Cafe Ristretto



Cappuccino



Latte


I recently discovered the joys of making espresso and Im now thinking of asking my folks to look for a coffee machine.

Anyone got any idea of the local coffee scene? As in, where to get fresh roasted beans, quality grinders and machines? Are there any established roasters around the klang valley?

This post has been edited by ezralimm: Jul 6 2008, 11:01 AM

Blog whore lol Starbux does their own beans (and they have coffee-making stuff.) People here like to have things done fast, they don't have the patience to wait for a cup of coffee.

good espresso machine starts at around rm 5,000 - 7,000

try saeco for a start. i think parkson do sell them, IIRC

for beans, coffeebean and starbuck do sell them.

expresso is kopi 0 rite? pure kopi no suger or milk, wif hot water only. that's wai it's named expresso. wai need the mesin to do it?

This post has been edited by toothgnasher: Jul 6 2008, 12:37 PM

See wiki -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espresso

It's a bit ridiculous to pay so much for coffee considering our relatively low incomes.

Besides the Big Mac Index, there should also be a Starbucks index.

i think is a small version of kao kao kopi prepared in super fast... "XpressO"

You are but a thrall at the tail end of a tired 80s fad

I saw coffee pron in ur title, click it and expect more in the pics ur posted.

Oh yeah. I bought my first coffee percolator back in the late 80s.

what about kopi luwak? cant afford it?

haha i get addicted to coffee oso last few months..no more instant coffee aka nescafe nemore..lolz
but expresso and the such too expensive la..though i like cappucino and latte better..expresso too thick and i feel like a granpa when drinking it lolz..
old town or keluang station coffee not bad la for cheap2 price..
but mamak kopi o i cannot tahan

ubah cara hidup.

i drink tongkat ali mostly.

these kind of coffee sometimes when bring a client for a drink.

OMG... how in the world did my thread end up here?
Originally posted in Hobbies subforum.



Are you referring to the superautomatics?

RM2500 should get you a decent espresso machine. A Rancilio Silvia shouldnt cost more than RM3000.

Im personally using a cheap ~RM600 machine (that's a bit of a b1tch to work with but still workable) paired with a grinder that costs roughly as much.


I got tired to giving about RM9 to commercial cafes each morning so i decided to make it myself.

A home made cappuccino costs less than RM1. (cost of beans+milk)

It is a pretty wholesome drink as it is about 150ml's of steamed milk with 25ml's of concentrated coffee.


No Kiddin? espresso culture has always been around, and still is...


Gotta agree, most commercial establishments make espresso too 'acidic' for my liking. They tend to pull about 45ml during each shot. When you make it yourself you could pull as little as 20ml per shot in under 25s... producing a restricted shot (ristretto) with more coffee taste, and less acidity/bitterness.

What you could do is ask for your shot to be stained with milk. Order a macchiato. Which is espresso with a dash of milk. The milk hides flaws in the extraction, like sauce on a not-so-good steak.

Espresso is the basis for making cappuccino/latte. About 150ml of steamed full cream milk is added to espresso to make a cappuccino. The flavourful oils in the brown coloured crema mixes with the rich full cream milk foam to form the cap from which the drink derives its name. The half inch thick cap of foamed milk helps keep in heat on a cold morning. A latte would also have a similar amount of milk, but the milk would be less foamed, far more dense and more velvety.

Nope. It's just rediculously priced..

This post has been edited by ezralimm: Jul 6 2008, 05:39 PM

Well, no one forces you to pay it

i think Carrefour has the beans...i saw them yesterday

Let me know if you find a machine that makes ice-blended mochas

a blender?

How ?

Local coffee scene? I think Starbucks is as good as it gets around here...

Interested too!

We need like those jazz clubs in the movies... yea...

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/...ent_8476229.htm