Looking for a decent coffee maker

[jmccarty]

I bought an expensive De'Longhi coffee maker, bean to cup type, from Central Festival Mall about 18 months ago and 2 internal parts have broken now from disassembling it to clean it. I'm certain it is under warranty but can't find the receipt or warranty (as usual).

Does anyone have a good suggested alternative source of high end coffee makers (bean grind to cup) in Pattaya? I know I can get a replacement in Central Festival Mall, though they stopped carrying De'longhi. But there must a lower cost seller of these machines? Any good brand will suffice.

[tolsti]

Try Lazada online.... they have De Longhi on there.

[Emster23]

I know you are looking for bean to cup, but have you considered separate grinder & makers? I've got a Krupps grinder & Electrolux maker. Fewer moving parts and things to go wrong....

[frodo77]

Bon Cafe in Naklua. They also have a website. I bought my Seaco fully automatic from them a few years ago - still going strong.

[jmccarty]

Thanks for the very quick replies! I am looking at both Lazada and Bon Cafe now.

[richard_smith237]

Possibly not your 'cup of tea', however... (Yes, I know, a tea metaphor in a coffee thread)....

I've found that the Nespresso Machines and pods make excellent coffee, the machines are reliable and very labour free...

Unless you actually enjoy the process of grinding your beans etc

[jmccarty]

Possibly not your 'cup of tea', however... (Yes, I know, a tea metaphor in a coffee thread)....

I've found that the Nespresso Machines and pods make excellent coffee, the machines are reliable and very labour free...

Unless you actually enjoy the process of grinding your beans etc

Thanks Richard, one of my neighbours has one and it is not bad coffee.

But I prefer the automatic grinder type. There is a large selection of beans available at various places in Thailand. The variety is nice to have.

[HooHaa]

and not throwing away huge amounts of plastic or aluminium.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/mar/04/why-the-man-behind-keurigs-coffee-pods-wishes-hed-never-invented-them

i have a conical burr grinder and espresso machine. all i throw away are grinds and the bags the coffee comes in.

takes about 5 mins for a cup of coffee.

[boldface]

http://www.lazada.co.th/gaggia-gg-syncrony-logic-103591.html

I had one of these in my office - brilliant and never skipped a beat and never a problem for years. Other more modern looking Gaggia options below.

http://www.lazada.co.th/gaggia-gg-event-103584.html

http://www.lazada.co.th/gaggia-gg-brera-103586.html

I think in Central Dept Store they sell a fairly decent range as well.

http://www.central.co.th/en/d/home-coffee-and-tea-electrics-coffee-maker?sorting=pricehightolow

For Espresso machines, best to buy a machine from a company that actually specialises in coffee machines rather than a generalist appliance maker like Delongi.

[jmccarty]

http://www.lazada.co.th/gaggia-gg-syncrony-logic-103591.html

I had one of these in my office - brilliant and never skipped a beat and never a problem for years. Other more modern looking Gaggia options below.

http://www.lazada.co.th/gaggia-gg-event-103584.html

http://www.lazada.co.th/gaggia-gg-brera-103586.html

I think in Central Dept Store they sell a fairly decent range as well.

http://www.central.co.th/en/d/home-coffee-and-tea-electrics-coffee-maker?sorting=pricehightolow

For Espresso machines, best to buy a machine from a company that actually specialises in coffee machines rather than a generalist appliance maker like Delongi.

The Syncrony logic machine looks about right!

[boldface]

http://www.lazada.co.th/gaggia-gg-syncrony-logic-103591.html

I had one of these in my office - brilliant and never skipped a beat and never a problem for years. Other more modern looking Gaggia options below.

http://www.lazada.co.th/gaggia-gg-event-103584.html

http://www.lazada.co.th/gaggia-gg-brera-103586.html

I think in Central Dept Store they sell a fairly decent range as well.

http://www.central.co.th/en/d/home-coffee-and-tea-electrics-coffee-maker?sorting=pricehightolow

For Espresso machines, best to buy a machine from a company that actually specialises in coffee machines rather than a generalist appliance maker like Delongi.

The Syncrony logic machine looks about right!

Yeah its a great machine. Not as stylish as the others but bang on functionality wise.

[Dario]

http://www.lazada.co.th/gaggia-gg-syncrony-logic-103591.html

I had one of these in my office - brilliant and never skipped a beat and never a problem for years. Other more modern looking Gaggia options below.

http://www.lazada.co.th/gaggia-gg-event-103584.html

http://www.lazada.co.th/gaggia-gg-brera-103586.html

I think in Central Dept Store they sell a fairly decent range as well.

http://www.central.co.th/en/d/home-coffee-and-tea-electrics-coffee-maker?sorting=pricehightolow

For Espresso machines, best to buy a machine from a company that actually specialises in coffee machines rather than a generalist appliance maker like Delongi.

The Syncrony logic machine looks about right!

Honda Automobiles (Thailand) uses them in their service centers. Great looking machine making great coffee. Saw it about a month ago on www.numchai.com online for 17+ K, but I can't see it anymore there. At that low price, sold out probably very quickly. Liked it so much that I even took a picture.

[lemel]

I use the De Longhi EC - 820.B cost me 16,000 more than happy with it for 2 years but you do need a seperate grinder, i got mine thrown in when I bought the machine.

[jmccarty]

Thanks all, some good options!

[SheungWan]

In a previous life I used a mechanical grinder but eventually realised that it just didn't grind fine enough for what I wanted. Life is simpler now as I just buy the beans in Friendship and select which grade of fineness for them to grind to. I am told Benjamit will do similar. Then it is simple to use a funnel and coffee filters which I have brought over from the Algerian Coffee Stores in Soho. But the plastic funnels and filters on sale in Friendship are OK. I threw away the plunger as well. Looks good but a bit rough on the output.