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Saturday, September 29, 2007

Illy coffee

It's hard to find good coffee in Singapore. Recently I bought some illy coffee, attracted by the "individually wrapped sachets" promised on the shiny tin. I imagined using them in my filter coffee maker.

Imaging my surprise when these sachets turned out to be for an espresso machine. I can still use them, I just have to tear the packet and pour the coffee innards inside the machine. Kinda defeats the purpose, but oh well.

I like the idea of pre-packaged neat little capsules of ground coffee. I'd seriously considered getting a Nespresso expressly for this purpose. I'm glad to know that there is a cheaper and more ecological sound alternative to Nespresso.

11 Comments:

At 2:10 AM, Blogger AHSC said...

I am not a big fan of the prepackage coffee. Takes away options.

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At 4:25 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Tangs on Orchard used to sell in their downstairs area where all the Bodums are displayed some fresh roasted coffee beans in packets - don't know if they still do as I don't live in Singapore anymore. Those beans are pretty good as they are fresh roasted! :-)

 
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At 6:35 AM, Anonymous Kristine O said...

I had never used the Nespresso until some recent trips outside of the U.S. Now that I've used it, I can't go without it, and I've brought one back to my home in the States. I'm a huge fan!

 
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At 9:46 PM, Anonymous Anne @ Coffee Maker Reviews said...

I think pre packaged coffee is highly variable. Liek most htings it depends on the quality of the raw ingredients. Poor grade fresh beans will give you a bad cup of coffee. Ultimately though fresh is best.

 

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