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

One of the few good things about my office is that there's a coffee machine. Mocha, cappo, expresso, white coffeee, milo, tea ... it's all available for free.

Ice blended mochas taste nothing like a real mocha made from chocolate+steamed milk with a dense layer of foam on top.

Espresso is then poured down the side of a spoon to form a rich coffee layer between the chocolate milk and foam. The crema from the espresso mixes with the milk foam, creating an unparalleled mouthfeel that cant be matched by the ice blended drinks.

Yes, I know. Hardly go to these overpriced places anymore. Must have gone only like 3-4 times the whole of last year.

Who cares ? I just want one

My own "espresso", lulz!

Milo + Nescafe + damn a lot of creamer + 2 tablespoons of sugar.

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Added on July 11, 2008, 8:57 pmBring back home...

This post has been edited by zeist: Jul 11 2008, 08:57 PM

coffee is good... coffee was my life....
note: was

ezra,

hey, dya know where can i get the silvia in malaysia?

working in starbucks... drink until sien.. zzz

Peeing coffee yet?

stop d... drinking other drinks ^^

Aiyoo... So many brands in the market... Wanna look for BUNN or SAECO machine let me know la... I got Sell...

is the thread still on? love to learn the art but the upfront is huge for young lad like me, plus nice beans are hard to find. Any1 know where i can get some really good coffee?

I stopped drinking from starbuck long ago, its like fastfood version of coffee, no passion at all. Wonder if there is still any shop in KL that makes some good coffee...

me also ...working with starbucks , but very boring already !!! drink2 till i do not which drink to choose already

coffee from starbucks might not taste good , as my place cofee ...
hai peng coffee ( at kemaman)

great coffee , taste great and also adictive ahahhahaaaha

haha, my friend, u woke up early or u never sleep?

yeah... true... starbucks nowadays are so boring. I've even had better coffee in small kopitiam in Ipoh.
I never taste anything near to those in KL, any idea?

normal for me , to online at this moment , love the speed of internet early in the morning ,

hurm , beside starbucks , i think , oldtown coffee also quite nice , especially , the almond white cofee ,


i tried charm c beng , taste good , but the place , im not familiar with , cause my fren bring me ther ... hahaaha

common la... old town has become so commercialized already, there are 3 of those in my area...
The 1 u meant should be hazelnut coffee, i used to have alot of those, they are sold as 3 in1 in Giant.

Oldtown coffee i prefer 'si nian nan yang'/nanyang memorably, but the quality is going down as number of outlets going up.

This post has been edited by xianwei: Sep 9 2008, 06:44 AM

to see this thread...i remember maxis ads that show coffee....

aahahahahaha

like u know , is hard to find nice and finest cofee in KL area....

i'll update u once i get info for coffee

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ahahahhahahha yeah , donuts and cofee for maxis add ... look nice .... but do the coffee taste good ?
aahahahaha


the donut abvoiusly look like jco or big apple .. haaahahahaha

hahahaha, thats my inspiraiton of this coffee talk.... breakacino!

lets call maxis , wher they get the cofee .. aahahahahaa .....

is it that will be ok for u xianwei??

dome vs starbucks vs and that red one something//????