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A new bread bin, But when it arrived it is smaller than my old one , but I will just keep it,

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shrinkflation :)

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A load of stuff from Skinny. B&M used to stock a lot of this brand but has recently only had some lines. I get cravings at night. Hopefully white chocolate spread, chocolate bars etc. will satisfy my tummy while not making me balloon. £30 worth of food which was probably worth half that but hey ho let's go :hyper:

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A new standard lamp for the living room

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some training weights for my arm strength, im nearly 70 i cycle for my leg strength but don't really exercise my arms enough, thing is i have to verify my age on arrival :omg:

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I do think such matters should be challenge 25 after a certain age it becomes painfully apparent you are not under age haha

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Ninja Luxe Café Pro Series ES701UK Bean-to-Coffee machine, and a Ninja 3-in-1 Food Processor with Auto-IQ BN800UK.

I’ve been wanting to swap out our Nespresso Vertuo capsule coffee machine for a while, as Nespresso work on the same business model as Gillette razors (make the money on the capsules/blades, rather than on the coffee machine/razors).

I worked out that we were spending around £800 a year on Nespresso capsules (we got the machine half price eighteen months ago), so in less than a year we wil be spending less, with a wider choice/style of coffees (the new machine can make (among others) espressos, americanos, lattes, cappuccinos, filter, & cold brew).

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2 double-seater garden benches from B&M. Hardwood, so they need a wipe with teak oil so should last long enough.

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Nice coffee machine. Looks nice anyway. Made the right choice ditching the Nespresso. They are not worth the costs and you don't have much proper choice in coffee either. For costs alone I find them a bit of a con.

I have the De'Longhi Primadonna Soul machine. Quite a work horse as well. Plenty of choices of what type of coffee you want from its menu. But mainly it comes down to the beans you use.

I've tried a lot, from Lavazza, Spiller & Tait etc, but I tend to always end up with 'Coffee Masters Triple Certified Arabica Coffee Beans' which are usually quite freshly roasted. But they're well balanced for my needs. I like strong coffee. You can't go wrong with them, but you can use them as a guide to your liking.

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For the record, I'm perfectly happy with my Nespresso Vertuo atm. :shrug:

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We were, then visited my son last month (who has a slightly smaller simpler bean-to-coffee machine), and really liked the coffee it made (we took him down a pack of beans from a local coffee shop who blend their own (Rand)) - it was a combination of that, ongoing costs of using our Vertuo Plus, and the fact that a lot of the bean-to-coffee machines have become more automated (much less faffing around) that motivated us to change.

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Would like to see a mini review of the coffee machine if possible ? After finishing our kitchen last year and installing an inbuilt bean to cup machine her ladyship has now decided we need to move house. The ninja is one I’m potentially looking at

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The Primadonna Soul was our old machine and it was very good but the delonghi app was/is terrible

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First thoughts - very easy to set up, clear manual instructions and a QR code for a clear set up video, needed to set the coffee and milk froth temperatures up a notch from default as we like our coffee hotter than the Ninja standard setting (easy to do), and making a cappuccino was very easy.

Feels like a solid, well built machine.

More later as we get into it.

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Totally agree, getting it connected is really hit and (mostly) miss. I've only used it a few times to set up type of beans and to set up a few defaults.

The issue with coffee not being hot enough I just rinse the cup with boiling water first for a 30 seconds.

The other thing is storing the beans. Like instant coffee, the first cup is always the best. If you don't store them right they don't last that long before they go stale. About 4-5 weeks or so.

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Replacement bedding material for my female hamster Dax.