I am fortunate enough to have the option to work from home several days a week. Extra nice is the coffee at home is much much tastier than in the office :D

I prepared this “latte macchiato” style drink with a 4-cup moka pot, 16g of store-bought high roast coffee beans (not particularly good), 170mL water. 100mL milk, warmed in the microwave, foamed with a small electric whisk.

Easy to prepare at home with simple tools. I don’t have any fancy espresso machine 😥 Result looks good, tastes not bad either. What hold it back in terms of flavor is the quality of the beans. I am just trying to get through this bag quickly as to not waste.

  • hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz
    1·
    4 days ago

    I have yet to find a proper ungrounded coffee. Everything I’ve tried ends up tasting like tea, no flavor and stale - even expensive coffee beans

    • shifting9810@lemmy.mrpostman.ch
      4·
      4 days ago

      If you can, don’t buy the beans at the supermarket. Go directly to a roastery close to you. In my experience, beans at the supermarket are often months old already and when I go to the roastery they give me beans that were roasted only 2-3 days before. The difference in taste is night and day.

      • hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        4 days ago

        I used a De’Longhi magnifica S model(with coffee grinder) for a couple of years, then tried coffee filters, then Italian coffee maker, etc.I am now using a Nespresso pods machine, but ofc I’m not happy with it - it is better than the De’Longhi.

        I might be too picky…

        • 0tan0d@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 days ago

          I am able to make better than coffee shop’s espresso with my de’longhi Dedica. I had to upgrade the handle (to a bottomless portafilter) and tamper though. I use a bodum burr grinder for my coffee. took a bit of playing with the coffee weight to get what i wanted but once I dialed in it made me a coffee snob.

        • Micromot@piefed.socialMEnglish
          2·
          4 days ago

          It sounds like you were not making the espresso correctly from the taste you described. Maybe try experimenting with the variables like Grind size or fill level a bit to see how the taste changes. If you still have the machine I would be happy to help you make better coffee.

          It could also be the age of the beans, have they been recently roasted?