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A Good Cup of Coffee

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decorum Dec 2016 7:04pm, 22 Dec 2016 1,350 posts	Quote Pin decorum And feel free to give it a shout as to how it performs for you Is it a dedicated grind or a for multi? (intended for just one brew method or a combo)
Red Squirrel Dec 2016 7:14pm, 22 Dec 2016 19,633 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Well done Dvorak. Were you posting from Aldi? Do you work for their PR department or are you just an aspiring hack? "I'm speaking today to Dvorak McCoffeeheid; our man on the floor in Aldi. Over to you Dvorak. What's the scene with the bean at the global discount supermarket?"
decorum Dec 2016 7:16pm, 22 Dec 2016 1,351 posts	Quote Pin decorum Good ad placement at the top of this page ... for me anyway. In case no one else has seen it ~ footprintcoffee.co.uk Not sure why but it might be of interest
Dvorak Dec 2016 7:43pm, 22 Dec 2016 12,811 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak No, I have an ad which asks if I am in the top 5% of companies achieving digital transformation. (Answer: no.) I'm not doing that well as a pitchman then, RS - those coffees are in LIDL :-p. I have actually been in Aldi and Lidl since posting and the big bag beans are actually only £3.99. Todays purchase however came from that haunt of aficionados, Home Bargains. Percol Black and Beyond espresso (filter grind). I paid £1.39 for a 227g but bafflingly online prices are anything from £2.79 (Ocado) to £7.74.
Red Squirrel Dec 2016 8:04pm, 22 Dec 2016 19,634 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Hee-hee; my mistake. Aldi. Lidl. Lidl. Aldi. Wot-evs. Only 2 of us for coffee club tomorrow as it's the last working day.
decorum Dec 2016 8:13pm, 22 Dec 2016 1,353 posts	Quote Pin decorum [I can never remember which is which ~ geographic location, usually. But not which brand is where ... so, for a good while, I've relied on refering to the pair as 'ALidli' ]
Red Squirrel Dec 2016 10:05am, 23 Dec 2016 19,636 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel That link looks interesting Decorum - thanks. Zorba - yes please report back. This thread isn't just for caffeinated ponces. Sumatran Lingtong again this week. Just ground some up for my colleague and I. Everyone else in the club's on leave.
decorum Dec 2016 4:41pm, 23 Dec 2016 1,357 posts	Quote Pin decorum Have braved town in search of 'Just In Case' coffee from my dealer. I have plenty ... but ... I picked up some more 'Old Brown Java' and added 'Continental Blend' to the stash ...~ Story: Roasted blend from central America. The beans are roasted until the oils flow freely leaving them dark and shiny. Taste: Black as hell strong as death sweet as love, this coffee leaves a sweet after taste. Excellent for a dark espresso coffee I also picked up some decaff beans for SWMBO ~ ground for her to use in the espresso machine. So she can now have espresso (and the coffee brews which use espresso) or French Press. It'd be a whole lot easier if she'd get in the habit of grinding for purpose
Hanneke Dec 2016 4:59pm, 23 Dec 2016 68,804 posts	Quote Pin Hanneke RS, you will appreciate my delight this week: I always get paid cash for two of my yoga classes, as the group doesn'y have a bank account. I usually put the money (£40) in my wallet. But this time, I didn't have my wallet with me, so I popped it into the zipped breast pocket of my jacket and... There already was £80 in there I had forgotten to transfer to my wallet from two previous sessions! So I have a richness I don't usually experience, over the xmas period, where I am unable to earn as clients are elsewhere engaged Off to Waitrose for some treats, no coffee, as I still have plenty of those Lavazza beans left, as well as Aldi and I bought some things for my new shed/medicine making workshop too, as well as paying for a massage therapy session, as my back was killing me after some very hard work coppicing last week. I had some money left over after that, so I filled the tank of the van with £30 diesel and am feeling extremely rich
Red Squirrel Dec 2016 4:36pm, 24 Dec 2016 19,639 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Fantastic Hann!! A bit like my recent £50+ water rebate as I'm on a meter. I can completely relate to the above. Happy Christmas!