Fantastic place to try out the coffee at Coffee Ritual in Section 14 PJ. For map and full review, click here.

1. Firstly, a glass pot of filtered water is placed over a burner. You can see the barrister lighting the burner in the picture below. The red machine in the foreground is the coffee bean grinder.



2. Freshly grinded beans are placed in the container with a spout in the glass pot of boiling water. As the water boil, it'll create a suction and suck the heated water up to brew the freshly grounded coffee beans



3. The grounded coffee is given a stir with the boiling water to mix up for even flavouring.



4. The coffee and boiling water are left to brew for 2 minutes...I find it so miraculous that the boiling water has been sucked up to the jar above it but it's all scientific methods. You can begin to smell the coffee frangrance as it releases its flavors.



5. The burners below are removed and the coffee mixture is given a final stir.



6. As the liquid cools, it is filtered as it flows downwards again. A heavenly coffee fragrance permeats the surroundings.



7. The coffee is ready to be served...



8. Hunny's cup of Single Origin Brazilian Fancy Santos Coffee (can't remember if he added the milk already or not...)



This post has been edited by SoFtBuNnY: Aug 16 2009, 08:20 PM

device is similar to this US$20,000 equipment from japan

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/dining/23coff.html






This post has been edited by patryn33: Aug 16 2009, 08:34 PM

On another visit, the cafe owners were generous and invited me and some friends to have free 1st cup of any coffee in their menu.

9. The Royal Coffee Brewing Maker (can brew up to 3 cups of coffee) which automatically switch off on its own



10. The coffee sifu poring water into the pot which will be boiled and the water will rise due to the sealed mouth and force its way into the glass compartment...



11. The liquid below the fire is the fuel that made this fire a huge one...



12. Wow...the steam is rising....the burner reminds me of lampe bergen lamps...burning also not black black de the wick...



13. The water has moved from the steel pot into the glass pot...and is brewing the coffee now...wow...like magic although it's scientifically explainable...once the fire is off...the liquid from the glass pot will flow back to the steel pot and coffee will come out from the tap...



14. Gorgeous Light Pastry encasing a hearty beef filling served with cream sauce, salad and crinkled fries...yummy!



15. A friend introducing Coffee Ritual's latest coffee maker - the Ice Drip Coffee Maker. It uses icy cold water to drip through the freshly grinded coffee and will take 8 hours to complete dripping! Coffee made this way has lesser caffein than hot brewed coffee...



16. The full view of the ice drip coffee maker with a jug of icy cold water at the top...



17. The sifu adjusting the coffee pot so that it can drip the coffee down coffee more accurately...



They have ala carte coffee starting at RM6 onwards and combo meals which include a drink and single origin bean coffees.

Do try it out if you want a good cup of coffee. Map available in my blog.

found a cheap coffee maker in C4 today...
full aluminium for rm120 only........i have to tame my impulse to buy it very2 much........

Guys,

I'd like to change the current discussion a lil if you may.

I am currently scouting around for coffee making machines.

The thing is, i am not even sure what are the price ranges or even where around Klang valley that i could go to for;

a) a cheap but reliable machine
b) good coffee beans

I am not really knowledgeable in coffee but I'd love to have a machine at my new place.

Looking to make good of cappucinos/espressos and even lattes

cheers!

there are some coffee machines at the top floor of LOT 10, inside isetan. the prices i saw ranges from RM10k - 20k .

A good investment would be the celebrated Rancilio Rocky / Silvia combo. It should cost you less than RM5,000 (probably importing it would set you back a bit more) but it sure makes a great espresso!

Rave reviews and reception at CoffeeGeek. It is the ultimate mid-range grinder/espresso combo.

wow. that's quite an amount... haha kinda got scarred off the price tag as i just moved into a new place. lotsa expenditure.

but thanks for the suggestion nevertheless!


Lesser than RM5k seems much more reasonable than RM10k - 20k as noted by Mr.Wokayyy


However, anyone has any idea of a cheaper coffee making machine?? Perhap the region between RM1k - RM3k? Or its just my noob wishful thinking?


Bro, pick and brew @ 1u has already shut down unfortunately!

abcdefuk

A good budget grinder is the Starbucks Barista, or the improved version of it, the Dualit 75002, which is essentially a rebranded Solis 116. It can be tweaked to grind a fine espresso for you to get a 25second pull.

Tweaks described here:
http://www.kwilson.fsnet.co.uk/grinder_tweaks.htm

The Starbucks Barista/Dualit 75002/Solid 116 is priced in UK at 75 GBP, so that converts to below RM500.

Then you have to invest on a fairly decent espresso machine. If you're skimping on the grinder, the Rancilio Silvia would still be affordable to you, because it costs 400 GBP here, so about RM 2,500. That in total is RM 3,000

omg really? its such a waste! could be the rent:profit problem

hi dude,

thanks for your very insightful tips.
did some googling from the recommendations you made. found this site, seems that there's good feedback on this machine.

However, i was wondering would have happen to have any good suggestions for latte/cappucino making machines? from the reviews i read as noted on the above site, rancilio silvia machine appears to be an espresso making machine.

was wondering if there is any other machine which is suited for cappucino/latte as well?


it definitely is. rent at that area isnt cheap and to be frank, they dont really have good crowd most of the time yea? pity

answer =

Not easy to make good cappuccino unless you undergo training in steaming the milk and get the well done foam
** I got a super lousy cappuccino from drCafe (Solaris) there with the harden foam which i think it is overdone

Latte has higher ratio of milk than espresso and less thicker milk foam on top..

hi there,

yes i understand where you are coming from.

sorry if i havent been clear in my previous enquiry.

i have heard of some machine which will also help to create the foam and adjust the proper ratio of coffee + milk. this is to brew the drink into the best ratio and combination of coffee + milk.

as i am a noob in coffee making, i wouldnt trust my ownself in making my own cup of latte or cappucino by adding the milk to the drink and the certain require temperature,volume,tilting degrees into the drink.

so yea, i was wondering if any machine can just do everything for me. u know? like a delonghi one touch? hehehe

just that its too expensive for me. wonder if there is any other better options.

thanks dude!!

learning alot from this thread.

hahaha I am not expert in coffee tough.. still more to learn

But what i know is, practice make perfects

p/s: I think you mistaken me as another coffee pro and i am not dude ><

Those delonghi expresso maker are not bad. Get from US is cheaper. My dream to get one of this coffee maker machine.

bumping with pic

this is my coffee set up in my room.

Iberital MC2 grinder, Bodum Columbia press, stopwatch, El Bosque Guatemalan beans no more than 1 wk old, weighing scale, Evian water.

I'm looking for a coffee machine for standard capsule coffees. So far I've found a few - Capitani Espresso Touch Cap Machine, Rotary Lux Coffee Machine, SGL-Capsy Coffee Machine & I-espresso System Coffee Machine.

Anyone has any reviews or any pointers for me to choose?

how much these machine cost? standard pod/capsule usually not great. I have tried a few types and they are costly.
why don't u get a fully auto machine?
eg
http://www.saecooutlet.com/automaticmachines.aspx

Hi patryn33, capsules are much faster for a cuppa than the ones that need grinding. Plus, it is easier to maintain. The machines I found cost between RM2k - RM4k... not too bad.

Thanks all for your lovely feedback, but is anyone out there has an opinion on the machines I chose?

not really, fully automatic machine are just well easy to maintain.
my office use fully auto ones and it grinds and make the coffee and auto empty the grinds. a push button is all it take to rinse the machine.
the pod type, need to put in and open to remove, on top of that its more costly.

RM4000 can that those really nice fully auto. they are fast too. grind and does it in varies strength. after they empty the grind it auto rinse don't even need to push button. my office used this Jura F7 that does it above didn't take more than 1 min to make coffee. or U looking at <15 sec so rush to leave? get the Jura Capresso Impressa S9 unit and I think U can get the internet to program the recipe and it does 4-5 different strength. I am sure at RM4K U could get a fully automatic that is just as easy to maintain. I have tried neopresso, and a few other brands at different location. Not tried the above brands U mention. Not seen them in the States at least. I have only seen a few brands and tried a couple at William Sonoma.

for high class capsules, go or those nespresso. cheaper but capsules are costly but high quality. alot of ppl swear thats the best capsule machine so far. the good news is the patent are ending and U'll be able to cheaper capsule with more players in the market.
http://www.everyespressomachine.com/Nespre...ml?LYN=G13354.[nespresso]&gclid=CMT449DciqMCFRU6DAodPleCdA

take a look at these
http://www2.nespresso.com/mediacenter/xml/...ure_2009_en.pdf
http://www.zamaros.net/Nespresso_What_Else.pdf
http://www2.nespresso.com/mediacenter/xml/...CT_SHEET_EN.pdf

Good luck and hope U find something U like.

This post has been edited by patryn33: Jul 28 2010, 05:21 AM

was lucky enough to bring back an espresso maker from NZ after 2 years living there. i enjoy making excellent espresso with superb crema early in the morning!

Bought oscar simonelli and a second hand MM grinder, and with click tamper (your tampering will hardly go wrong with this ).

Been using Bristot beans. Want fresh beans try Dankoff , they got Highlander beans from singapore (freshly roasted, around 2 weeks).

I dont go to starbucks anymore. Spent around 5k for the set above. Totally worth it

wow can go ur place to try ar
haha
dankoff whre to get?

Gongratz!

anyone knows where i can grab this coffee machine in kl or selangor area ?thanks .fall in love with this coffee machine after flipping thru some conversations.haha

dankoff > their office is at Jalan Shelly, somewhere further up from Pudu Jail. Google them up. Once u get their number ask for Boyd. He is very helpful and knowledgeable !

There are a few coffee machine suppliers in KL. Other than Dankoff is Coffex. Dont buy those coffee machines @ shopping mall.

Benlaw > haha can come to my place. Better be quick before i leave for bangkok

Someone else mentioned here before, go to coffee geek website. Very good website.

anyone knows where can i buy those coffee bean for those normal coffee maker? can purchase at tesco? got 1 normal type cofffee maker but dont know where to get the beans

i think you can get it at the cafe coffee ritual at pj . or search for the brand movenpick , its quite good.

note

hi all, noob question here..
if i have got a basic drip coffee maker, and i bought coffeebeans, say, from
coffeebean & tea leaf , i still need a coffee grinder to make coffee at home rite?
where do i get coffee grinder in malaysia...those cheap one...

reputable coffee machines

www.cimbali.it
www.quickmill.it
www.laspaziale.com
www.gruppoizzo.it
www.nuovasimonelli.com
www.rancilio.it

coffee grinder

www.macap.it
www.mazzer.com
www.baratza.com
www.compak.es

Hi guys, i have no idea as to where to post this thread, and i thought it will suit best under home entertainment. so mods, if i'm in the wrong thread, please let me know.

anyway, i was wondering if there are any coffee gurus out here? i'm looking to get a expresso machine and a grinder, was wondering if anyone knows any deals or anybody selling it.

if any of you our there have any information, feel free to share it!

last nite i pass by coffee bean, found out they are selling a machine that can make coffees. But not using beans, it uses 'catridges' alike thing. Where u slot into the machine, and it will make coffee from it. Its something like printer inks...

maybe u can go over coffeebean and have a look if thats what you are looking.

those that they are using are coffee pods.

i'm looking for middle-end home use expresso machines along the lines of vibiemme.

http://www.delonghi.com/my_en/agency/

Im interested to buy b4...got 2 types as i know..T-Discs and K-Cup. How much selling here the machine..from USA around USD 150.00.But it is 120v

hey guys, i'm interested in purchasing a machine from amazon website, and using a third party shipping company to ship from US to malaysia. have anyone done this before? amazon does not ship internationally for most electronic products, and vpost singapore (https://www.vpost.com.sg/vpost/index1.jsp) charges approximately 400sgd to ship the whole machine (63 pounds) to malaysia.

the only thing i'm worried is custom duties. just afraid that the malaysia customs might hold the whole machine back because its an electronic product and charge taxes on it.

anyone done this before? i think the prices of these machines are way cheaper on amazon than buying them straight here through a dealer..

why not try ebay?

TS, go down to Singapore to buy. If not mistaken SG is selling.

my uncle has 5-6 machines, as far i know, they break easily if they are cheap.

his latest one cast AUD800++ and hand carry back from Melbourne. no tax i think

but tis section is mostly on home theater discussion. but i wouldn't mind one of these if i had a theater.. lolz

This post has been edited by dlyz: Aug 7 2011, 02:56 PM

This thread belong in the kopitiam since we are talking about kopi. My coffee freak friend bought one last years whilst in Sinkapo. He says it is awesome. Sooo easy and with several types of flavor in tiny cartridges. Some more can make frothy milk.

After 3 months he stop using cos it was a hassle to set up and clean.
For him it is easier to just order a cuppa from Coffeebean or Starbuck.

u need to have 4-5 ppl to use it to justify the cleaning...

nespresso machines at ION Singapore
ION Orchard #01-14


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Parkson has 'Krups' Coffee maker, just add coffee beans and it'll dispense superb coffee.. Yum Yum. easy to maintain too.

nespresso is selling in most Coffee Bean store. (at least In JB, all Coffee bean selling it, I not sure about others state)

I wanna buy the one they showed in Green Hornet

This post has been edited by nocando69: Aug 7 2011, 07:52 PM

I use the Nespresso machine in the office. It's easy to use, and very minimal maintenance. The photo in yonggoh's post is the old model. the newer ones have a smaller footprint and optional warm milk canister (and even a tray warmer to keep the cups warm!). the coffee pods may be relatively expensive compared to say, Aik Cheong 3-in-1 but in the long run it's more economical than forking out $$$ to Starbucks and the likes. oh ... and the coffee's great too.

Like me lor...even normal coffee maker also too lazy to make...needs to clean blah blah...now all instant Nescafe or Instant Old Town white coffee. Life sucks when you're a lazy bum. LOL.

Each one take turns to wash?

I want to buy this ... anyone know where to get in Malaysia?



Nescafe Dolce Gusto Melody II Single Serve Coffee Machine

if I could buy this machine and put it at home



I'm going to be one of happiest person in this world .. possible?

This post has been edited by Irzani: Aug 9 2011, 10:34 PM

My wife works in Groupe SEB Malaysia and they just had a seminar and product introduction on the Nestle coffee machines and should be on the market soon. They are also the main agents for Krups Coffee Machine and also Tefal pans. Expect to see it in most departmental stores very soon or if you are really interested you can PM me and I can ask her (my wife) about it.

woo .. that's cool. Perhaps, once the product can be launch here, you can help your wife to promote here ... and I'll be one of the potential customer (still searching for halal info about the coffee capsul). Don't forget to update ya .. .

http://www.boncafe.com/equipment.html#3

Where can i buy a cheap coffee press (french press)?

how about this?

http://www.ikea.com/my/en/catalog/products/90163224

Still waiting when will Nescafe Dulco Gusto will come out in Malaysia ..

im still waiting for the latest news about it.

I saw these at Village Grocer, Sunway Giza and heard Metrojaya (Living Quarters) also have. RM399 for the basic machine, red one. Did note the price of the pack of capsules.

Those capsule-type coffee machines, how do they compare to real espresso machines?

The capsule style coffee maker esp Nescfa now selling everywhere...Too bad already sweetened..so diabetic will shy away

Averagely it cost RM1.30 per pod which makes it quite cheap for a quality coffee like such. Presently there are four flavours namely cappuccino, latte macchiato, mocha and expresso. They will be adding more flavours in the future.

Yep see them everywhere now. Jusco 1U and the home store on ground floor have them. I'm verrrry interested in these machines. Piccolo is RM398-410 and Circolo is RM700+. In the long run not too expensive, like you said RM1.30 for the black coffee. Plus it also only comes up to RM3.50 for the 'fancy' drinks that use the 2 pods (coffee + milk). The full range of capsules can be seen here - http://www.dolce-gusto.us/Products/Capsule-Flavors.aspx. Do hope they bring the other flavors in .. if not have to hoard when go on holidays overseas.

It's not really the price of the capsule but weather they cater for diebetic..I saw they dun seperate the sugar as the content include sugar - wrong marketing by avoiding those diebetic

Other options for diabetics or just have to drink espresso instead with the Dolce Gusto? Maybe try CBTL. Saw those at Isetan KLCC. Seem to have better options of capsules, a bit cheaper for those .. but the machine is pricier 800-1k. At that price point is it better to buy a low-end espresso machine rather than capsule/pod?

Cool ... I'm in for Dolce Gusto ... doing research now

I was going to go for CBTL machine but now my family budget has gone elsewhere so have to wait a bit. I did write up a comparison between CBTL vs Dolce Gusto on my blog (link), this is just from my research this past week.

nice research ... . Thinking of Circolo now but I prefer Creativa ..

This post has been edited by Irzani: Oct 19 2011, 09:30 PM

Dolce gusto capsules can order from eBay. Cafe au lait so nice!

I've been thinking of the piccolo since I saw it last Saturday!! My only worry is the size of the drink... Only about 200-220ml... Very small cup!

The price quoted in Jusco was RM28.00 for 16 capsules for all 4 flavours available now. I also found out that you need to de-scale the water tank from time to time for the machine and you have to buy the de-scaling agent from the sole distributor. Later stages more flavours are coming out even Milo.

Descale? Meaning? Clean out the pipes? That's probably part of maintenance. Only problem is pricing is controlled by Nestlé, and they can raise prices anytime n u r stuck buying their capsules

Update:descaling will be required when u have hard water, like in London. In our parts, if you use filtered water, it should be fine

Found some unused jusco vouchers... Gonna buy the machine tomorrow

This post has been edited by Gilthoniel: Oct 25 2011, 08:37 AM

go get the machine...experiment a bit la. get espresso capsule and and froth ur own milk to make latte or cappucino

bought the machine

I bought the mocha, latte and espresso capsules too... just to try them out. but i think i'll end up using fresh milk to make my own cappucinos or lattes

I sent an e-mail to nestle to ask the availability of Creativa version. And nestle customer service confirm to me that Creativa will not be around this year. They are focus on those Piccolo and Circolo

just get piccolo or circolo for now. when creativa arrived, sell it off laa

Ya la Irzani it still make same coffee Being devil's advocate here ... since I can't get it until after December.

Are these (nespresso) coffee pods available in any of these shopping malls; Pavilion, KLCC or Mid Valley?

with the price of buying the machine and coffee pods, have indirectly using the $$ to drink alot of coffee already. RM430++ can drink alot of coffee already. alot of hidden cost buying pod and maintaining the machine. 1500 watts is quite high voltage for using the machine

This post has been edited by lowyat888: Oct 30 2011, 01:04 PM

but no automated preparation

so spoil la u @irzani..reason they dont have the machine fully automated because they want you to play with intensity of the coffee you want

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Added on October 31, 2011, 10:34 amthe pod u can get it at harvey norman, village grocer, parkson, tesco, carrefour, best denki ..
https://www.dolce-gusto.com.my/EN/service/P...lerListing.aspx

This post has been edited by elgato: Oct 31 2011, 10:34 AM

Nespresso get online, 150 pods free delivery if not rm25. Fast delivery too i heard.

nespresso n dolce gusto different size u know

Hi, got a question to the Dolce-Gusto users. How are the espresso from the machine taste comparing to those from Starbucks, Coffee Bean or Levain? ... I have tried the ones made from a Nespresso machine and it taste almost perfect to my humble opinion. And very consistent as they are fully automated ... proper amount of water and pressure to make a full aromatic cup of creamy black gold :-P

I tried once during a demo at Parkson by a Nescafe staff demonstrating the Piccolo and somehow its just not there (i hope its because that staff don't really know how to make a good cup of espresso when its not a fully automated machine) .... so now i'm leaning towards CBTL since getting a Nespresso machine seems like a hassle as they don't really have a distributor here. Anyone can give comment on espresso from a CBTL machine? Thanks ..

This post has been edited by patrickfam: Nov 2 2011, 10:18 AM

from reviews, cbtl espresso > dolce gusto and even nespresso (some said). I am leaning towards a cbtl machine too.
Also theres currently a 20% discount off cbtl machines using american express card. A good buy now

This post has been edited by Jun-1: Nov 2 2011, 11:34 AM

Are these pods (works, size and etc) the same for all brands?

I'm new to these stuff and noticed that my office has a Krups XN2120 machine.

Okay... that's alot for me for first timer.

I see a deal here. how good is the machine and the coffee it made.

Today's Deal : 32% OFF mypressi TWIST Portable Coffee Maker (Black) @ Cuppa, Jalan Ampang for only RM495 instead of RM729!

When saw this machine, look interesting and feel like want to buy. But later after some thinking, got to pass and not to buy.

Did try the coffee. Somehow the brew smell not that good. Give it a so so brew or normal coffee judge.

This machine only can use with the nescafe capsule and no others. I can't use others brand or bean on this machine. What if the market here no more this capsule. Or difficult to get if those market decide not to sell it cause by low demand. Than I have to throw away this machine.

Also 1 day if I bored with this nescafe taste, I can't use others bean on it. So it will become display set in my home.

Check the machine voltage first, I fried my Delonghi from Amazon plugging it into Australia's 230V mains (Malaysia uses 240v). American equipment can only tahan 120V. The third party shipping can be pretty shitty, depends on your luck, my came late and Amazon refunded the shipping fee.

Yeh, too much trouble. Bought my Vibiemme locally. Slightly more expensive, but for convenience sake, all worth it.

True regarding the limited choices of coffee you have by using capsules. That's cons of having full automated espresso machines. On the other hand, because it's capsulized, you get the consistency of the coffee outcome.
Unless of course, the manufacturer screw up a certain batch of coffee during process

For the manual machines, where you need to get a proper burr grinder, bean storage, milk frother timing - it's too much work just for one morning cup. But the ability to try various type of beans, it weights out all the hassle evenly.

Just get the delonghi coffee machine. But need to save more $ first.

Hey guys, any dolce gusto users here? After much research and consideration, I've decided to get that machine for my hubby's b'day. CBTL came in very close but the thought of buying the milk frother separately was quite a turn off coz that's like spending close to RM1k for the whole set. I've already found someone from the UK who can bring in those various dolce gusto pods so there's alot of variety.

If not mistaken the dolce gusto doesn't actually frother the milk but rather use milk capsules right? If so, I doubt the taste of the latte would be good.
The CBTL milk frother allows variety of milk choices (soya included )

I tried the Delonghi machine from a colleague's purchase, too much mess it made. The so call steam wand doesn't give enough steam to make the milk bubbly

Yup, it comes with milk capsules depending on which flavor you buy so it's much easier to make. I tried the Mocha and it's good. Only problem is they lack variety unlike CBTL. But I'm shipping some of the different flavors in so no problems there. Hope it's easy to operate though.

Okay guess I dont even need to consider Delonghi then, hehe

the dolce gusto .. i tried it in jusco 1u.. the taste not so aromatic...

I think try to avoid the milk capsules (I bet it's powder inside!! but it's just my guess ), because it won't taste as good as frothing the milk. When the milk is frothed correctly, it gives a sweet taste naturally without adding sugar.

When the frothed milk pour into the espresso shot, you'll get a natural sweet, smooth texture taste latte


Personally, if really want to have a good shot espresso, get prepared to lump in at least 5k investment (good burr grinder, double pump espresso machine etc). Not worth it unless you're going to open a home barista cafe

This post has been edited by shakku: Dec 21 2011, 12:42 PM