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Weeks · 5 Jun 2005, 23:09

I bought a cafetiere, a plunger type device. It says I must use coarse ground coffee and not fine ground coffee. Yet Tescos does not say whether their ground coffee is coarse or not. What on earth do I do? How coarse is coarse and how fine is fine?

How do people survive in this crazy mixed up world, I do not know.

Tomkat · 5 Jun 2005, 23:12

Isn't fine ground coffee the same size particles as salt or pepper?

And coarse is larger pieces.

Weeks · 5 Jun 2005, 23:15

Well, if that is so, and I thankyou if it is, why don't Tescos say how coarse their ground coffee is. I can't take it anymore GD.

Madina · 5 Jun 2005, 23:21

Its so you buy the wrong one and have to go back to buy the right one.

Thermodynamics · 5 Jun 2005, 23:28

To be honest, I don't know! I would just go out and buy the tastiest looking coffee! I mean did you buy it to drink coarse coffee that tastes like ***t? No! You bought it to drink tasty coffee that will give you a caffeine boost to keep you awake long into the night while you chat to your buddies on GD....

Or alternatively- give it to somebody as a present! Problem solved....

NEWSBOT3 · 5 Jun 2005, 23:32

this thread was funnier when jammyjim did it.

Nantoz · 5 Jun 2005, 23:32

Is it one of these that you've aquired?

I think you should use the same type of coffee that you would use for boling coffee in a pot, not the type you would use with a machine.

Weeks · 5 Jun 2005, 23:32

Well fine coffee will **** my cafetiere. And non-instant coffee is just so much nicer. And I don't normally take it for a caffine boost. I'm subnormal, I know.

NEWSBOT3 · 5 Jun 2005, 23:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weeks

I'm subnormal, I know.

As long as we agree

Weeks · 5 Jun 2005, 23:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nantoz

Is it one of these that you've aquired?

I think you should use the same type of coffee that you would use for boling coffee in a pot, not the type you would use with a machine.

1) Yes.
2) I am not the kind of person who boils coffee in a pot.
3) I've never bought coffee for a machine either.

Weeks · 5 Jun 2005, 23:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by NEWSBOT3

this thread was funnier when jammyjim did it.

1) Well, look.
2) I'm sorry.
3) I'm not here to amuse.
4) Bye.

Madina · 5 Jun 2005, 23:38

http://www.coffeeforums.com/

Nantoz · 5 Jun 2005, 23:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weeks

1) Yes.
2) I am not the kind of person who boils coffee in a pot.
3) I've never bought coffee for a machine either.

OK.
On the bags or tins of coffee it will probably say something like "pot coffee" and "machine coffee". Choose the one that says "pot coffee" or whatever the English equivalent is.
According to a coffee site I just checked you can use the finer machine coffee, but then you have to use less of the coffee than usual.

The ideal would be to buy coffee from a proper store that grinds them for you at the correct size, better taste, more freshness, etc.

BTW: How have you made your coffee prior to this? Nescafé?

Madina · 5 Jun 2005, 23:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nantoz

OK.
On the bags or tins of coffee it will probably say something like "pot coffee" and "machine coffee". Choose the one that says "pot coffee" or whatever the English equivalent is.

Have you read all this thread? e.g. the first post which says that there isnt any indication of what type of coffee it is on the packet

Nantoz · 5 Jun 2005, 23:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madina

Have you read all this thread? e.g. the first post which says that there isnt any indication of what type of coffee it is on the packet

Weeks said that there was no indication of grain size. But there might be a mention of grain type. Since pot coffee is coarser than machine coffee that would be the obvious choice.

I cannot belive that Tesco would have two (atleast ) types of coffee without any way of diferentiating between them.

Weeks · 5 Jun 2005, 23:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madina

http://www.coffeeforums.com/

http://www.coffeeforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=2226

hahahahhahahha. And thanks.

I'm not sure if anyone will reply. But the avatar has cheered me right up.

Weeks · 5 Jun 2005, 23:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nantoz

Weeks said that there was no indication of grain size. But there might be a mention of grain type. Since pot coffee is coarser than machine coffee that would be the obvious choice.

I cannot belive that Tesco would have two (atleast ) types of coffee without any way of diferentiating between them.

I'd link you to the choice at Tesco.com but you need to register to be able to look at their goods. Bastards.

Weeks · 5 Jun 2005, 23:57

For example, these say nothing of their grain size.
http://www.alotofcoffee.co.uk/coffees.php

Nantoz · 6 Jun 2005, 00:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weeks

For example, these say nothing of their grain size.
http://www.alotofcoffee.co.uk/coffees.php

LOL!!!

They all do.

Pure Delight
Generic grind suitable for most coffee making methods.

El Mexicano
Particularly suited for cafetière and filter machines.

Madina · 6 Jun 2005, 00:01

Weeks your av doesnt work on coffeeforums. I dont know why you didnt do what i did and goto google and type 'coffee forums'

Weeks · 6 Jun 2005, 00:05

I assumed my cafetiere was special and wanted coarse coffee.
Silly me.

Weeks · 6 Jun 2005, 00:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madina

Weeks your av doesnt work on coffeeforums. I dont know why you didnt do what i did and goto google and type 'coffee forums'

I see a 640x800 avatar next to my name.

Madina · 6 Jun 2005, 00:08

I see http://www.jackjackingoff.iwarp.com/APHEX.jpg

Weeks · 6 Jun 2005, 00:09

OK, 400x400 avatar then. Still, I found it amusing. Simple things etc.

Madina · 6 Jun 2005, 00:12

Ok please share the joke about http://img297.echo.cx/img297/8125/hmm4jm.jpg . Thats what i am seeing.

Im sure you must mean something better than that

Nantoz · 6 Jun 2005, 00:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madina

Ok please share the joke about http://img297.echo.cx/img297/8125/hmm4jm.jpg . Thats what i am seeing.

Im sure you must mean something better than that

A safe bet is that it's phallic in some way....

Weeks · 6 Jun 2005, 00:15

It's just because it's quite big for an avatar. I said it amused me, not that it's funny. There is a distinct difference. Sorry for any confusion.

Nantoz · 6 Jun 2005, 00:17

Hehe. But what is it supposed to be? Just a deformed pointy thing?

BTW, Weeks. If you take the trip to Finland, you might swing by Norway for a visit....

Weeks · 6 Jun 2005, 00:19

Oh finland, norway. You're both not Sweden. That's all I remember. :P

It's a Rephlex sign, Aphex Twin's record label.

Nantoz · 6 Jun 2005, 00:21

Atleast you know it's in Scandinavia.

I once spoke with an American that was convinced Norway was a Central African country....

SYMM · 6 Jun 2005, 00:25

Any coffee will be fine, really.

Marilyn Manson · 6 Jun 2005, 00:28

Why didn't you just buy a jar of Kenco?

Weeks · 6 Jun 2005, 00:49

Instant coffee is rubbish.
I spent enough time in France to realise that.
Coffee with milk is also over-rated / not very nice.

JamMak · 6 Jun 2005, 03:11

Well know fact: Real Men drink Real Ale, Real Coffee, and like Real Music

To be fair, instant coffe is just poo. It's all about the cafétiere

Tomkat · 6 Jun 2005, 07:29

"
Weeks, a final suggestion. You might want a smaller version of your icon. It is so big I could see it before I logged on."

Those coffee forums people sure are observant.

Sarina_Joy · 6 Jun 2005, 15:35

If you read the packs most will say 'suitable for cafetiere/filter/whatever' which is generally rather helpful.

I buy Tescos ground coffee in it's many forms (the finest Costa Rica Tarrazu is very nice) which are relatively coarse so should suit a cafatiere (I have a filter)

Alternatively try Douwe Egberts - afaik they have a pack specifically marked for cafetieres.