help me find a decent tasting coffee

[suzee1]

can anyone advise me of a smooth coffee for my new coffee machine the problem being so far every one iv bought has tasted similar to an ashtray its awfull and have all cost around �2"ish" i dont mind spending around �5 if its good coffee, when i drink normal coffee i drink necafe gold blend is there anything like this type of taste out there for my coffee machine please help x

[bushbaby_de]

hi Suzee I drink gold blend instant too and the nicest coffee machine grind i have found is Lavazza Rossa which comes sort of shrink wrapped into a brick shape from Tesco for only a couple of pounds. With real coffee make sure you let the water cool a bit before putting it through the ground beans otherwise you'll scald them and anything will taste bad after that! It also helps to keep the ground coffee in tupperware in the fridge.

[Jugglering]

Go for a No 3 medium roast (not an italian blend, those are quite harsh) - Asda or Tesco own brand are quite nice. Use 1 tablespoon per cup (= 2 tbsp per mug) of ground coffee :)

[SRH]

Have a look at the Grumpy Mule site:

http://www.grumpymule.co.uk/

Unlike a lot of Fairtrade coffee these taste fab. They are a variety of different prices (some under �3) and they all have full descriptions of what the coffee tastes like, where it is grown etc so that you can try to match the flavours you like.

[suzee1]

Thank you all for your answers, i am still a bit confused as to wether i have not got a decent machine or am i just getting the wrong coffee for My coffeemaker, Iv paid about �60 for a Delonghi maker with a expresso+cappacinno on one side, but havent really bothered with that side as the squirtty thingy is only 3inch of the work top, so once it squirts and fills the cup up youd have to tilt the cup on its side to get it bk out, so iv not bothered with that side. The other side is a drip type where you put the coffee in a mesh thing put water in the back and it drips in the jug, the last coffee i bourght was Dowegberts medium roast but that wasent much better, please keep the tips coming in thanx again x

[velvet lady]

i love dowe egberts or how ever its spelt, lazy sunday but make sure its the right type, make sure its filter coffee.

i also like a lidl espresso in a black tin, really puts a zing in ya day! and its cheaper than chips

[suzee1]

is that what type i should always buy filtered coffee cos im not sure x

[Ternigapp]

I personally like Farrer's No 1 from Farrers in Kendal. I find it very smooth and pleasant and is from a local shop who have their own website and I'm sure they do mail order.

[suzee1]

ill have to look for the book and have a look. the prob with the squirty thingy is the way its so low down its only a couple of inches of the table all the froth or milk would come out if id to bend the jug or cup enough to get it under the nozzle x

[bushbaby_de]

If you're wanting to froth milk up to make a capuccino you would less than half fill the jug anyway cos it expands. My frother is quite low too so I just move it to the edge of the worktop when I use it.

[cruella]

Blue Mountain coffee ground beans makes a lovely cup of coffee but very expensive.