Have you cracked Sir?? I'm just having my cafetiere filtered coffee now :D

the coffee ban was only for a week, and i made it a week and a day :D i'm not drinking instant anymore, sticking to the good stuff from now on :)

This is Douwe Egberts Dark Roast, Strength 5. Yummeh! 

By the way, for anyone versed in the art of cafetiere coffemaking, what's your technique?

At the moment, i'm using 2 heaped teaspoons per cup (i have no desert spoons) leaving the water to cool for a few minutes after boiling, filling the cafetiere, stirring after 1 minute, then pressing after another 2 minutes (3 minutes brew time).

thats just how i do it give or take a minute

Kettle, water, cup and coffee. Add together, jobs a good one

ernie ernie ernie, you have so much to learn!

Coffee is coffee. I find PG tips is the best. Gold beld isn't for me.

erm... isn't PG Tips tea??

and coffee isn't just coffee, there's a world of difference between instant coffee and "proper" coffee! 

proper coffee is the best!!!!!but what is the best shop to buy ready made coffee to go?

i usually get it in the supermarkets, but i did buy a bag from Cafe Nero recently that was quite nice :) can't remember the exact type though

Your correct pg tips is tea, oops. 

no i mean hot coffee to drink like now

ah, dunno, i don't often buy coffee to go. Pret a Mange is quite nice though!

im favoring nero at the moment,costa has gone down hill lately

pret a mange has'nt made it into darkest westcountry yet

Starbucks sucks for sure :D

Coffee making is an artform!!

Stanton - Make Ernie your Padowan learner in the mystic art of coffee making :P

It depends if Ernie want's to learn the ways of the coffee jedi's, or carry on drinking chemically processed instant shite for the rest of his life :lol: 

Use The FORCE Ernie!! :P

It's get fed to me on the computer jobs. If I turn down the coffee they look really offended.

Coffee sucks instant or not, can't beat a nice cuppa tea!!!

At work a cup of tea = 35p
At unicup of tea cost = n/a
At work a cup of coffee = 40p
At uni a cup of coffee=99p (It is fair trade stuff)

Mmmm.....coffeee!

Ok here we go

1. One dessert spoon per cup (heaped if using a mugs)
2. Only use water that is slightly off the boil (boiling water spoils the coffee)
3. Pour the water gently over the grounds trying to prevent that annoying scum
4. I agree with the stirring but not too much
5. Leave to settle then plunge in one movement
6. Meanwhile pre heat your cups/mugs with hot water 
7. Pour and enjoy

I've got to say that the very first mug of coffee of the day is the best. All others may be good but just can't compare with the first. IMHO :)

P.S. I always ask for an extra shot of espresso in my cappuccino it makes all the difference ;) :D  

 

I think we know who is the Jedi Master Muppet of Coffee :D

All bow at the feet of Toot :D

hmmm I wonder if my coffee hatred is down to the way I make it?

Could be, its not just the quality of the bean you use but what you do with it :D

i bet you say that to all the girls :lol:

Of course ;)

Just followed Toot's recipe for coffee making, lets see if it is better than my normaly lazy 'just dump it in and leave for a minute or two then plunge method'