Greetings all,
super noobie here, just joined yesterday..
I have been a bit (quite a bit actually) perplexed over the last few weeks since I got into drinking quality coffee, buying home machines etc etc..
I have a little cafe in my hospital complex, called Zouki (its a franchise) which uses coffico beans. You most likely wouldnt have heard of them. But these are the guys who got me into drinking coffee, as the coffee they produce have that strong aroma (you know, that mesmerizing smell of coffee roasting) and I can ACTUALLY SMELL it out of the plastic pout of the take away cup. It was sort of the smell that comforted me in the morning, got me hooked etc etc. These guys by no means do in-house roasting.
Given that this cafe is unknown and the baristas there are probably juniors, after I read a few posts here, I paid a visit to a few cafes recommended (one in homebush, and the other one that wasnt on this site was the one in prospect inside flower powers, who pride in in-house roasting and quality coffee). To my surprise, there was NO SMELL at all, and there was none of that magic I had experienced from the HOSPITAL CAFE!! What is going on?
This makes me wonder - I was seriously thinking about at least getting a quality home grinder machine, buying roasted beans from shops mentioned here and trying at home. But if these cafes cant do it, how could I?
Would someone please enlighten me - is it the freshness (i.e. roasting on the spot, grinding on the spot, then extracting espresso straight away) that guarantees the smell? If I bought quality beans online, which most likely had been roasted a few days ago at least, and grind them at home and make espresso with my cheap delongi ec250 machine, would I definitely get the aroma?
Isnt aroma the most important thing why people want the quality coffee?
and lastly, if I go to Campos (I still havent been there) or Single origin or one of those famous places, would I DEFINITELY GET THE AROMA?
I live in Meadowbank so its a bit far but I would do anything to drink that coffee smell.
:-[ :-[
super noobie here, just joined yesterday..
I have been a bit (quite a bit actually) perplexed over the last few weeks since I got into drinking quality coffee, buying home machines etc etc..
I have a little cafe in my hospital complex, called Zouki (its a franchise) which uses coffico beans. You most likely wouldnt have heard of them. But these are the guys who got me into drinking coffee, as the coffee they produce have that strong aroma (you know, that mesmerizing smell of coffee roasting) and I can ACTUALLY SMELL it out of the plastic pout of the take away cup. It was sort of the smell that comforted me in the morning, got me hooked etc etc. These guys by no means do in-house roasting.
Given that this cafe is unknown and the baristas there are probably juniors, after I read a few posts here, I paid a visit to a few cafes recommended (one in homebush, and the other one that wasnt on this site was the one in prospect inside flower powers, who pride in in-house roasting and quality coffee). To my surprise, there was NO SMELL at all, and there was none of that magic I had experienced from the HOSPITAL CAFE!! What is going on?
This makes me wonder - I was seriously thinking about at least getting a quality home grinder machine, buying roasted beans from shops mentioned here and trying at home. But if these cafes cant do it, how could I?
Would someone please enlighten me - is it the freshness (i.e. roasting on the spot, grinding on the spot, then extracting espresso straight away) that guarantees the smell? If I bought quality beans online, which most likely had been roasted a few days ago at least, and grind them at home and make espresso with my cheap delongi ec250 machine, would I definitely get the aroma?
Isnt aroma the most important thing why people want the quality coffee?
and lastly, if I go to Campos (I still havent been there) or Single origin or one of those famous places, would I DEFINITELY GET THE AROMA?
I live in Meadowbank so its a bit far but I would do anything to drink that coffee smell.
:-[ :-[
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