| More hive mind please 21:44 - Mar 29 with 494 views | Swansea_Blue |
Anyone with experience/recs of either chocolate velvetisers and/or bean to cup coffee machines. Mrs Swanners has a birthday coming up and I’m struggling. Different things I know, but she likes both hot chocolate and coffee. Argh! |  |
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| More hive mind please on 22:01 - Mar 29 with 427 views | eireblue |
Some Tiramisu and a NutriBullet, easy. |  | | |
| More hive mind please on 22:03 - Mar 29 with 426 views | Plums |
I just happened to be reading this earlier. Hope it's useful.
We had a Delonghi bean to cup machine but I found cleaning it a real chore so Nespresso won in the end!
https://www.theguardian.com/th |  |
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| More hive mind please on 22:16 - Mar 29 with 399 views | Swansea_Blue |
| More hive mind please on 22:03 - Mar 29 by Plums |
I just happened to be reading this earlier. Hope it's useful.
We had a Delonghi bean to cup machine but I found cleaning it a real chore so Nespresso won in the end!
https://www.theguardian.com/th |
Thanks. The only doubt I’ve got with going down the coffee machine route is that we’re already perfectly happy with our various cafetières and stove top espresso makers. Whereas we don’t have anything that makes a decent hot chocolate. A milk frother on a coffee machine would obviously do that, but it’s a lot of extra money and worktop space just for the hot chocolate.
Actually, this has really helped. Just by thinking about it a bit more I think a velvetiser would be more useful for us. Thanks! | |
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| More hive mind please on 22:16 - Mar 29 with 399 views | _CliveBaker_ |
I’d go for a coffee machine with frother, as you can use it for hot chocolate but if you go velvetiser you can’t go the other way. If you do want that though I’d recommend Dualit, it’s basically what a lot of the expensive branded ones are based off (and Dualit IP) at a fraction of the price of some.
Coffee wise I’ve got a De Longhi La Specialista bean to cup machine. At c.£400 it wasn’t cheap, but I must say it’s superb. I rarely buy a coffee out now, because this is just as good as cafe quality (with the right beans) and I feel like I’m justifying the payback a bit that way. |  | | |
| More hive mind please on 23:15 - Mar 29 with 357 views | Swansea_Blue |
| More hive mind please on 22:16 - Mar 29 by _CliveBaker_ |
I’d go for a coffee machine with frother, as you can use it for hot chocolate but if you go velvetiser you can’t go the other way. If you do want that though I’d recommend Dualit, it’s basically what a lot of the expensive branded ones are based off (and Dualit IP) at a fraction of the price of some.
Coffee wise I’ve got a De Longhi La Specialista bean to cup machine. At c.£400 it wasn’t cheap, but I must say it’s superb. I rarely buy a coffee out now, because this is just as good as cafe quality (with the right beans) and I feel like I’m justifying the payback a bit that way. |
Cheers buh. More to think about | |
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| More hive mind please on 23:43 - Mar 29 with 329 views | TheMoralMajority |
| More hive mind please on 22:16 - Mar 29 by Swansea_Blue |
Thanks. The only doubt I’ve got with going down the coffee machine route is that we’re already perfectly happy with our various cafetières and stove top espresso makers. Whereas we don’t have anything that makes a decent hot chocolate. A milk frother on a coffee machine would obviously do that, but it’s a lot of extra money and worktop space just for the hot chocolate.
Actually, this has really helped. Just by thinking about it a bit more I think a velvetiser would be more useful for us. Thanks! |
I own an Espresso machine, but it is incredibly pricey (so much so, that I'm not going to link to it as I'm embarrassed about it!). But I will say that it is 100% my favourite bit of kitchen equipment, and it will have paid for itself over the years. The hot chocolate it makes is also out of this world.
Bottom line is, you can't scrimp on an Espresso machine, or you might as well stick with your stove top.
So it comes down to... how much do you love your wife? [Post edited 29 Mar 23:47]
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| More hive mind please on 23:44 - Mar 29 with 325 views | TheMoralMajority |
| More hive mind please on 22:16 - Mar 29 by _CliveBaker_ |
I’d go for a coffee machine with frother, as you can use it for hot chocolate but if you go velvetiser you can’t go the other way. If you do want that though I’d recommend Dualit, it’s basically what a lot of the expensive branded ones are based off (and Dualit IP) at a fraction of the price of some.
Coffee wise I’ve got a De Longhi La Specialista bean to cup machine. At c.£400 it wasn’t cheap, but I must say it’s superb. I rarely buy a coffee out now, because this is just as good as cafe quality (with the right beans) and I feel like I’m justifying the payback a bit that way. |
£400? Cheapskate! | |
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| More hive mind please on 07:46 - Mar 30 with 253 views | tcblue |
The £30 milk frothers which have a heating option are just as good as the £100 Hotel Chocolat branded ones.
If you're already happy with the coffee making, just get one of those, the bean to cup machines don't do anything better than having the grinder and milk frother separate - and they're easier to clean when not all in one |  | | |
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| More hive mind please on 08:07 - Mar 30 with 234 views | catch74 |
I bought my wife a Hotel Chocolate velvetiser a few years ago (thankfully requested as a present .)
It really does nothing, barely warms the milk or froths it. Was used a few times and just sits there now.
Looking at versions now they look completely different and maybe far more effective but on our experience I’d say stay away. Luckily we have our pub next door with a very nice coffee machine, so the frother on that is to hand. |  |
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