OT Article about Australian Coffee Culture - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Homer J Simpson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2015, 02:46:58 pm
content: Came across this article today.http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/05/travel/what-is-flat-white-coffee/?iid=ob_article_organicsidebar_expansion&iref=obnetworkDoes Melbourne have the best coffee in the world?I live in the Pacific Northwest part of the US where coffee is a big deal too and a big part of the culture.This was the first thing I have come across about "coffee culture" in Australia.Locals chime in.

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 11, 2015, 02:59:24 pm
content: I live in Melbourne.I've been drinking coffee.It's 2am in the morning here.Muttley

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2015, 03:06:36 pm
content: 5PM, Made a cup of instant mocha...... Not bad.

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 11, 2015, 03:35:26 pm
content: I bought a De-Longhi Coffee Machine because so called friend's demanded that I have one, just because they do.It cost me a fortune and I rarely use it any more after a severe caffeine overdose. It's a bloody nightmare to clean and doesntget hot enough for my liking.I drink cheap nasty toxic Aldi stuff mostly, good for cleaning drain's and re-blueing gun barrels.Muttley

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2015, 03:50:11 pm
content: Quote from: Homer J Simpson on January 11, 2015, 02:46:58 pm"Coffee culture" in Australia is a whole 2 weeks oldFunny you call yourself Homer. This episode of the simpsons was right on the money for the day. Unfortunately these days coffee drinkers at pubs and clubs everywhere are taking up valuable alcohol serving timehttp://youtu.be/-FPgtsohaIs

author: tszaboo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2015, 04:33:18 pm
content: Quote from: Homer J Simpson on January 11, 2015, 02:46:58 pmWell, you could start learning how to make it. I still think, I drink my worst coffee of all times in the US. Beer also.Italians have the best coffees, and I can only laugh at articles like this.

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2015, 06:24:11 pm
content: Amateurs!Everyone knows that the most expensive things must be the best:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak$700/Kg but that's pooped coffee.Sohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Ivory_coffeeThe audiophoolery of coffee snobs$1100/KgSounds about the right price for Starbucks

author: IconicPCB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2015, 09:54:46 pm
content: Melbourne's Lygon street cafes == Little Italy arguably best coffee down under

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 12, 2015, 10:04:56 am
content: The most expensive appliances in an electrical shop these days tend to be coffee makers. Coffee makers now contain a considerable amount of electronics. Since coffee makers have become a significant electronics market, I wonder why this thread was tagged OT.

author: apelly
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 12, 2015, 10:27:58 am
content: Quote from: AlfBaz on January 11, 2015, 03:50:11 pm

author: ludzinc
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 12, 2015, 10:42:47 am
content: Best Coffee in Australia can be found here!http://www.thecoffeebarun.com/How do I know? I helped build the roaster!http://ludzinc.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/awesome-coffee.htmlDon't believe me? Try it yourself from here:http://www.thecoffeebarun.com/shop/

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 12, 2015, 10:48:19 am
content: Quotehaha, so true

author: steve_w
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 12, 2015, 11:18:44 am
content: I've never had a good coffee at starbucks, this is where the I enjoy coffee and by the way I have no dairy product in mine.https://www.facebook.com/juicybeanscaferegardsSteve W

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 13, 2015, 03:51:55 am
content: Best coffee I've ever tasted:http://www.hudsonscoffee.com.au/(I have mine black and strong, no sugar).They seem to have stores all over Australia. I've only ever frequented the Parramatta store.

author: VK3DRB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2015, 11:04:36 am
content: NO.The best coffee is at the little cafe called "Li Rong Caffe" on the corner of Via Catalafimi and Via Volturno, near the Roma Termini in Rome, at about 1 euro per cup. The tiny Li Rong Caffe is owned by a Chinese bloke who speaks no English but perfect Italian. He uses the finest coffee beans and brews them to perfection.The worst coffee is from anywhere in the USA, or at any ripoff airport in the world.There are some Italian cafes that have good coffee in Lygon Street in Melbourne.http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/Placestogo/Precincts_Neighbourhoods/LygonStreet/Pages/LygonStreet.aspx

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 13, 2015, 11:35:08 am
content: Never made a coffee in my life, wouldn't know how.Never bought a coffee in my life, couldn't care less.Melbourne does good breakfast though, and the best pizza in the world apparently:http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/melbourne-pizza-maker-johnny-di-francesco-crowned-world-pizza-champion-at-the-campionato-mondiale-della-pizza-in-italy/story-fni0fit3-1226884139659

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2015, 03:24:12 pm
content: Quote from: AlfBaz on January 11, 2015, 03:50:11 pmLots of Coffee shops all over Perth.Most have been around for 30 or more (some,way more!) years-----a bit more than 2 weeks!I had my first Cappuccino in Perth's Northbridge area ( wasn't called that,then) in 1956 or'57.It was damn good,too!They used Cinnamon sugar on the top instead of powdered chocolate.The only other place I have seen that was in Bali a few years back.The same place sold Cassatas,& other Gelato treats.Nobody seems to do Cassatas any more---bummer!

author: IconicPCB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2015, 10:12:22 pm
content: Best coffee was prepared by my father.He had a few coffee bushes he tended, collecting and processing beans.He would roast and then quench them in brandy.Hand grind and serve with love.

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2015, 10:14:25 pm
content: Quote from: vk6zgo on January 13, 2015, 03:24:12 pmThat's probably about right (I keep forgetting how old I am). When ever you asked for a coffee, anywhere, they would put the kettle on and if you were lucky they had nesscafe not international roast.As a kid I remember my mum buying vitoria beans at the super market (coles?). She'd scoop out how many she wanted and pass them through an electric coffee grinder they had bolted to the shelves.When she made you a cuppa shed fill the cup to the top with coffee from the thing below and add a dash of milk. None of this tiny shot of coffee in the bottom and the rest milk, rubbish.

author: GK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 13, 2015, 11:27:50 pm
content: This is just all pretentious nonsense. A tin of this is all a true connoisseur needs:

author: dave_k
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2015, 08:16:11 am
content: Quote from: GK on January 13, 2015, 11:27:50 pmYou mean this?

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2015, 08:27:57 am
content: As Eddie said in Absolutely Fabulous:Not instant coffee, it's just old beans that have been cremated

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 14, 2015, 08:47:14 am
content: Caterer's Blend , ah reminds me of what used to come out of car radiators until they put glycol in; actually I think car radiator water tastes better!!!

author: AndyC_772
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2015, 08:52:06 am
content: My coffee machine is probably the single most important tool in my lab. Its effect on productivity is far greater than any scope, meter or hand tool.Right now I'm thoroughly enjoying a cup ofSumatran Mandehlingcoffee, freshly ground and then prepared by myECM Mechanika III(teardown and hi-res photos included!).Sadly it's only at home that I ever get to drink coffee of anywhere near that quality

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2015, 08:55:59 am
content: Buying instant coffee is like buying $0.50 deal extreme hello kitty solder wick.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 14, 2015, 07:13:53 pm
content: Quote from: VK5RC on January 14, 2015, 08:47:14 amTry Ciro catering quality coffee. It would generally taste slightly like coffee if you tossed a teaspoon and put in about 4-6 dessert spoonfuls into the cup, then added hot water and milk and sugar to hide the taste. I used to get issued a tin a month, and never drank it. There was the one guy I worked with who loved the stuff, he would get my tin each month. I used to buy Nescafe Classic and still do, or buy Jacobs.We did find a use for it though, it was a pretty good fine grinding paste if mixed with oil. The tins made a pretty good camping kettle though.

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 15, 2015, 08:03:48 am
content: Quote from: AlfBaz on January 13, 2015, 10:14:25 pmAs in many things,WA proceeded differently to the other States.In the late '50s & through the '60s,the Coffee shop's device of choice was a gargantuan "Gaggia"machine.These things,when in operation,made noises reminiscent of a mainline steam locomotive.STW9 had one of these in their Canteen when I worked there in 1965.Quite sophisticated to be able to grab a Cappuccino at work.In the '70s,it became trendier (& cheaper) to have several glass "Cona"jugs full of coffee which were filled from a large percolator.That was the usual source of coffee in Pubs,too.They made nice coffee,though.From the 1980s,technological improvements made Espresso machines cheaper & smaller,& they came back into vogue.Dome went wild with shops all over the place,& a lot of Independents set up shop,too.Until cheap home Espresso machines became available,the usual pattern for home use was:Buy a Percolator,enjoy the coffee for a while,get tired of messing around,go back to Instant.