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My old Thai neighbor liked to fire up the barbecue directly under my bathroom window or the deliver guy would park his two cycle motorbike with the exhaust filling my room. 

Some people are clueless meat sacks. If they had a brain, they would remove it and play with it. 

I am not supporting or condoning Starbucks Coffee but I have noticed SBUX-Thailand has a very different espresso wuality than its US counterpart.

Its not as heavily roasted in Thailand and could actually be a different variety of beans (but I have no evidence of a different bean).

Stateside, I use a Nespresso machine and I am quite happy with the quality.

Ofcourse, SBUX is quite cost-prohibitive everywhere and I don't know the availability of Nespresso canisters here in Thailand.

Cheers

The coffee in those convenient pods is over $50 a pound!

The capsule coffee machines took a clue from the color printer industry.

Sell the machines cheap but gouge on the supplies. Color ink in those cartridges sell for $800 a gallon.

The capsule alternative is a way to have a fresh espresso in the morning at a fraction of going to a shop. The cost is perhaps 1/5th the cost of a cafe.

There is also a wide variety of coffee types and blends available--several are superior in flavor to some cafe blends and a capsule allows for a unique blend with each new shot pulled compared to bulk buying and grinding. For instance, I like my first morning coffee to be bold and my later cups less so.

I also find the capsule quick & convenient & minimal clean-up compared to grinding my own.

I posted my own experience with this Nespresso brand in case anyone was considering the purchase of a canister type coffee machine. My experience has been positive.

Iv'e tried the convenient capsule coffee and it's OK.

I was just pointing out the coffee costs around $50 a pound when packaged like that.

If it's within the budget and you like it, no problem.

I kinda enjoy making it in a french press and tweaking it.

The freshness of the roasted beans, grind quality, amount, water temp, steeping time etc. will change the brew.

Not easy to get the same taste unless you are very consistent with your process.

It's a bit more work than capsules but I don't have allot on my daily to-do list except getting jacked up on coffee and winding up posters on TV.

I am not supporting or condoning Starbucks Coffee but I have noticed SBUX-Thailand has a very different espresso wuality than its US counterpart.

Its not as heavily roasted in Thailand and could actually be a different variety of beans (but I have no evidence of a different bean).

Stateside, I use a Nespresso machine and I am quite happy with the quality.

Ofcourse, SBUX is quite cost-prohibitive everywhere and I don't know the availability of Nespresso canisters here in Thailand.

Cheers

The coffee in those convenient pods is over $50 a pound!

The capsule coffee machines took a clue from the color printer industry.

Sell the machines cheap but gouge on the supplies. Color ink in those cartridges sell for $800 a gallon.

Thanks Mania for the info, this is very helpful. I'm based in Bangkok.

That article is a good one but it looks like it is a few years old as a few of the cafes have closed. I've been meaning to check out Ceresia and Gallery Drip Coffee.

All I have to do now is find a good grinder. May end up importing one from Europe as the selection in-country is not too good.

Sorry I just saw that article & was not aware of the age.

I only know having watched Kaizen on FB their drinks always looked good I would like to try them someday

You know on grinders ....

Many here to choose from all the main brands & top of line too

Places like Bluekoff

I actually bought a very nice Lido 3 from them too Great hand grinder 48mm Swiss burrs& better than many electric ones ...I linked a US video in name there

But yes in Bangkok they have some very big espresso/coffee equipment dealers

Check for dealers in your area another big Dealer in Bangkok is K2

Good Luck

The grind is super important, at least in my french press. It will jam up on finely ground coffee or the coffee will be muddy.

Those electric choppers don't do a good job.

Lucky for me, we have Benjamit roaster nearby. They roast often and have a nice professional, precision grinder that will make it just right for your coffee machine.

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I've been a farmer nearly all my life so here is a little advice. One day you pray for rain, the next day you pray for it to stop, on another day you pray for sunshine and finally you pray it don't get too hot. There is a lot of risk in farming for a living vs being a hobby farmer. Same with any investment, only send what you can afford to lose. Best of luck.

I've done some farming.

3 years you win.

3 years you lose.

3 years you break even.

Benjamit coffee roaster in Pattaya.

That's all you need to know.