Coffee Cups -

Brett_H

Between these and the spoons you'll soon have enough to start a cafe or some such !! These are truly stunning but I fear my wife would put something as nice as these in the dishwasher irrespective of the value!

coffeehorse

prydey wrote:

is the shape of the cup important? is it best to have a small base and wide top rather than the same size from top to bottom? i'm guessing a smaller surface area at the bottom is best. yet to buy any specific coffee cups. have been going through cupboards looking for anything around 200ml that will fit under the spouts. always on the lookout for some nice glass ones. maybe i have to stop looking in the cheap shops 😃

Depends if you want to do latte art. If so, a bowl-shaped bottom helps. 150-180ml 'tulips' will fit under spouts fine, as will 220-250ml 'bowl' cups from all the main makers (ACF, NP, Rockingham). If you buy rockinghams, beware the glaze is firm but subject to small cracks and staining. Beautiful cups Attitilio!

UNM

Got me a new cup and saucer today. Had to have it

Koffee_Kosmo

UNM wrote:

Got me a new cup and saucer today. Had to have it

I have that image on many items in our household including a set of Greek demitasse coffee cups 🙂 KK

Cuir_Beluga

I wasn't sure whether to revive this thread or start another. I went for the former 😛. I have been trying to find a set of InCasa "face cups" without any success. I managed to get a secondhand set from the eebs and I am totally smitten with them but would dearly love another set. I contacted Globe Importers in Adelaide and they said they will have nothing until April, it isn't that long to wait but I was wondering if anyone would know where else I may try. TIA, Sue 🙂.

Brett_H

Cuir Beluga wrote:

I wasn't sure whether to revive this thread or start another. I went for the former 😛. I have been trying to find a set of InCasa "face cups" without any success. I managed to get a secondhand set from the eebs and I am totally smitten with them but would dearly love another set. I contacted Globe Importers in Adelaide and they said they will have nothing until April, it isn't that long to wait but I was wondering if anyone would know where else I may try. TIA, Sue 🙂.

I don't even know what they are sadly. I understand the passion associated with 'the right cup' but am fairly boring in my own choices. Reidel for wine and bodum double walled for coffee. Perhaps by reviving this thread you've spured me on to considering other more interesting options. I will admit to reading the rest of this thread previously and not been inspired so do you're worst CB!!

Lacehim

Brett H wrote:

I don't even know what they are sadly. I understand the passion associated with 'the right cup' but am fairly boring in my own choices. Reidel for wine and bodum double walled for coffee. Perhaps by reviving this thread you've spured me on to considering other more interesting options. I will admit to reading the rest of this thread previously and not been inspired so do you're worst CB!!

I love my Bodum double wall glasses too. I've got a few red ACF cups but haven't used them in ages to be honest. I should get them out on the red Oscar for show! 🙂 Sue, I googled that Brand and got lots of results, but no one mentioned stock availability. You might have to ask. April isn't far away though 😉 What style do you like? I like my tulip cups, they got the most use, followed by the cappuccino ones.

Cuir_Beluga

I will get hubby to take a pic of the face cups later, I am dslr challenged and hubby just replaced a bit on the camera so I guess he would like a chance to put it through its paces. They won't be to everyones taste but I do love them-obviously ^-^. I also have some double walled glasses I picked up from Cheap as Chips :laugh: but I don't often used them, some Duralex latte and espresso glasses I got from the local supermarket along with some white cappuccino and espresso square cups on square saucers and some bright orange Salt and Pepper cappuccino cups I grabbed from one of the kitchenware places. I am eying off some mint green Rockinghams in cappuccino size and I have found some Illys I love but they are espresso and I am not an espresso drinker, $300 is too much to pay for something that won't be used 🙁. I'll post some pics later.

Cuir_Beluga

Here are the pics of my "faces cups" as well as some others. The white one I picked up for $3 in my local Foodland Supermarket, the cappuccino cups I bought from a kitchenware place at HarbourTown.

Lacehim

Nice cups Sue. Love the faces! Mine are pretty boring in comparison but I haven't found many jnteresting cups around.

Dry_bean

Very nice cups Sue. Like Lacehim, my cups are plain, however I like them because of it, and they are very functional. The cappuccino cups are made by ACF, the espresso cups by Tognana, bought from Torrefazione in Venice. Would love a set of Terra Keramik cups (link below) however very expensive and difficult to get in Australia. 🙂 https://www.google.com.au/search?q=terra+keramik+cups&biw=1344&bih=708&tbm=isch&imgil=G5fUGUvvi1EOMM%253A%253BvFai1KgVEDmnrM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.singleservecoffee.com%25252Farchives%25252F023569.php&source=iu&pf=m&fir=G5fUGUvvi1EOMM%253A%252CvFai1KgVEDmnrM%252C_&usg=__9FH2i3M2uvhndCG-PwD75-6W894%3D&ved=0CDIQyjc&ei=STAFVarZFsTv8gXarID4AQ#imgrc=G5fUGUvvi1EOMM%253A%3BvFai1KgVEDmnrM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.singleservecoffee.com%252Fpictures%252Fpopup_mojocoffee01.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.singleservecoffee.com%252Farchives%252F023569.php%3B400%3B264

Cuir_Beluga

Thank you muchly Gents, I tend to get a bit excited over cups ;D. That is one lovely pic Db and gorgeous cups too. I do know of the Terra Keramik cups. Have you tried the eebs? I am after some Illys. One day :🙂.

kbilleter

Wedding present Villeroy & Boch French Garden when we're having milk coffees. Not your typical cup but I suspect you generally like what you use - pleasure by association :-)

Dry_bean

kbilleter wrote:

Wedding present Villeroy & Boch French Garden when we're having milk coffees. Not your typical cup but I suspect you generally like what you use - pleasure by association :-)

G'Day Kbilleter, welcome to The Coffee Forum. Congratulations on your first post. 🙂

Brett_H

Spot on Kbilleter and welcome!

Cuir_Beluga

kbilleter wrote:

Wedding present Villeroy & Boch French Garden when we're having milk coffees. Not your typical cup but I suspect you generally like what you use - pleasure by association :-)

I just Googled them ^-^, gorgeous cups and welcome. I am new too 🙂.

GeekKopi

great cups guys, here are some of mine... for latte's I'm old school and use 220ml duralex glasses for espresso (single and double) I use bialetti colorati for hot chocolate - its those coloured 240ml porcelain cups I also have some 180ml tulips for cappuccinos what I would like is a couple of larger hand made bowls, unique one-off pieces.. just need to find someone who makes them.

Cuir_Beluga

I love the Duralex latte glasses too GeekKopi, they are my current favourites.

askthecoffeeguy

Im a latte glass man myself cant beat the convenience and they feel nice and solid to hold as well...

Brett_H

Cuir Beluga wrote:

I love the Duralex latte glasses too GeekKopi, they are my current favourites.

They are lovely! thanks for the pics.... That's quite a coffee station 😉

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