coffee machines & coffee cups

[CR0X]

What coffee machines (producing great coffee) does everyone have in their work place?

We currently make do with instant, but am considering putting something in a whole lot better, partly for staff, but also for visitors to make a good impression.

I have a Nespresso machine at home (Cube) which is great and very simple, with reasonable running costs. Any advances on that?

On a similar note, what cups does everyone use to impress? I was looking at glassware (as that is the material we deal in mostly) but felt it was a bit overkill, so got looking at Le Creuset as they are sturdy and are not too flashy, merely making a statement that we like good quality.

[Jazoli]

I'd go for a commercial one or bean to cup machine, if you get a domestic type and you'll find all the pods disappearing as staff take them them home as a perk of the job.

[skilly1]

We use a Jura XS90 bean to cup machine. Bought it second hand for £500. Self cleans, built in water purifier to stop calcium build up and a very good quality coffee. You can set it to almost any cup size. We don;t bother with the milk foamer bit as it would be a pain to clean, just use milk sachets.

http://www.us.jura.com/home_us_x/products_commerci...

[CR0X]

Jazoli said:

I'd go for a commercial one or bean to cup machine, if you get a domestic type and you'll find all the pods disappearing as staff take them them home as a perk of the job.

If we did the Nespresso route, we would probably just say to people to contribute 20p (given that we already supply the milk), and we would cover the shortfall. To prevent abuse, we would operate an honesty jar, and if was abused, then everyone suffers.

We are quite close nit as a team!

I will look at the Jura though ... that has come up somewhere else as well.

[mmm-five]

There are 'posh' commercial versions of the Nespresso machines which uses round 'sachet' pods rather than the home-style pods. The machines are more expensive (£500+) and there are a few less coffee styles to choose from (about 10 vs 20 'crus').



There are some dual-head models so you can make more than one at a time.



There are options to add payment features if need be.

[VEIGHT]

skilly1 said:

We use a Jura XS90 bean to cup machine. Bought it second hand for £500. Self cleans, built in water purifier to stop calcium build up and a very good quality coffee. You can set it to almost any cup size. We don;t bother with the milk foamer bit as it would be a pain to clean, just use milk sachets.

http://www.us.jura.com/home_us_x/products_commerci...

We use this also - Coffee isn't boiling hot (we use the milk thingy) but great coffee once you find the right beans! We have tried loads!

I have some clients that say they came in as the knew they would get a good cup of coffee.