He's a true barista - he doesnt only roast beans, he roasts the whole mashine

@goobiedoobi

3 жыл бұрын

mashine

@IEatBabies420

3 жыл бұрын

@@goobiedoobi get his ass

@missmerrily4830

3 жыл бұрын

He's a true something that begins with b, but I wasn't thinking barista! 🤣

@AndreasIndustriePro

3 жыл бұрын

"we at hoffmanns roast the whole machine. thats 65% more coffee per coffee"

@poeticserenade

3 жыл бұрын

He also admits he never used it. 1:48 "START THE VIDEO I DONT CARE IF I NEVER USED IT!!"

James: Our 17 grams yielded 74 grams of liquid. Me: Wow, that's pretty good. James: So of course we are not drinking that one! Me: OF COURSE WE ARE NOT! THAT'S DISGUSTING!

@TheDemethar

4 жыл бұрын

Krispy kream Türkiye'de bu dozajı Double shot için kullanıyor. 18/70 olması lazım fgghhhygkjj

@canakn8685

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDemethar 1/4 yapiyorlarsa yine iyiymis. :D

@eastside1997

4 жыл бұрын

Lol my feelings every single video.

@ushim7

4 жыл бұрын

So true

@caboseisstupid

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know anything about coffee, but he's so delightful to listen to, so I had exactly this reaction (unironically)

As a store manager for Aldi, I apologise for this machine's existence.

@luvpamelanewton

Жыл бұрын

He's horrible. Agree. Super negative.

@Ban00dle

Жыл бұрын

@@luvpamelanewton I agree with him though, I hate this machine lol

@No1hyp0cr1te

Жыл бұрын

@@luvpamelanewton lmao

@luvpamelanewton

Жыл бұрын

@@Ban00dle Haha. Didn't care for his presentation. Aweful.

@ZeldasGhost

Жыл бұрын

@@luvpamelanewton bye then👋🏻

the man makes a very valid point about environmental issues caused by our species wasting resources on absolute garbage like this

@stephaniewozny3852

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. At first I thought he was being hyperbolic, then he broke down _why_ , and then I got it. Then I got mad too.

@suntalunta

2 жыл бұрын

Capitalism baby!

@suntalunta

2 жыл бұрын

@None of your business That's why he said buy a Mocca pot instead

@albuseisenhorn3385

2 жыл бұрын

@None of your business and you would be right IF that was the case and there were 0 options out there. However he reviews much cheaper machines that do a FAR better job of it for close to half the price no less. As for your what I'm going to perceive as not climate change denial but something close to, I will say this. It should not be up to the citizens to make those leaps first. Electric cars so early is dumb, cold-turkeying our selves off petrolium is dumb. You know what makes sense? doing the easy stuff first and stop trying to magic bullet the issue with tech. Have all poluting industry do carbon cap on site to a high percentage, make transit highly viable with 20's tech called a bus FFS. We the people should be pressuring the CEO's and stakeholders of industry to clamp down first. So you can scoff all you want at my point but the fact is they're right, the problem as always is the greedy few.

@DigisMr

2 жыл бұрын

Thats what I'm thinking lately, lot's of cheap crap produced which just doesn't work correctly. I mean come on, just make some quality items that's more expensive, but will last you for decades. But i guessing that's just not how money making works and that is sad.

This man is somewhere between 20 and 70 years old

@petrthingsilike8487

3 жыл бұрын

Grimble Snacks I am glad I am not the only one who had that feeling 😂😂😂😂

@bentaye

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure, I feel like he is more like both at the same time

@alanz90

3 жыл бұрын

Damn that's really accurate!

@rcpmac

3 жыл бұрын

HA!

@hannahyun0

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he was quite old person until watched the 2007 world championship competition, he was very young then like 20 something. i would say between 35- 50 ;-). i like his sense humour and whinging ....

James: fills the bean hopper to the top Everyone: that's optimistic

@gavinsterkel9295

4 жыл бұрын

Matt H literally that was my very first, and EXACT thought 😂

@jameshoffmann

4 жыл бұрын

Haha! (Though, there's always lots of B-roll to shoot...)

@Gramayr

4 жыл бұрын

Always have a weight of beans on the burrs to get a consistent grind.. lol

@teddvidler6830

4 жыл бұрын

Noticed that. PLEASE James don't give it to anyone who you like!

@Owwliv

4 жыл бұрын

Nah, he just thought it would take that much coffee to arrive at drinkable. It turns out it didn't take that much coffee to determine drinkable is impossible...

me watching this video, agreeing that it is a shitty coffee machine, as i drink my instant coffee.

@stup4501

Жыл бұрын

I did the same with a Nescafe 'Gold' packet cappuccino 😉

@annaoophoto5259

Жыл бұрын

dead

@at20700

Жыл бұрын

Made me laugh, thanks coffee fam!

@barjee8965

Жыл бұрын

I'll bet your cup of instant tastes better than this espresso judging by his facial expression when he tasted it XD

@alinaqirizvi1441

Жыл бұрын

I think even James would agree that even instant coffee is better than coffee from this machine

“This is a stupid coffee machine. I hate this coffee machine. It is a stupid coffee machine” I can’t help but hear Jeremy Clarkson complaining about a car

I'd feel nervous boiling an egg for this dude

@jhayc7285

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahah well said😁

@ianlaurenson4729

4 жыл бұрын

especially if he was standing behind you ha

@HaidarHavana1998

4 жыл бұрын

Heck, I'd feel nervous boiling water for him😂

@ranyamohammed3679

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@onemanmob6756

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, get yourselves coffee from McDonalds ppl!

There are nuclear reactors being run more sloppily than this man’s morning coffee.

@aleisterlavey9716

3 жыл бұрын

Coffee is serious business.

@tktspeed1433

3 жыл бұрын

@@lookieeight1006 there is a nuclear reactor or something of the sort somewhere in africa that was set up by the french and then left to be maintained and ran by the africans, I didn't watch the video about the bulgarian nuclear reactor but I'd guess the african one was ran even worse.

@lookieeight1006

3 жыл бұрын

@@tktspeed1433 depends. Did the Africans use a fire hose and duct-tape for some cooling water lines? Because that's the level the bulgarian one was on. Certainly both were accidents waiting to happen that luckily never did

@tktspeed1433

3 жыл бұрын

@@lookieeight1006 not sure, but if the warning lights turned on they just disconnected them

@Critiquedu76

3 жыл бұрын

@@lookieeight1006 I mean did fuel rods went missing in the Bulgarian one ?

Im a little surprised at how many dislikes this video has. There are plenty of ways to make coffee cheaply that don’t suck that James is very supportive of. It’s not a snobbery thing, it’s a ready-made e-waste garbage machine thing.

@miinziiiiiii

2 жыл бұрын

The dislikes are hidden now, was there a higher dislike to like ratio or something?

@HeelBJC

2 жыл бұрын

@@miinziiiiiii No, Cade just inexplicably commented that the video had many dislikes because he felt like it.

@HenryFromWob

2 жыл бұрын

@@miinziiiiiii In his video about the 17 GBP coffee brewer from Aldi he hinted at this video again and the like to dislike count was about 33k to 10k back then. So pretty controversial in comparison to most of his other videos. 😅

@Daddy-Samy

2 жыл бұрын

Last time I checked before KZread goes ape mode, it was around 120k. This video really blowed up the algorithme, and many, many people mistaken James Hoffman as a snob aristocrate. Which obviously he is not but I agree to some extent that "he look like it" if this is the only video one have seen about James

@Druhue

2 жыл бұрын

Because of this comment, KZread removed the ability to see dislikes. I hope you're happy.

The seething anger being filtered through a stiff British upper lip is actually a great visual metaphor for espresso

@ginger88895

2 жыл бұрын

ah yes, james hoffmann at 9 bars of pressure

@alinaqirizvi1441

Жыл бұрын

@@ginger88895 more like 15

Aldi: Releases espresso machine James: This is why we have climate change issues

@MeowmeowmeowGame

4 жыл бұрын

L

@TJ74su

4 жыл бұрын

Hoffmann for president!

@Mentocthemindtaker

4 жыл бұрын

He's not wrong. So many shitty, cheaply-made products contribute massively to climate change. What happens to these products after people buy them and then dispose of them after a year or so?

@MDK-oq5vb

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mentocthemindtaker This is actually a very non political issue. Trash products damage the environment and waste resources. If 10% of these espresso machines are still working in 2022 I would be amazed. If manufacturers were required to stand by their warranty and offer local repairs or pay for shipping trash like this would be gone overnight. Who is going to pay $200 to ship their machine to china and back?

@thanhnamnguyen5280

4 жыл бұрын

@@MDK-oq5vb like yeah, why do people still bother to grab espresso appliances that break after a year and produce drinks that are worse than a moka with frothed milk. Manufacturers should just make good machines with limited dispensable parts (gasket, burrs,...) rather than rush for a shitty product to flash-farm money.

The thing that I like about james is that he roasts this machine but tells you that you can get better coffee from a cheap mocha pot, instead of telling you to buy a more expensive machine 😂

@Assenayo

3 жыл бұрын

And Aldi fans roast him for turning his nose up at such a rip off, go figure.

@themissinfowar6629

3 жыл бұрын

Lidl have their own brand coffee machine. The Hoffman (┛ಠ_ಠ)┛彡┻━┻

@amberhiller

2 жыл бұрын

@@themissinfowar6629 What? No way

@huckthatdish

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I don’t have espresso machine money sitting around or really more the issue is apartment with enough space for an espresso machine money, but I love my moka pot. Totally scratches the itch for delicious coffee stronger than drip.

@user-sx4yu3nw4j

2 жыл бұрын

*moka pot

"This is offensive to me as a coffee machine" - nice bit of personal insight there James.

i like how when it cools itself and releases the steam from the tray it will fill the grinder with steam and make it nice and damp. Just what you want in your grinder. that wont cause issues at all.

@meggymoo5496

11 ай бұрын

I know right, yuck and a way to get sick 🤢

@CaveyMoth

5 ай бұрын

It's free RDT.

*sips instant nescafe" ah yes, what an inferior machine

@vinceiopez3657

3 жыл бұрын

I honestly enjoy freeze dried coffee from the local grocery store more than some coffee place's coffee. Not a single touch of bitterness

@benbooth2783

3 жыл бұрын

@@vinceiopez3657 If the coffee is bitter it is because they let the expresso shot oxidise before adding it to the hot water/milk. Your supposed to prepare the water/milk while the shot is brewing and immediately add it to the liquid, basically they made it poorly.

@r_bear

3 жыл бұрын

Even *instant* nescafe is probably a bit better than this

@vinceiopez3657

3 жыл бұрын

@Dym Sohin 🦾🤡 they all achieve the end goal, drunk

@PCayMan

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment!

I need to see more videos of James using horrible coffee machines... this has to be a new thing. This changed my life

@oddbod123

4 жыл бұрын

The horrible coffee drink series he did is worth a watch.

@TheOMT

4 жыл бұрын

That face was kinda priceless.

@kicksledkid

4 жыл бұрын

I want to send him all the espresso machines that they have at Canadian Tire I just want to know what he thinks

@mavric1177

4 жыл бұрын

seeing James rant on this was the best part of my day lol

@ZhihaoYu

4 жыл бұрын

I need to see more videos of James drinking coffee out of horrible coffee machines... this has to be a new thing. This changed my life

11:29 "This is offensive to me, as a coffee machine." I'm glad to see that you identify as a coffee machine and that you're OK with us knowing that. You be you.

@RossTheNinja

5 ай бұрын

Respect his pronouns

@arielhrrs13

3 ай бұрын

😂😂

TBF Aldi does come up with some great stuff, I'm guessing it's just hit or miss based on who sells the Aldi execs on their product for rebrand. I had an Aldi pressure cooker I used for several years & in some ways it was better than the insta pot I now use. It had really nice controls for specific timing at pressure & the release valve was such that you could do in-between releases rather than just slow & fast (so it doesn't spit angry steam all over).

@missmerrily4830

Жыл бұрын

Yes. And also to be fair, 'good' coffee is a subjective term. What's rubbish to James Hoffmann may taste delicious to me. His is not the definitive opinion!

@barjee8965

Жыл бұрын

Not once did he say that he's against Aldi or has a problem wih them, just this particular product, why are you defending something that was never attacked? You preferred and liked your pressure cooker, he doesn't like this machine so this comparison is just bizarre XD

@BeardedSkeptic

Жыл бұрын

@@barjee8965 easy there bud. Just saying ymmv.

@Channy132

Жыл бұрын

Aldi is great but they are very hit and miss imo. I've tried several of their coffee products and haven't found a good one yet. Just stick to the regular groceries.

James: "How bad could it be"? ALDI: "Hold my esspresso"..... "Don't drink it. Just hold it."

@NiaPgn

4 жыл бұрын

Steve 😂😂😂

@jonathanirons231

4 жыл бұрын

Well played ;-()

@jengreen6859

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@AvivRaphael

4 жыл бұрын

Haha

I hate to see your misery but this truly brightened my day. Sorry, but also thank you.

@SheeplessNW6

4 жыл бұрын

James suffers for us. He's basically Coffee Jesus

@sarahbyington2440

4 жыл бұрын

I was giggling very happily at his missery. Brightened my day too. Thanks for suffering for us!

@jameshoffmann

4 жыл бұрын

I hope not, or I have a rough weekend coming up...

@darianelwood5946

4 жыл бұрын

@@jameshoffmann This reply made me laugh more than I should of.

@Maduecejet26

4 жыл бұрын

@@jameshoffmann oh he went there

Thank you. This is the correct response to a bad product. Badly designed products are unethical.

@regularguy3665

7 ай бұрын

Part of the problem with poor equipment is hat they simply give up and carry on going (in this case) to their mermaid based coffee shop down the road. Good example/analogy of this would be something like a bike from a supermarket. Dave the factory worker (other factory workers are available) sees a bike shaped object next to the potatoes and decides to have a go at commuting to work on it. Problem is that it’s poor build quality, a bit heavy and breaks quite often so he just goes back to his car. If he’s been to an actual bike shop and spent a bit more, had it set up properly he’d have more likely continued to use it even if it cost an extra few quid.

There is an OPV inside it I have modified it to 9 bar plus I installed a dimmer switch to control the flow . It’s perfect now 👍🏻

James: this coffee machine is dreadful Me:*sips nescafe*

@octpod3923

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry.

@Lliamhd

4 жыл бұрын

@@octpod3923 I am ashamed I like cheap Nescafe growing up on it. I'm so sorry :'( I do like certain beans though, but they're just a hassle to make and clean for the amount of cups I drink a day, even not espresso just a regular cup of coffee.

@Alexander_l322

4 жыл бұрын

You mindless peasants! Have Douwe Egberts or get out! (Yes I had to look at the jar to be able to spell it)

@ckm-mkc

4 жыл бұрын

I have a percolator....

@Thetache

4 жыл бұрын

@@ckm-mkc me too and paper filters, good tasting coffee if you buy decent beans and grind or a decent pre ground, none of the faff or expense and I think I am not enough of a coffee snob to notice the difference of a £1000 machine and all the faff.

"Use your aggressive feelings, boy. Let the hate flow through you" - Democratically elected Emperor Palpatine

@mikeyoung9810

4 жыл бұрын

so much better for leaders to just take power and execute those who complain....

@lincselo

4 жыл бұрын

You mean Corona-time Viktor Orban?

@fraichemilk

4 жыл бұрын

I think you mean "Let the bad espresso flow through you."

@Hammi4Real

3 жыл бұрын

@@fraichemilk Execute coarse setting 66 (!).

@DarkAngelEU

3 жыл бұрын

@@lincselo Oh yes. Good thing he's an insular nationalist or we'd have another Hitler on our hands.

If I'm ever having a stressfull day, I'll just stop by to watch one of James vids with his amazingly calming voice. Top of the list of the people I'd love to sit down and have a drink with.

I don't really care for coffee over and above how quickly I can make it, but this is fascinating. The fact I'm unable to turn off a video about something I don't really care too much for other than convenience factor and know very little about is testament to your presenting ability. 10/10, subscribed.

In fairness to some of the exterior design frustrations (grinder "pincers" and portafilter locking clearance), most users won't be operating it from behind with their left hand.

@tonysicily2687

4 жыл бұрын

Douglas Rogers Exactly what I was thinking. I love this channel, but I do think this was slightly unfair in some areas

@matrixmirage2148

4 жыл бұрын

_,,Even now, my deadly Robo-Scorpions swarm across Big MT with their _*_pincers_*_ and pointy laser tails. Soon, all Science will be MIIIIIIiiIIiiiIIiiIINEEE!"_ (Dr. Mobius, Fallout: New Vegas)

@Nubianbeautyandlove

4 жыл бұрын

In addition, he was tapping the espresso hard. As a former barista I barely tapped the espresso grind. Ugh🤦🏽‍♀️

@zeus01504

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nubianbeautyandlove I really think you should evaluate James' credentials before you go all keyboard warrior on his tamping technique. This isn't his first rodeo "former barista".

@stevieg6418

4 жыл бұрын

I think that is looking at one good thing in a big bad of bad things. The machine is bad - he demonstrated that quite well.

I just watched 13 minutes of a man roasting a coffee machine and I don't regret it 😂

@TexelGuy

4 жыл бұрын

He roasted it quite dark, most of it is burnt toast smell.

@Jorcap

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a guy?

@bebazZz

3 жыл бұрын

@@TexelGuy Lol 😂

@bebazZz

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jorcap Yeah, I'm sorry to disappoint you 😕😂

@mariocg

3 жыл бұрын

Jor Cap 😒 are you? 🤔

The use of the cake's resistance to regulate pressure probably would make users think their ability to tamp, the grind size they chose or anything at their end is the problem, not the machine's. It makes for a frustrating experience.

@vp5429

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, this is why I’m just as mad as James. I have been in the position to have a cheap espresso machine and I wasted hours of my life thinking I was too dumb to make a good drink. I feel for the people scammed by this grocery store chain and blaming themselves while the CEO laughs all the way to the bank.

@thomasvocke1707

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure I understand. How else would you regulate the brewing pressure if not by choosing the correct grind level? Coarser grind, faster flow, lower pressure. And vice versa. Can you please elaborate?

@florianliebetrau8670

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasvocke1707 All modern real espresso machines have an over pressure valve that regulates pressure to 9-10bar.

Am I the only guy who suspects the dislikes came from Aldi social media team? James gave his usual honest + professional review and the comments here siding James.

@sonnyrynsaard3567

2 жыл бұрын

That or people who have been assigned 'aldi wine drinkers' by the algorithm got this shoved in their face heard James doesn't shop there, and disliked

@EspressoGuy88

2 жыл бұрын

It’s bloody 299 pound machine. Better spend well than wasting it imo. 🤷‍♂️

This is the most calm Rage Against the Espresso Machine I have ever experienced. “I hate everything about this machine. It’s terrible.” …but delivered with the calmness of an NPR classical music hour host. Bravo!

@BlackSwan912

3 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂 you so nailed it!

@breadyegg

3 жыл бұрын

Those that grind are justified For brewing the beans They're the chosen fines

@M-O-Z

3 жыл бұрын

@@breadyegg "F**K YOU I WON'T BREW WHAT YOU TELL ME!!!" sorry couldn't help it

@mathewjones5520

3 жыл бұрын

Bro that made me lol 🤣🤣

He’s so posh he doesn’t live close to a Aldi.

@ModernWarfareBroZ

4 жыл бұрын

Drone Dad an Aldi *

@thecaffineman

4 жыл бұрын

tbh there aren't that many Aldi's in london.

@mmanda515

4 жыл бұрын

Tho... found one to buy the machine? (or, idk... could have been stock footage from elsewhere I suppose & just something sent to him free by Aldi?) Either way.. :) Stay safe & be well.

@DangusWangus

4 жыл бұрын

@@thecaffineman yeah, ALDI's business model doesn't really work in zones 1/2 since it's impossible to find large buildings with low rent there. Lidl are doing some smaller shops nearer to central london so maybe Aldi will copy them on that.

@chumleyk

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, posh people do shop at Aldi/Lidl. They get the basics there and the special stuff at Waitrose. Only the basic middle class buy everything in Waitrose *trying* to be what they think is posh. Posh people are better with money basically.

How can someone who drinks so much coffee have such a calm voice

This felt surprisingly close to the same reaction my father had when i offered him for christmas a Lidl Parkside battery chainsaw when he always used religiously his 50cc Husqvarna

@armchairgeneralissimo

2 жыл бұрын

@@MsWagons I bought a DeWalt 18v chainsaw a couple of years ago and it's replaced my old Stihl in my recovery truck. Obviously I'm not a professional lumberjack the amount of times I need to use a chainsaw in a year I can count on one hand since I only need it when someone has crashed a car in such a way I need to cut branches or whole trees to get it out.

@Hithere-ek4qt

2 жыл бұрын

Husqvarna is one of the tops, stil is good too.

@gospelofrye6881

2 жыл бұрын

@@MsWagons For now. One more generational leap in battery tech and all these small-engine internal combustion appliances are dead. Even now, I couldn't go back to a 4-stroke lawnmower, it's just so much more convenient to press-and-go on the electric. And two-stroke? Fuggedabowdid!

Has anyone seen James enjoying a cup of coffee? At this point I really doubt that he even likes coffee.

@jsiminski

4 жыл бұрын

yep. See some manual espresso lever reviews. Or French Press technique video :)

@drmedwuast

4 жыл бұрын

At this point he's probably just working on perfecting his disgusted face and cashing in on it.. I think you're on to something

@kitjoslin

4 жыл бұрын

he only likes 'good' coffee

@bookoffholicbookwart5945

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣👌

@trisi95

4 жыл бұрын

@@bookoffholicbookwart5945 First of all, what techno156 said: 100% "no one hates something more than a fan." - in my special interest topics i nitpick about everything to the point where you can seriously ask if i'm even likeing it and, in addition to this, in regards of espressos i absolutly hate every espresso i made to the point were i dont even enjoy makeing it any more. Worked as an barista (for a bigger commercial coffee franchise) and it drove me nuts when the espresso wasnt like i want it. James like a lot of stuff he drink in the videos probably aroung 30% :D thats high for a nitpicking critic (and i dont mean this as an insult, as a product critic you should nitpick about everything for the sake of you consumer if something dont bother you you can ignore it, but if this little detail make this product unbearable for you it good that he mentioned it.)

“This is why we have climate change” - pretty damning summary of a coffee machine review

@Idefilms

2 жыл бұрын

That pivot caught me off guard and was pure gold

@nextlifeonearth

Жыл бұрын

It's a bit more of a things like this, not just this machine in particular, are wastes of resources. They use more than they need and don't do their tasks well. That's common with some of those single use products. An avocado slice/scoop appliance can't compete with a spoon and knife, so why do they exist?

@petervansan1054

Жыл бұрын

and all they forgot to put in OPV lol

@rxonmymind8362

Жыл бұрын

That was brutal.

So surprised about the like to dislike ratio. When James Hoffmann talks down on something, it really means it's something you should never use your own dime on it.

@MalteForstat

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe people got confused: They dislike the product rather than the review.

@marcojimenez2725

2 жыл бұрын

@@MalteForstat exactly

@JH-tc3yu

2 жыл бұрын

You're surprised? Really? This pompous ass that's too stupid to figure out how to use the machine properly, whilst basking the superiority of a culture that cant be bothered to engineer their way out of a pickle jar.

@WilcoBrouwer

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe it's his character

@noahcole6622

2 жыл бұрын

@@JH-tc3yu omg you have never had espresso have you

I had a similar experience with another coffee machine. Pretty much exactly the same result as this. Turned out that the machine was very fussy when it came to the level of the tamping. If it was slightly uneven then it would produce a poor espresso but now that I pay attention to the level and try to get it as even as possible it produces much better espresso. The dead giveaway of an uneven tamp is when you see your espresso pour come out one side before the other and that's exactly what happens in this video.

@iliyanivanov7337

2 жыл бұрын

whaaat R U just a tamp, serious

@luvpamelanewton

Жыл бұрын

So it was him. His fault.

@xtsgaming8518

Жыл бұрын

​@@luvpamelanewton the tamps fault and maybe his ignorance to the fault of the machine. A tamp should ideally be even, but it's a cheap machine so you get cheap accessories.

@samuelbarham8483

Жыл бұрын

​@@luvpamelanewtonHe is one of the world's foremost experts on coffee and espresso. I doubt his tamp was uneven. The man has released videos about just tamping espresso grounds.

@luvpamelanewton

Жыл бұрын

@@samuelbarham8483 Haha. His video was cruel.

James before: Maybe it'll be okay James after: This machine is literally destroying the planet

This really could've been a parody video about coffee snobs.

@ArmadilloGodzilla

3 жыл бұрын

It isn't?

@rmatt53

3 жыл бұрын

I though he was joking he's serious. That's a real human being. This is basically a rich person going how can the poor's act like they do.

@bigshott9117

3 жыл бұрын

We all operate our machines from behind. Breathing for him was a chore, not to mention those flaccid wrists.

@vkd8721

3 жыл бұрын

@@rmatt53 bruh which poor person buys a £300 expresso machine?

@MikiCab1

3 жыл бұрын

I think I am watching the Onion.

I use this machine, and i have to say for the first 2-3 weeks, i found it hard, to get good results, not really hard, but not easy also. but after that, i started to try different ways, and it is a really good machine. Of course, not the best, but for the money, it IS good. I made delicious espressos with it, even with light roasts, overheat with steam, and it is working just fine. but for darker roasts, it is really good. The steam also. If you are patient, it makes perfect, yes, perfect milk texture. So, anyone who did not try this, but want to, give it a try, and be a little patient, it works really good.

@dropdowntoawesome6047

2 жыл бұрын

Same experience here my friend. I don't understand how someone can judge a book by its cover in such a short time. It's just sad.

@RWoody1995

Жыл бұрын

@@dropdowntoawesome6047 i mean... he did make multiple coffees and it either flowed way too quickly or the whole thing clogged because the pressure skyrocketed, hardly would call it judging a book by it's cover, he was even optimistic about it before testing it, that's about as far away from "judging a book by it's cover" as you can get... If you can explain what he did wrong then just say that.

@bbrockert

Жыл бұрын

Why not mention a single point of how to make the machine operate well?

@vinyei93

Жыл бұрын

@@bbrockert no points. you have to be very very on point and precise with the grinds and the amount of coffee. If you find the right point, it work really fine. I drink espressos day to day from this machine, and not even once it made a bad espresso, sometimes it is delicious. Not a work of art, this machine is, it does not work perfectly, but if you find a sweetspot, it is really good for its price. so i cannot tell any point, other than you should pay more time finding the sweetspot. Mine does not clogged, and wasnt too fast, just had to make fine adjusments with it for a couple days, 3-4 coffees a day.

@jgcommander

3 ай бұрын

@@vinyei93 i just want to stop and say this "someone can judge a book by its cover in such a short time" spend thousands of hours to understand how machines and coffee works and I'm almost certain that he will produce better results than any of commenting people. Not to mention darker roasts which usually means italian roast where you cannot find difference between arabica and robusta not to mention any more subtle coffee profile

This is EXACTLY the same issue I had with my Breville Barista Express several years ago. It's actually nice to have the issue explained. Now I'm thinking about getting back into home espresso, but this time I'm looking at a $3000 Rocket machine.

@SpektrikMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Watch his comparison video of coffee machines around that price range, he doesn't recommend rocket

@EugeneLimPhotograpy

Жыл бұрын

or may be a Flair58 or Cafelat Robot can be more tolerating to bad puck

This is by far the angriest I've ever seen James. I want more. Do the Mr. Coffee Steam Espresso maker next. It's a $50 (USD) machine that only has one knob on the side for a control (so at least it won't get into a positive feedback loop...I hope?). It's so cheap I will personally send you one with absolutely no strings attached if you don't want to spend your money

@niharmehta6086

4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful that would be, master jedi.. 👽

@mapobapodoufu7148

4 жыл бұрын

I just looked it up, it only uses 3 bar of pressure. Can that even be called an espresso? (It's more like a Moka pot from what I undestand of it)

@PatrickJoannisse

4 жыл бұрын

OMG it's a "4 cup" espresso machine that would be hilarious.

@Adderkleet

4 жыл бұрын

$50 MIGHT trigger import duties/fees.

@armandoibarra2540

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. This seems like a more expensive version of the $50 Mr Coffee. I actually owned one... it wasn't bad but for some reason I cant get it clean anymore... when i run water i keep getting sand in the pot.

Roasts coffee beans by day, roasts coffee machines a little later in the afternoon. What a legend.

@t0niu

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaahah

@racquelpalma-vijar6620

3 жыл бұрын

@@t0niu 1 bb] b

@M-O-Z

3 жыл бұрын

Hes a full on roasting machine

@AzanAli-

3 жыл бұрын

Very posh roaster.

"I hate this stupid machine." "This is offensive to me." "Terrible, terrible espresso of terribleness." James is amazing😆😆😆

I'd be afraid that thing would blow up. High pressure devices are not something you want cheaply made.

@subaruxv8152

2 жыл бұрын

I happen to have this machine at home for abt 2 months and is great for the price!! Do NOT trust hoffman on this!

Watching James roasting this coffee machine in straight 13 mins is oddly satisfying to me 🤣

@johannes4518

4 жыл бұрын

Tùng Trịnh regulars roast coffee. James roasts Coffee machines.

@ImpactWench

4 жыл бұрын

Good thing he had first *and* second crack at the thing.

@smwillia

4 жыл бұрын

This coffee machine roast went past dark to burnt.

@888SpinR

4 жыл бұрын

Aldi's coffee machine got roasted harder than Aldi's coffee

@TJ74su

4 жыл бұрын

Roast Master!

Let's be honest with ourselves, this was never going to go well. At 30 seconds in we had : "A place that's really cheap, but people tend to be like oh but the wine is really good". What came after this was a march towards the inevitable, with some brief sprigs of hope, that were then dashed.

@SuperHeliboy

4 жыл бұрын

I have the false belief that at sometime in the conversation I will be enlightened with some knowledge that I haven't had previously.

Looks exactly like a Breville Espresso Machine. I have a Breville looks almost identical to that machine, except my Breville grinder is separate from the machine. It really did take some practice grinds to get it inside the pressure zone. At first it was frustrating though. So I had to chuckle at the fact it looked as if you were going to throw it across the room.

@Limemill

Жыл бұрын

He did say, “Buy a Sage”. Sage is the alternative branding of Breville and apparently it’s light years ahead of this machine

@alinaqirizvi1441

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Sage = Breville

I bought a cheap angle grinder at Aldi, and it's been trucking on perfectly for almost two decades. I also bought a cordless drill at Aldi. I feel exactly the same about my (now disposed of) cordless drill as James feels about this espresso machine. Moral of the story: It's not cheap to buy tings at Aldi if half of them don't work. You'll end up spending the same amount of money as if you just bought a "in the lowish end of actually nice" of everything to begin with.

I invited this guy over to my house once and he savagely critiqued the thread count of my toilet paper.

@sigmamale6128

3 жыл бұрын

you have toilet paper with a thread count? thats a little odd

@surfaceten510n

3 жыл бұрын

Some arseholes are sensitive if you know what i mean

@Apanblod

3 жыл бұрын

Well, you have to take into consideration the ratio of thread count to residue. I usually count 2.3 to 2.4 grams of paper fibre per ml of excrement, depending of course on the consistency of the waste product.

@jerryhernandez2852

3 жыл бұрын

@@Apanblod Jesus Christ 2.4 g of toilet paper that is why we have climate change you’re wasting way too much toilet paper just use your finger or take a shower lol

@Apanblod

3 жыл бұрын

@@jerryhernandez2852 I realise it may sound excessive at first, but I compensate my carbon footprint by using bio-degradable, non-bleached paper from fair trade grown bamboo in north-eastern Nepal. I also freeze dry and process my disgusting waste into fertiliser using natural, locally produced, non-chemical ingredients and donate the fertiliser to eco-friendly compost depositories for fossil fuel free farms which in turn use it to plant organic, non-GMO vegetables free from pesticide. That and I drink my own piss.

''I suspect a number of terrible things happened at once.'' James, you made me spill coffee. Everywhere. Damn you, James.

‘A lot of things happened.’ Like he’s talking about Chernobyl!! Lol

What’s so funny is after a few months of trial and error I’ve landed on exactly what you said ( a mocha pot and one of those Electric milk frother whisk things) Unfortunately that was after spending quite a bit of money on other things

Did he really say: "I am not a snob..."? haha

@eyeborg3148

3 жыл бұрын

If the dictionary had a definition for a coffee snob it should just be this guy’s picture lol

@pwareham61

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a lesbian

@yungsportysmoke9327

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@LordBhorak

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't change the fact that that machine makes shit espresso. 😅

@andycwm888

3 жыл бұрын

Lol...

I don't drink coffee, not even tea, but the passion this man has for coffee just kept me watching

@sjundemartelaere

3 жыл бұрын

So this nice English chap got a terrible disappointment with an Aldi machine. And he is right to warn the people with an English taste in his review. If you have to go on a cheap but good espresso: Put some money extra with you and go for a refurbished tiny Quickmill 820, a metal 58mm tamper and an apart grinder. Or make your coffee the French way like he suggested. Let's make this review go viral.

@NeillRobinson

3 жыл бұрын

He was once the official world champion Barista. So like, officially, he was the best person in the world at making coffee. 2007 I think. So yeah he’s pretty into it

@flyingfranklin

2 жыл бұрын

This absolutely sums up why I can't stop watching his videos 🤣

@Phoenixx713

Жыл бұрын

OMG fr same lmao Like, I'll get the occasional brew at starbz or wawa, but idk shit about hiphop or beans and this channel is just fun

As someone who has never used an espresso machine, I'd have assumed the max fill line was pre-compression. Maybe that's why the pressure was high, it expected a thinner puck?

@murraythebaker

Жыл бұрын

No the max fill line is so the puck doesn’t touch the screen

Thanks for your effort, James, to bring us these video, with all the pro's but also the con's.... My feeling is, our speciality coffee beans, in South Africa are just too expensive to waste on a cheap coffee machine and equipment. Thanks again.

Fucking brilliant how they built in a grinder than can grind coffee magnitudes finer than the machine can handle for brewing. It's like they put a bugatti gearbox in a toyota aygo; if you go above 3rd gear your car actually starts slowing down 😂

@frankgressiii7206

2 жыл бұрын

it reminded me of a stupid car build too

@shantanujchauhan

2 жыл бұрын

And it will straight up implode in 4th gear😂😂😂😂😂

@KhoaNguyen-jt8tk

2 жыл бұрын

Some beans need finer grind than others.

@Szanth

2 жыл бұрын

@@KhoaNguyen-jt8tk Yeah this machine can't do those beans, it shouldn't offer the ability to handle those beans

@TLK22

2 жыл бұрын

@@Szanth The engineers who designed this machine have probably never drank espresso.

I love this dude. Like I don't give a fuck about my coffee, put my capsule into my machine and make some but the way he gets passive aggressive about coffee is just comedy gold

@charleshowie2074

3 жыл бұрын

Passive?

@badlarry172

3 жыл бұрын

yeh stick that capsule in man

@DaveyMulholland

3 жыл бұрын

Plastic capsules?

@badlarry172

3 жыл бұрын

@@DaveyMulholland ally caps ?

@DaveyMulholland

3 жыл бұрын

@@badlarry172 eh?

The patience of this man is legendary

Probably my favourity review - ever. That includes every Radiohead AND Randy Newman review done by Pitchfork. So much hate and truth and love for mocca pods. Adequately satisfied, thank you.

I guarantee this man did a double dose of hand sanitizer immediately after leaving the Aldi's

@tossmonkey1

3 жыл бұрын

Whole body wipe down and hair removal too I'd say

@epitome3970

3 жыл бұрын

@@tossmonkey1 his hair turned grey due to the amount of bleach he used to sanitize his hair.

@experiment54

3 жыл бұрын

he sent his elderly neighbour to get it

@dreiundzwanzig23

3 жыл бұрын

@@experiment54 hahahahahahahah

@telectronix1368

3 жыл бұрын

One does not "Go to Aldi" That's what the day staff are for.

So these are aldi reasons why this is a terrible product?

@dsvwtrbeytnryune

4 жыл бұрын

Groan.

@CalebEdl

4 жыл бұрын

Stop. 😂

@WarfareJournal

4 жыл бұрын

Took me a second. I get it now.

@izarscharf7845

4 жыл бұрын

nice

@PrypeciowyHovnozer

4 жыл бұрын

*coughs blood*

£299 sounds extremely expensive for something youd fish at Aldi

Funny thing....... I bought this exact machine just under a different brand name and it works great!!! The trick is to use oily dark roast coffee beans and set the grind to 9.5. Also use 1 cup button not 2 cup button. I measure 11 grams with scale and grind each load separately. The tamper I got with my machine is solid stainless steel and is very heavy!

@Adam-vx6to

2 жыл бұрын

You clearly have much lower expectations of what is good coffee. No offense.

@Lockdown335

2 жыл бұрын

@@Adam-vx6to You have no idea how his coffee turns out LOL i have cheap sunbeam like this and it is trash to be fair but after having it while i figured out how to make coffee atleast close to my local where i get beans that they roast themselves so obviously they know how to extract coffee and i know what it should taste like as best i can but there is better options for cheap.

@Adam-vx6to

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lockdown335 no they don’t and this video proved it. Trust me, you can’t make good coffee, you just have low standards

@youtubeaddict1

10 ай бұрын

What's the name of the brand u bought?

"Nothing makes sense and I hate everything about this grinder" I'm crying 😂😂😂

I never noticed that James was so British until a point where he started to get upset about this machine.

Well done mate, you deserve a prize for persisting for so long with it, and for the wonderful roasting you gave it! 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for that, it was a nice reality check and a good laugh!

Treating an Aldi coffee machine as a £ 2,500 machine is same like expecting a 3 year old to win olympic gold.

@marcusborderlands6177

2 жыл бұрын

he was comparing it to results you can get for the same price, or far less...

@Adam-vx6to

2 жыл бұрын

Did you even watch the video?

James: this is a stupid coffee machine, I hate this coffee machine Me: so stupid, so unrefined **eats a chocolate sandwich, drinks Yorkshire gold**

@gideonkloosterman

4 жыл бұрын

Ah, another Yorkshire gold drinker :p

@Hokum6

4 жыл бұрын

don't you say one bad word about yorkshire gold. makes my tea look like ristretto in 20 seconds.

@MaryShelleysNib

4 жыл бұрын

Builder’s tea *dribbles*

@InefficientElectron

4 жыл бұрын

In a WIRED interview I watched recently, Patrick Stewart said he drinks Yorkshire Gold every morning. In my eyes that makes it perfectly acceptable :)

@Brando56894

4 жыл бұрын

I have no idea what "Yorkshire Gold" is as an American, but yeah

I need a Netflix show where it's just coffee experts who have to use or taste awful products.

@levifowler7933

4 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine who also works in coffee's dream is to have a show pairing horrible coffee/wine with horrible cigars.

@remnant24

4 жыл бұрын

Sure thing, all you have to do is finance it. I doubt the manufacturers are going to pay for people to see their products being roasted.

@lucasrem

4 жыл бұрын

why Netflix??

@shibomi1

4 жыл бұрын

I feel that a series like that if done poorly could easily get too pretentious and snobbish. I rather see a series about baristas try make make coffee in conditions that aren't ideal with cheap equipment. They could experiment on how to make the best tasting coffee while camping or something like that.

After 20 minutes of reading I didn't see anyone who bought one of these (or would admit to it). Thank you James for saving us from ourselves and convincing us not to buy this garbage.

The way James looks at the machine 😂😂😂 I just can’t 😂😂😂

It’s 1am, I have work in the morning. And I’ve just watched an entire video about a machine I don’t plan on buying, for a drink I don’t like 😂😂

@SAMX4949

3 жыл бұрын

Haha Its 4 AM for me rn

@Just-a-bit-Jay

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to KZread bro. Welcome to KZread.

@snoffels3949

3 жыл бұрын

Another 4 am here hahaha

@Tschudenizer

3 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling, for me its 2am and I have to work tomorrow, erhm, later today.

@sirrathersplendid4825

3 жыл бұрын

You don’t like fresh coffee? How is that even possible?

Being at your most humorous when you’re angry shows just how very British James is.

Thank-you ... for probably the most brutally honest review I've ever seen for an espresso machine. I know all of your reviews are honest, but the words you chose to describe this "monstrosity" were sublime. These words needed to be said. Please continue to review, and tell us exactly the emotions these devices conjur in your head.

Thanks James, this was by far THE Best review of cheap inexperienced companies espresso machine. Producing espresso machine is not a joke i was always wondering how these cheap machines with standard 58mm portafilter work. I mean if anyone wants to spend les than 200£ , just bye a Flair or Delonghi , it would be useable at least

The Gordan Ramsay of coffee. Give him a show called "Cafe Nightmares".

@Oharris995

3 жыл бұрын

This would be phenomenal

@CantEscapeFlorida

2 жыл бұрын

And instead of yelling he just gives a disappointing glare

@tijmen131

2 жыл бұрын

I would watch that

@paraiskaparaiskai4762

2 жыл бұрын

XD

@christophertubigan2060

2 жыл бұрын

Who is Gordon Ramsay?

Your "Pre-infusion‽" was the funniest single word I've ever heard

@eyuns72

4 жыл бұрын

Whil Your use of interrobang made me happy 😀

Aldis stuff unusually is really good here in Germany. Often they do these kind of articles and they are sold out instantly

5:20 James's reaction when you tell him you don't like coffee

Love how the comments are populated by people who found this because ‘Aldi’ is part of their KZread algorithm and not ‘coffee’.

@Zooropa_Station

3 жыл бұрын

regular JH viewers/coffee nerds: * nod in agreement * people who found this video randomly: "ugh what a snob, how dare he accurately review a cheap machine"

@clyde2599

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this comment section sure is a dumpster fire

@TheMrVengeance

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zooropa_Station - It's also funny how easily they betray their ignorance. Seen people comment on him not drinking that 74 gram ""espresso"" saying; _'Look at that snob, throwing away and wasting coffee. No normal person would be able to tell the difference.'_ It's like: Say you don't have the slightest clue about espresso, without saying it. Or maybe they just like sucking on pennies?

@MrApacis

2 жыл бұрын

The wine people algorithm lol

* I hate this coffee machine... This is a stupid coffee machine 😂

I enjoyed that. Makes me think that a lot of people drink bad espresso thinking that that’s just how espresso tastes. What a waste.

@lurklingX

2 жыл бұрын

yeah i only just recently learned the good espresso can be as complex and nuanced as wine. ton of different flavors and notes that just pop you in the face. i mean palate. haha.

Imagine being the lead product designer of this coffee machine, and then watching this video... Ouch! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

"My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined" vibes

I just watch a guy calling a coffee machine stupid for 13 minutes, quarantine is stupid too...

@flossenking

4 жыл бұрын

@Boris Erdogan savage

@ryancube15

4 жыл бұрын

quarantine saves lives

@wiscflank248

4 жыл бұрын

@@ryancube15 It does, so let me rephrase, quarantine makes you do stupid stuff

@TB1M1

4 жыл бұрын

@Boris Erdogan Well I hope it was maccona...

@JadenNeko

4 жыл бұрын

I ugly laughed at your comment for a few minutes, thanks for the laugh. Ps, hate it too XD

James makes a fair point about the wasting of materials etc just to manufacture a subpar product, seemingly for the heck of it

I came here to re-watch this after the most recent Aldi brewer to see what the dislike ratio is about. I don't get it. Apparently I left a like when I first watched it. Maybe people who shop at Aldi who immediately clicked off at the opening wine comment? Walgreens has surprisingly good wine, too.

“This machine poisoned our water supply, burned our crops, and delivered a plague unto our houses!!” - James Hoffman

@LiveFreeOrDieDH

4 жыл бұрын

"It turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "...I got better."

@MaryShelleysNib

4 жыл бұрын

given said supermarket's supply chain, that's probs true.

@DavidGuillenVazquez1

4 жыл бұрын

Amen!

"I'm not going to link to the machine, because I think that encourages the wrong sort of thing" That is... a very polite & poetic way of cancelling things

@ss-nc2dy

4 жыл бұрын

It's the opposite of polite and poetic actually. Very direct and matter of fact.

Theres a german saying : "Kaufste billig dann kaufste zweimal", meaning : you're gonna buy another, probably more expensive thing if you start buying cheap stuff.

@theirishvolunteer6643

2 жыл бұрын

Das stimmt nicht immer.

@ololh4xx

2 жыл бұрын

@@theirishvolunteer6643 stimmt - es stimmt nicht "immer" sondern "ABSOLUT immer". Aber das wirst du auch noch schmerzhaft erlernen, keine Sorge ... es sei denn du entwickelst niemals ein Auge für Qualität. Was für Deutsche aber eher schwer zu vollbringen ist

@theirishvolunteer6643

2 жыл бұрын

@@ololh4xx Nein...

@theirishvolunteer6643

2 жыл бұрын

@@ololh4xx Du musst einfach an den richtigen Orten günstig und nicht billig einkaufen.

@ololh4xx

2 жыл бұрын

@@theirishvolunteer6643 günstig hat nichts mit billig zu tun. Setzen, 6.

I know this vid got 10k thumbs down from people, not sure why. Im and Aldi fan and I apprecite this review a lot, it saves me money and time and frustration.

It’s funny when non specialty coffee drinkers find James’ videos and just automatically think he’s this stuck up dude when in reality he’s one of the genuinely great guys in the industry

@KingdomOfApple

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, while I like to think I can tell a good coffee from a bad one, I'm definitely no coffee snob, but it really isn't hard to tell that this dude knows and cares about coffee. If you came to this video not knowing what to expect, and came out of it thinking he's an uptight snob, then, well, that's just pretty silly, imo.

@Adam-vx6to

3 жыл бұрын

@@KingdomOfApple yup, the only people who think he’s a snob are the people that can’t logically think so they just quick group people into groups without thinking

@KingdomOfApple

3 жыл бұрын

@@Adam-vx6to Oath. It's just way easier for people to do that, so hey, why not just keep doing that?

@ipodhty

3 жыл бұрын

Lol and people making fun of him calling a 299 machine cheep, but if you know machines that isn't a lot

@SorinSilaghi

3 жыл бұрын

For a snob he is kind of endearing..

I’m conflicted between my love for Aldi and laughing so hard at how savage James is when roasting this machine 😂

@epicsmurfyzz

4 жыл бұрын

The wine is really good there after all

I found myself imagining Obi Wan telling the machine "This isn't the portafilter that you're wanting to hold onto".

T-shirt of James' face with the caption: "If I'm Honest"