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[struth]

I'm lastose intolerant so use special stuff.

The cartridge gives 120litres

[Marco]

Ah, same as Del, then. Does it not affect the taste of your coffee? I'd have thought that full-fat normal milk would be best for creaminess and flavour?

Yeah, I noticed in the ad it said 120 litres... It also said that the filter lasts for 28 days. So my thinking though, is that who's going to go through 120 litres of water in 28 days (I only use 300ml a day to make my morning cappuccino), and if not, the filter will 'go off' before you've had a chance to use its capacity...

If so, it's going to get quite costly replacing a £27 filter every month, which is the list price for replacements.... Or do you make up 120 litres of filtered water and keep it in containers in the fridge, and if so, won't it go stale after a while?

I only want the water I use for making coffee to be filtered, nothing else.

Marco.

[struth]

Ah, same as Del, then. Does that not affect the taste of your coffee? I'd have thought that full-fat normal milk would be best for creaminess and flavour?

Yeah, I noticed in the ad it said 120 litres... It also said that the filter lasts for 28 days. So my thinking though, is that who's going to go through 120 litres of water in 28 days (I only use 300ml a day to make my morning cappuccino), and if not, the filter will 'go off' before you've had a chance to use its capacity...

If so, it's going to get quite costly replacing a £27 filter every month, which is the list price for replacement filters.... Or do you make up 120 litres of filtered water and keep it in the fridge, and if so, won't it go stale after a while?

Those are just some of the things I've been thinking about.

Marco.

i use full fat milk, but lactose free.. its very nice actually and steams well too. the filters are bought separately and plug in. you can buy them in 6 packs.. they are made on austria and germany.

[Marco]

Ah, about the milk, okies

Still not sure about the practicality of using a water filter, just for making one large cappuccino a day.... We'll see! So how much are the six packs of filters, and how long does each one last, before it 'goes off'?

Marco.

[struth]

Can't remember cost but you can get them on amazon although I use their own site.
Says 4 weeks but you can stretch it a bit. I drink lots of water and the machine uses lots too. Saves on bottled water for me too

[struth]

Magnesium cartridge is just over 4 quid

[Marco]

Can't remember cost but you can get them on amazon although I use their own site.
Says 4 weeks but you can stretch it a bit. I drink lots of water and the machine uses lots too. Saves on bottled water for me too

I think that's the main difference between us. I drink lots of water too, but the tap water here is so good, we just have that, and as I said, I only need 300ml of water to make the coffee for my morning cappuccino, as the rest is milk!

Marco.

[struth]

Try it from fridge. It's even nicer than usual bottle water I think. Only way to find out is to try tho. Not for everyone obviously.

[User211]

Yeah, defo. Fortunately the water where I am (which comes from the Snowdonia hills) is as pure as tap water gets, so there are no real issues. However, using sparkling mineral water, with my Moka pot, defo improves the flavour and imparts a slight 'crema'.

The other thing I've found that seems to improve the coffee flavour slightly, is pre-warming the cup or mug you're going to use, by filling it with boiling water and allowing the water to sit inside for a few mins before using it, so that the hot coffee isn't going straight into a cold cup.

Regardless of anything else, if you can't taste the difference, it helps keep the coffee warmer for longer!

Oh, and one other thing, this morning I used some Graham's Gold Smooth Jersey milk (link below), to make my cappuccino, instead of the usual whole milk I get fresh from the dairy, and bloody hell does this stuff create a lovely thick, creamy milk froth!!

https://www.grahamsfamilydairy.com/o...ge/gold-smooth

It also makes cappuccinos taste utterly wonderful, if a little rich for drinking everyday. However, defo one for special occasions or when you want to impress visitors... I suspect that Justers will already know about this stuff, but Granty, if you haven't tried it, I urge you to give it a go, as with the style of coffee you make, it'll taste better than ever!

Marco.

Defo warm the cup first. Massive.

Or the shot glass if that's what your using, as I do when making the morning's Avex (thermos) to drink in the car in the way to work.

However Graham's is a bit f"&_ed at the mo. It's summer and the amount of cream in it increases exponentially. You can kinda see why they want to homogenise milk but it DOES ruin it flavour wise.

Even the local milkman's milk is a bit too cream heavy at the moment.

[struth]

My opening group, filter and steam head clean all go Into the cup which gets it nice n hot. It makes a big difference to temp of coffee at end