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How (not) to make coffee

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NonnaW Wed 15-Nov-17 08:55:43

1. Pour water in cafetière to warm.
2. Grind coffee beans.
3. Empty water out, measure coffee into cafetière.
4. Pick up cafetière and throw contents into sink.
5. Stare in horror, and start again.

Suppressing urge to scream at DH when he tells you to “focus”is optional, especially when you feel he distracted you in the first place.

Looks like it’s going to be a good day!

Oldwoman70 Wed 15-Nov-17 09:05:14

Ye Gods woman, throwing away coffee!!!! Normally a capital offence, however, I do understand as it is very hard to make coffee before you have had coffee.

Greyduster Wed 15-Nov-17 09:12:47

We all have moment like that. Make coffee for DH, make Bovril for me. Put milk in both coffee and Bovril (because both are brown, you see!) ?‍♀️. Pour Bovril down sink. Switch off autopilot and start again!

Nanabilly Wed 15-Nov-17 09:23:10

Oh dear I suggest going back to bed for an hour at least.

vampirequeen Wed 15-Nov-17 09:29:42

Def go back to bed and start the day again grin

annsixty Wed 15-Nov-17 09:59:05

My H's method for an instant coffee for me.
Put kettle on, reach for small mug on kitchen windowsill into which I have poured surplus chicken fat the night before.
Add coffee , hot water and milk and bring to me while I am working.
Express complete surprise when I splutter and spit it all over my papers.

Eglantine21 Wed 15-Nov-17 10:00:42

smile

Willow500 Wed 15-Nov-17 10:03:27

Lol. My son is coming next month and he uses one of those very old coffee percolator things that you put on the stove and it comes up from the bottom - when we were face timing the other week it looks so battered I commented on it but he said it's the only way to make coffee. He'll be disappointed at my Tassimo then grin I have an induction hob so cant find one of his sort that works on it!

Christinefrance Wed 15-Nov-17 10:28:07

Those coffee pots are great Willow they brew the best coffee I have tasted.

Hildagard Wed 15-Nov-17 10:31:27

Put my cereal in the dog bowl the other morning?

susieken Wed 15-Nov-17 10:33:54

Willow500 I use a Cona which is made of glass and works beautifully on my gas hob on a very low heat. Don’t think there is an equivalent for induction hobs. sad

paperbackbutterfly Wed 15-Nov-17 10:52:22

The orange juice is in a very similar container to the milk (first thing in a morning without my glasses on) coffee with added OJ is not recommended.

yogagran Wed 15-Nov-17 10:55:32

willow Amazon do sell these coffee makers for induction hobs as I found them when I was thinking of buying. Try an Amazon search for "coffee percolator induction"

downtoearth Wed 15-Nov-17 10:57:12

Its wednesday nonna if it where me this happened too ..it is always wednesday it happens hmm

Myym Wed 15-Nov-17 11:01:43

1. Place cup on Tassimo base
2. Put the Coffee Pod into correct position
3. Close lid
4. Push button
5. Wait few seconds...
6. Drink
7. Repeat at regular intervals throughout the day

annsixty Wed 15-Nov-17 11:27:27

Tassimo ad on my tablet now.

Sheilasue Wed 15-Nov-17 11:48:51

Exactly Mymm, so darn easy.

Nanny27 Wed 15-Nov-17 11:53:02

Joking aside I drink my coffee black and absolutely hate it when someone pours boiling water from the kettle directly on to instant coffe. Nothing wrong with instant coffee but not burnt.

maryhoffman37 Wed 15-Nov-17 12:52:49

Everything wrong with instant coffee! We don't even keep it as it goes rock hard before it is used. So simple to make real coffee even for one in a small cafetière. And those who use Tassimo or Nespresso machines, please tell us you recycle the pods. There are thousands going into landfill every day along with the Starbucks etc. single use plastic cups.

vampirequeen Wed 15-Nov-17 12:59:47

I don't like fresh coffee. I only like instant.

Oldwoman70 Wed 15-Nov-17 13:18:23

Very strong instant coffee first thing in the morning to get my eyes to open.

NonnaW Wed 15-Nov-17 13:19:49

Phew,glad it’s not just me!we only have coffee at breakfast time so do like our ground coffee, but always keep some instant just in case. Yes, it does often go solid in the jar though.

HootyMcOwlface Wed 15-Nov-17 13:21:45

I prefer instant too, but must have the milk in before the boiling water. Just tastes so much better.

SueDonim Wed 15-Nov-17 13:56:04

To make coffee in coffee maker.

1 Place filter in machine. Add ground coffee.

2 Pour water into the top container.

3 Switch on machine.

4 Do some general chores

5 Come back to have coffee, to find the equivalent of four mugs of coffee cascading across the worktop, into the drawers, down the cabinet fronts and seeping across the floor.

6 Swear. A lot. blush

7 Spot coffee jug sitting on the draining board, not in the coffee machine.

grandtanteJE65 Wed 15-Nov-17 14:17:46

See if you can find a stainless steel plate for putting on your induction hob under pans etc. that otherwise can't be used on them. I bought one in Belgium, it is about 30 cm in diameter and has a handle, so it resembles a completely flat griddle for baking Scottish pancakes on.

That way you can use various things like a glass cona on an induction hob.