Hester - 9:47 am on Jun 5, 2006 (gmt 0)

There's a cool thread over at Mezzoblue about the perfect way to roast beans. The picture alone will make you drool...

Myself, I have been using a filter coffee-maker for a while, but have come to dislike the taste. I used to drink the coffee black, but have resorted to adding milk just to take away the grainy taste.

I love the way it works (the steam bubbles from the back then down into a glass jug). It's not just the taste, but the noise.

What happened though is that I found myself trying these great sachets from Nescafe. All you have to do is add hot water. The Caramel and the Vanilla one are addictive. But I hated the Irish Cream, Hazlenut and Mocha ones.

I know the coffee is not what you guys are into, and often I think it's almost like dishwater, but add brown sugar and it's quite drinkable.

I would really like to get one of those vacuum makers. Are they expensive?