Quote Originally Posted by BrianP View Post
I feel like the dog in the Farside cartoon:
blah blah blah blah GINGER blah blah blah

You guys are hardcore, I'm officially a lightweight.

I get some flavour of organic bean in the darkest roast I can find.
Grind it, and then it's the magic of the Bialetti. Usually I make an Americano, but sometimes "espresso".

My only complaint about the Bialetti is that I can't get a nice crema.


The dark bean is demanding mistress...


I love that cartoon...my critters are like that too!

It will be hard to get a nice crema with a stove top unless you up the percentage of Robusto (which is very oily and makes nice crema, but isn't that wonderful for flavor, thus it is part of a blend). You can also look at a small pump machine (do not get a pressure machine unless it is a Lapavoni lever.).

Check out coffeegeek.com for recommendations and such...it is the SRP for coffee freaks.