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chasonreddit t1_ix08hnz wrote

Reply to comment by rattalouie in Coffee machine from 1976 by edwardianpug

Being one, I find it hard to think as anything else.

But is Turkish coffee espresso? Most German and Scandinavian coffees I am familiar with are drip.

> ask for a coffee—you’ll get an espresso.

I think this is the key. I never ask for a coffee. I make coffee.

I am not well traveled. I also believe that the proliferation of fancy coffee shops has somewhat influenced this as they tend to focus on upscale espresso based drinks. Do people drink espresso at home?

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Verity41 t1_ix0hy6x wrote

I’m an American and drink espresso at home, with steamed milk or cream/half & half. I usually use my Nespresso as my $$ Breville is too much hassle to use / clean. The Breville grinds beans even but I have failed to get the hang of it so haven’t used in a couple years.

Espresso take a different machine and have to buy actual espresso coffee for it (capsules for the Nespresso, otherwise beans or ground) which is NOT the same as buying regular normal coffee (beans or ground) so I thought your statement made total sense 🤷🏻‍♀️

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ImperatorPC t1_ixws130 wrote

I know this is a week old but likely you aren't using good beans.

Check out red bird espresso, it's freshly roasted and is damn good in the breville. The breville is tricky as it's harder to dial in like other espresso machines. My next one will be a manual press.

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InadmissibleHug t1_ix2cp1v wrote

Yes, Aussies definitely do. That drip shit isn’t great at all, barely qualifies as weak bean water here.

It was brought here by Italians. Who drink espresso.

I always hear about how many people are Italian in the states and yet, espresso is lacking there?

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Verity41 t1_ix4ac7i wrote

I think Italian ancestry is localized to certain parts of the U.S., I definitely wouldn’t say there are “lots or many” outside the east coast (NYC, etc) or maybe Chicago. Like I live in Minnesota and it’s mainly all Norwegian / Scandinavian heritage. Lotta folks seem happy with the Folgers lol 😂

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InadmissibleHug t1_ix4urkw wrote

It’s not like our Italian population isn’t concentrated in particular areas either.

Our country is physically as big as the us even though it’s more sparsely populated.

We have still managed to have the humble espresso spread everywhere. And I mean everywhere.

My husband it sorta mad, he actually liked drip coffee for the years it was available out and about! Now, no.

That being said, at home plenty of people still drink instant coffee. No one is a monolith.

We often have espresso machines at home too, some will have a French press instead, and rarely people will have a drip set up.

Stovetop coffee pots are common enough too.

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