Highlands John
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Are cafetieres unusual things, I thought they are pretty common. When people ask for coffee with their breakfast we give them each a 2 cup stainless steel cafetiere, I bought them from Joh hLe wis and they're great because they're double walled so they keep the coffee really hot. In fact once breakfast is finished and the dishwasher is loaded and primed I usually make myself one.
I've been surprised by the number of people, even races that I think of as coffee officionados such as the Spanish and French, who don't know how they work and that you have to push the plunger down to filter the coffee.
The ultimate was this morning. Spanish lady didn't press the plunger but just tipped it to pour the coffee, of course it only dribbled so she tipped it and tipped it until eventually the lid and plunger fell out and hot coffee and coffee grounds went all over the table, down the wall and over the carpet.
dh wanted to slap her, everything on the table from the plates and cups/saucers to napkins were covered in coffee grounds, he spent ages trying to get the stains off the (white) wall and the carpet.
I've been surprised by the number of people, even races that I think of as coffee officionados such as the Spanish and French, who don't know how they work and that you have to push the plunger down to filter the coffee.
The ultimate was this morning. Spanish lady didn't press the plunger but just tipped it to pour the coffee, of course it only dribbled so she tipped it and tipped it until eventually the lid and plunger fell out and hot coffee and coffee grounds went all over the table, down the wall and over the carpet.
dh wanted to slap her, everything on the table from the plates and cups/saucers to napkins were covered in coffee grounds, he spent ages trying to get the stains off the (white) wall and the carpet.