latte, Cappuccino & flat white. Excellent machines👍🏻😊
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We have just bought a second Nespresso for the motorhome. Makes great coffee but you need to get the pods that suit you. I really like the L’or Ones you can now get from Costco so much cheaper than Nespresso own ones. There seem to be loads of different makes of them available from French and Spanish supermarkets including pods for tea.
Just looked on internet and you can get tea pods on the internet in U.K. from loads of companies
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We also have the large Magimix Citz at home with the milk frother but a couple of months ago, Curry's had an offer on the Inissia for just £49 so I bought that and it's ideal to keep in the caravan. Just warm the milk in the microwave although I prefer mine black. Tried alternative pods, but prefer the Nespresso ones, despite them being a bit more expensive. Also find their free next day delivery very useful.
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I use a cafetiere for most of my coffee making although I own a Tassimo machine. I bought two battery operated milk "froffers"
from amazon not long ago, one for the van and one for home. If pods become truly recyclable perhaps I would use them more, but I'm sticking with the cafetiere at present (stainless steel, double skinned, comes in various sizes so unbreakable too.)Safety in numbers, I think they attract each other.....
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I use a cafetiere for most of my coffee making although I own a Tassimo machine. I bought two battery operated milk "froffers" wink from amazon not long ago, one for the van and one for home. If pods become truly recyclable perhaps I would use them more, but I'm sticking with the cafetiere at present
We also use a cafetiere or a filter when we want a larger cup. Nespresso ones are totally recyclable as the are made from aluminium. You can send them back, or extract the grounds yourself and recycle the aluminium. Info on their website
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gosh, what 'coffee plebs' we are....
we just happen to like Kenco, and took out the 'expensive built in coffee machine' that came with our previous van....as it never got used.
at home or in the van, we don't do ground coffee, pod coffee, filter coffee, caffetieres or the like.....I just like a good ol' mug of hot 'builders' coffee, which (I guess) is a mile away from the stuff that comes out of these machines....or is served in the myriad high st outlets....(almost as popular as Charity shops), however, we just happen to like it....
so, I guess we won't be having anyone round for coffee.....although we do have Denby crockery, including 'proper' coffee mugs, none of that 'plastic' stuff....
anyone who can find a way of speeding up the service in places like Costa and Starbucks will be on to a goldmine....it takes ages to make a drink these days...with queues seemingly inevitible, and prices sky high for the privilege...
I wonder why does it take five times as long to make a tiny cup of coffee as it takes to drink it?
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...as you say of Continental Sites.....it's not 'free', it's included with the cost(a)
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All this talk of coffee...
If your mobile is on O2 and you 'sign up' to Priority, Tuesday after midday you can get a free hot drink from Cafe Nero, most weeks. No size limit, and take away or drink in.
This week is 'UK Coffee Week', apparently, so the O2 Priority is available any day.
Not only do you get a 'free' coffee, you get your loyalty card stamped too, so every 10 you get 1 free. Plus, if you present a refillable cup, we have Nespresso ones, you get a 2nd stamp on your loyalty card as an incentive to not use plastic cups.
Other offers frequently available. It's possible to get your mobile bill in freebies
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I've had a Nespresso for a few years now. I love it, it makes great espresso but has been pointed out, it's bulky and power-hungry and you need to buy special pods for it.
if you're after a decent and easy to make espresso then I would suggest to do as our mainland friends do and get in a Bialleti, a stove top espresso maker. You can get them from about £15-£40, it takes normal coffee so no more expensive/wasteful pods. They come in various sizes and models and will brew up astonishingly good coffee in a matter of minutes.
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