Hye, Im new to the forum.

Just sharing some of my coffee making items.

My Bodum french press.





My CBTL coffee maker and milk frother



Latte that I made using my CBTL coffee machine

Hye, what milk brand are you using ? I used to have that problem with certain milk brand such as the dutch lady ones. For me, Farm fresh seems to do a great job and it's smooth without the bubbles. It holds well. Different milk brands seems to give different results.

Yes I know what you mean. Had that same problem with dutch lady which is why I'm no longer using it. At first it comes out smooth, than seconds later, it bubbles out and the drink end up become diluted like Nescafe.

All the best. Keep us updated on how it goes with the marigold.

It is not because of the capsule based coffee machine but it's due to the milk frother itself. If you have a steamer wand, than you eliminate the froth being "too thick" problem. Basically a frother only froths the milk but if you want smooth as silk milk foam, than get an expensive coffee maker which has a good steam wand to steam and froth the milk. Or get a seperate stand alone milk steamer. Not sure if they have a standalone version of milk steamer. The stand alone frother all it does is heats the milk and spins the spindle.

I prefer the CBTL capsules over the nespresso.

I'm from Ipoh so yeah, shops for good coffee are limited and very far. For the folks in KL, guess its a different story. The good thing about the CBTL is you can use any cafitally based coffee pods so you have plenty of choices if you are like me who love to import coffee to brew. I have my own dream of owning a good espresso maker but it's very expensive. Until I can afford it, my capsule based espresso maker is gonna be my everyday cuppa. Although pod machine is not the same as having a real machine, at least there is satisfaction of having a drink at the comfort of your own house when ever you want. That's convenient.

I dont see any reason why we should stop using the capsules based coffee machine. i do enjoy my home capsules although it may not be as fresh as a freshly grounded coffee bean compressed for a fresh espresso shot but it's still drinkable and it's tasty too. Guess it comes down to preferences and budget. A good coffee grinder can be very expensive too. I also realize most folks that buy a capsule machine are usually due to their budget or sometimes for convenience for a fast brew.

But i do encourage for people to try out specialty coffee as you say especially if you are in KL as there are plenty of coffee houses with their signature blend to be tried.

Agreed

You can get a good coffee pitcher / bodum espresso shot glass and other coffee related items from www.cuppa.com.my

They even sell gourmet based syrups if you are interested in making signature drinks like caramel machiato / hazelnut flavoured and etc.

Hope this helps.

Here's the link for them ilk pitcher

http://www.cuppa.com.my/products/Stainless...lk-Pitcher.html


Link for the coffee cups

http://www.cuppa.com.my/categories/Coffee-Cups/