What is the Best coffee bean you have tried before? Just wanted some suggestion for my new machine.

My definition of freshness is from the moment they milked from the cow to my cup.

I'm considering home roasting too. 

However,  as I found out,  getting green bean in Malaysia is a problem.  U need AP to import them. Please let me know if you know any green bean supplier here.

As for machine,  I've shortlisted 2 machine.  1 is hottop which u can direct purchase from Taiwan.  Another 1 is 1kg roaster made by Indonesian.

The hottop is powered by electric and using heating elements.  The Indonesian is using gas burner. 

Pricing,  both roaster costing almost the same.

I won't put my money on aillio just yet.  Waiting for the  review.

Just based in logic.  Between locally produce and imported one.

Imported milk is not air flown to Malaysia.

Exactly, cost wise it takes time to really break even when investing into a good home coffee roaster.

Or another cheaper option is to use a whirley pop or air popcorn popper. But i think the whirley pop is a much better choice to start because it is cheap and all you need is a gas burner.

Shipping from amazon.com to malaysia is around RM170.00 for the Whirley pop.

Been using it since 2013 and still working fine. Home roast 300g of green beans every week.

I get from ebay sellers which i believe from penang, a few coffee supplier and during CAFFA from espressolab.

Kind that is available brazil santos, mandheling g1, ethopia sidama, yirgacheffe, guatemala, colombia, tanzania, honduras, mexico and costa rica.

Price ranges from rm70-100 per kilo based on type of beans. I usually buy in bulk. Prices are quite high though.

With the whirley pop i can only manage to roast to city or full city roasts for medium never tried any further than beginning of 2nd crack.

Can get from taobao actually, there are few green bean seller in TAOBAO. haha

anyone interested to purchase Delonghi ECO310 (blue color)? Planning to let go my machine and get a E61 Espresso machine

U are right. 95% of milk products, powdered, cheese, etc.

Malaysia however still produce fresh milk.

fake or not.. pay attention to the wattage and weight of the machines.. that's the hint. unless they pack "bricks" inside.. #3(material) can be substantial in weight.. and to generate a good extraction, you'd need a certain wattage to generate the kind of pressure/heat.. don't be surprize that an espresso machine will probably be the highest wattage rated appliances in your home if you're considering a good machine.. 3,000 - 5,000 watt can be the norm.. if it's below 1,000 watt.. we'll look away.

I have this type of coffee machine :

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Question is;

Can I buy the ground coffee bean from, say, Lavazza,
and use it with my coffee machine ?

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And if I may ask, what are the 'keyword' I need to look for to see whether
the coffee beans are suitable for my coffee machine?

Hi,
Actually, i have yet to decide on which machine to get. Still exploring and researching. No particular reason on gaggia classic as my shortlisted machine are consider popular entry level. All has pros and cons and features base on price.

Yes, i saw a lot e61. However, same brand n model, price so much different eg. Expobar.  Fake  or imitation?Saw 2 model abt rmb3200 n rmb 1300, milesto n raccea. Cheapest e61, anyone has expereince abt this models?

Saw another type em18, em19 machine. Looks promising. Btw, i don really read chinese. So a bit difficult to know the info listed on taobao. 

Thanks for the reply!

If I understand it correctly, my coffee machine is not meant for espresso. Is it correct?

Say, if I were to buy from Starbucks, and they mention how'd I like my ground coffee to be,
do I mention extra fine, fine, or coarse?

quick into conclusion eh? that's the problem with selective comprehension..
try to pair these 2 sentences.. "good machine 3,000 - 5,000 Watt" and "avoid those below 1,000 Watt"
showing a lever machine just defeat the purpose of having a high wattage to begin with.. i did mentioned the specific reason for having a high wattage.. and it's a bit shallow of you to compare that to a lever machine.. read the following carefully.. Londinium "The electric pump is not used to load water from the boiler into the group"
i'd understand you're probably a person who doesn't have a good grasp of risk-mitigation.. it's risky to you, but not to us.. your stereotype of "china product" is exactly how taiwan went through their period being stigmatized nearly 20 years ago.. and japan; 3-4 decades ago.. and look at how perception of taiwainese/japanese stuff compared today?
if they ship via air.. it's going to cost a bomb.. sea freight is a more reasonable method though.. irony is that, if your espresso machine weights more than 60kg.. it's totally/automatically tax free!
unfortunately this patryn33 guy sort of carpet-bombed the whole notion of sourcing it from china..

hi coffee drinkers
where do you guys get your coffee beans from in kl/ klang valley?
I want freshly roasted coffee beans which are about 1 to 2 weeks old
any recommendations for single/ blends?
when living in Sydney I used to be able to easily get fresh coffee beans almost anywhere

Thanks for the suggestion. Agree with u simonelli oscar is a good option. Value for money. I saw previous post mentions Dankoff seri kembangan offer it at rm3500. Any other places selling it at same price?
I initially think of getting Rancilio silvia, too bad this machine is overpriced, price some discrepency with amazon & what sg offer.

i know alot of coffee "snobs" who would recommend rancilio silvia or gaggia classic as a first machine to learn. Also a good all round machine definitely a step up from machines that cost a few hundred
Its quite pricey but its good!

be relevant, not everybody has ears on what's on state side..
be relevant, not everybody has ears on what's on state side..
the same machine can be had for lesser price and rightly spec'ed from china.. that's simonelli/rancillio/etc