Stove top espresso

[holnrew]

I have one, not used it for years. It's a bialetti. My dad put it in the dishwasher and it's no longer shiny.

[ianpdq]

I use a two cup Bialetti works great

[erictheweary]

I have a Bialetti but rarely use it as I'm the only one who drinks it and end up with a raging caffeine headache. They are slightly crudely made - to Italian agricultural engineering standards.

Those pod things are so pointless - really just an expensive way to make instant coffee.

At work I use these, which are quite nice ( if not totally brilliant) despite being Fair Trade as typically Fare Trade stuff is awful):

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[chillidoggy]

I used to subscribe to the "don't clean the coffee pot" theory. Then one day it seemed to taste a bit odd. I was using one of the alloy espresso machines, and they're difficult to clean anyway, you certainly cant put them in the dishwasher, as i found to my cost when i ruined one.

I bought a new one and used it same as before, and the same thing happened after a month or so. Ended up buying the Bialotti stainless one, and problem solved. It's easy to clean, but all I usually do is run hot water into it and wipe it with a wet cloth. It comes up shiny, if not like brand new, but that gets all the coffee stains off that I reckon was causing the problem with the others.

Each to his own, and conversely, I never bother going too mad in teapot cleaning. Mind you, that could be to annoy the missus, rather than any taste benefits.

[RocknRollDave]

Ah the happy days of serving coffees in a certain pub chain to customers from the Black Country..

"There you go, sir, one espresso"

*customer looks confused* "....is that it?.......where's the milk...?"

[chillidoggy]

Ah the happy days of serving coffees in a certain pub chain to customers from the Black Country..

"There you go, sir, one espresso"

*customer looks confused* "....is that it?.......where's the milk...?"

Presumably in a brummie accent?

[RocknRollDave]

Presumably in a brummie accent?

Well a Black Country accent, but yes. Basically Black Country folk trying to look all cultured and order a "fancy" coffee instead of the actual normal coffee with milk and two sugars that they REALLY want and making themselves look daft cos they don't know what they're buying.

[cramp]

I used to subscribe to the "don't clean the coffee pot" theory. Then one day it seemed to taste a bit odd.

yeah always worth a quick visual to see if there's any fungus ..

[erictheweary]

Well a Black Country accent, but yes. Basically Black Country folk trying to look all cultured and order a "fancy" coffee instead of the actual normal coffee with milk and two sugars that they REALLY want and making themselves look daft cos they don't know what they're buying.

The reverse was when I worked in West Brom and one of my colleagues went into the cafe in the public and ordered an espresso but was given a cappucino. When she pointed it out she was told 'don't worry about it love, you get more for your money with one of these.'

[chillidoggy]

Well a Black Country accent, but yes. Basically Black Country folk trying to look all cultured and order a "fancy" coffee instead of the actual normal coffee with milk and two sugars that they REALLY want and making themselves look daft cos they don't know what they're buying.

I sympathise with them because I have no idea what it all means, either.