When I want a cappuccino or a real Caffè macchiato (not the fake sugar/caramel drink Charbucks makes that is not a macchiato at all) I go out for it at a local Italian restaurant.

At home I grind my own coffee beans and use either a pour over filter with a paper filter, a moka pot, a Neapolitan coffee maker (you flip them upside down), and I have an electric steam espresso machine.

I also have a percolator and a coffee maker that I use if I am having guests who want multiple cups of coffee. Sometimes I will use a pot and just make coffee on the stove the way it is made in Latin America.

If I'm feeling lazy I use pre-ground Lavazza brand espresso/coffee.

I make coffee strong but that's how I enjoy it.

I used to drink 3-5 cups of it a day all with caffeine; but now I just drink 1-2 8oz cups with milk/light cream, and sometimes panela or palm/coconut sugar. If it's after 12PM I usually don't drink it or just drink decaf if I am ordering in a restaurant.

I also love tea and all types of it and drink at least one cup of it a day.

Last edited by cornuto_e_contento; 04/10/14 11:54 PM.