Coffee Pod War

I have refused to go down the coffee pod route. Its not even 'proper' coffee its a blend of what is to all intents and purposes, instant coffee, and ground coffee. Also the issue of what to do with all those used pods is a nightmare. I've stuck with a French press or a Filter and can try all sorts of different coffees, there are some wonderful small independent producers especially at Farmers Markets etc....the grounds then go in the compost...simples.

I am with you Hilda

Someone mentioned an electric milk frother.
Are they worth it? Difficult to clean? Does the milk stay frothy?
At the moment I whisk the warm milk with a little whisk but the froth disappears after a few minutes.

I have a battery operated one which I've never used.
It must be about 8 years old, perhaps I should find it and use it!

Maybe that tells me what I need to know, jalima

We heat our milk in the microwave and then add the coffee. Makes a passable latte. The frother on our machine is used for cappuccinos or hot chocolate. We used skimmed milk which makes loads of froth with very little milk.
I find it easy to clean by rinsing immediately with hot water. Don't let the milk congeal!

It seemed a good idea at the time, but I'm sure it's not as efficient as an electric one anyway!

Agree with those who say ditch the pods. I make a decent cup of coffee in my cafetière.

We have a Hostess milk frother (other makes are available), it's not very big and we've had it for many years. We fill the frother jug with milk to below the maximum mark on the side and put it into the base unit. The base unit has three settings, cold milk for milk shakes and 2 heat settings, one for hot chocolate or hotter milk and a frothy milk setting. It turns off when the milk is ready and we spoon out the froth and a little of the hot milk underneath on to/into the coffee. Some milks froth better than others. It adds a touch of luxury to our coffee. We set the frother running as the Moka pot gurgles on the stove! We have friends who enjoy their espresso coffee when they come to us, so black coffee is good too from the Moka pot.

i also have a ninja filter coffee machine, I have one pod coffee a day ..mostly sometimes 2 sometimes none..the rest of the time i have black filter coffee

I m with you Jalima think this is all a fad stick with my cup of decaf

This is the first time I've even heard of a 'coffee pod' - what a funny world we live in

If I drank a lot of coffee I'd probably use my filter jug - as it is we only tend to have one cup of coffee a day and sometimes not even that.