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Coffee - help, AnaP

Posted: Sep 19, 2011

Got it - sipping my first cuppa cappy. Works great, great foam, squirt of chocolate syrup, but nowhere can I find the amount of grounds to use (filling water to second line). My first cup was ungodly weak so I tossed it. This is better but still weaker than I liike. How much grounds should I use?

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Hey Shipwrecked, got your SOS - AnaPhylaxis

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I find that about 2 tablespoons is the right amount. You have to put it in slowly though so you don't lose a lot of it over the lip, so I use a small 1/2 tsp measuring spoon and use 4 kinda generous scoops with that (not heaped too high or I lose some over the lip onto the counter). The instructions say not to pack it in, so I take my time and go all around tapping it out of the measuring spoon starting at the center around the spindle and working my way around. Don't worry if it looks heaping full when you're done; Mr. Phylaxis found it's got some type of spring-hinge that allows the heavier top part to compress the grounds so nothing spills when you connect the 2 together.

Aren't these the best cappies EVER? I think I like them even better than Starbucks, as the foam doesn't dissipate or anything. I haven't tried adding chocolate yet but I've been using La Perruche sugar cubes (which is what my favorite little bistro told me they use with their cappuccinos) and a sprinkle of fresh ground cinnamon over the top. Also, I tried a regular latte tonight and it was really delicious, too. I think I prefer cappies just because of all of the foam fascinates my easily distracted, over-caffeinated mind, LOL!

I'm glad you got your machine and coffee and everything's coming up...coffee, LOL! Sorry it took me so long to respond; totally swamped at both jobs the past couple of days and just now had a chance to check the threads.

Have a great day!

Different machines - Shipwrecked

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Mine has a basket thing that sits over the water in the bottom half. I've found I have to fill the basket pretty full.

This a.m. I was out of milk and only had heavy cream. Doesn't foam At All.

I've been mixing sugar-free choco syrup in the coffee and a big spoonful of orange marmalade - good combo. When I get to the grocery store, I'll get some pumpkin pie spice mix, but I think I'll put that in the foam rather than the coffee.

Shipwrecked...Is this it? - AnaPhylaxis

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Hope this link works okay...Here's the one I got. I'm going to try to find a website or youtubes today that have different recipes ("Faux"bucks, would love to imitate some of those frappies they have).

Hopefully this will attach okay...

Nah - mine's a cheapie - shipwrecked

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The one I got was only around $35 - silver, kinda octagonal. It makes just enough for my big mug, and if I want a second cup, I have to start from scratch. I'm out of business until I get some more milk. Heavy cream doesn't foam at all, and I tried some Coffee Mate that Kinda foams a little.

I'm almost through 2/3 of my Kimbo, and bought a can of Medaglia D'Oro at the grocery store. Hope I like it, cuz I'm not gonna keep paying the huge shipping charges from Amazon.

Speaking of Amazon shipping charges - AnaPhylaxis

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I caught that yesterday when I went to order my La Perruche sugar and saw that at one site the shipping cost was higher than the sugar itself. Crazy. I won't pay shipping charges like that, either.

Our local Italian deli we frequent sells Kimbo by the can ($10 per can, which is a bit pricey IMO). My husband wants me to try the Illy brand but that's even more than Kimbo and, well, at that price it's probably REALLY good and I don't want to try it, love it...and then be too tight (or broke) to buy it again, LOL!

I've heard Cafe Bustelo is a really good reasonably-priced Cuban espresso blend, really strong, so I've ordered a 4-pack of that (with a decent shipping price) and my husband found some sugar at the local Williams-Sonoma I'm going to try (begins with an M but I can't remember the name of it).

Now that I'm loving the fresh-brewed cappuccino, I'm going to try to find the best bargains to make it with. I'll keep you posted on if the Bustelo is good and about that other sugar. Thanks for the tip on the half and half; normally I'm a half and half user with my French press coffee, but have been using regular whole milk with the cappuccino machine so I appreciate the heads up!

Have a great weekend, Shipwrecked!

Discriminating tastebuds - shipwrecked

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I'm hoping my tastebuds are not discriminating enough to tell the diff between the "good" stuff and the grocery store Medaglia D'Oro. I think the shipping for 1 can of Kimbo was about $8.

I have diabetes so avoid sugar. When I told some friends about my choco syrup and orange marma, Mark said I need to get some Davini syrup. The only flavors in the stores here are hazelnut, French vanilla and raspberry, but he said they have a ton of flavors, including orange and pumpkin pie spice. I'll check out their website and see what I can find.

He also told me he prefers using evap milk, not TOO diluted, for the foam. Easy enough to store some cans for emergencies!

Think we should quit our day jobs and become baristas?

Absolutely, Shipwrecked, LOL! - AnaPhylaxis

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I don't know about you, but between working 2 jobs and feeling pretty much permanently adhered to my computer except for 1 day a week, it's the "little pleasures" in life, like my coffee, that I really indulge in. I just recently started a new position with a new company and so far (*fingers crossed*) really hit that proverbial jackpot and, once the bills were caught up, my husband and I used our unexpected leftover "windfall" to treat ourselves to something; mine was the cappy maker and espresso. It used to be nice new outfits or shoes but...well, working the hours we MTs usually work, it seemed like just throwing way good money to spend it on something I'll rarely (for the foreseeable future anyway) be able to enjoy so COFFEE seemed to be the logical choice, LOL!

Baristas, sure...Heck, maybe we should even open our own coffee cart offering both diabetic and regular versions of our favorite drinks (and make sure we charge a whole boatload less than Starbucks while we're at it), LOL!

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