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Post by comrade »

Looking for some good quality cups. Was looking at Cafelat from CC but it seems they do not have them on their website any longer. Searched elsewhere with no luck. Any other recommendations would be great?

Cheers
Louis

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Post by Louis »

Options I've looked at when I bought mine few months ago (some copy-paste from my Excel spreasheet; sorry for the French number/money formating, too lazy to change it). Prices might have changed. Three sizes: espresso, cappuccino, latte.

Inker Tina
http://www.orphanespresso.com/Inker-Por ... c_329.html
Tulip shape.
Cost/size per cup: 6,25$, 60 ml; 8,50$, 180 ml; unavail.
Black/brown/white/red/blue.
Note: My choice. I bought both sizes (6x espresso; 8 cappuccino). Very nice. Good finish (considering this is commercial quality; there are some small defects but nothing important). Heavy, good heat retention (especially the espresso cup). The grip is well made but I might have prefered an open loop for a finger for the cappuccino cup, as it is quite heavy (250g if I remember).

Inker Luna
http://www.orphanespresso.com/Inker-Por ... c_329.html
Traditional shape.
Cost/size per cup: 6,25$, 70 ml; 8,50$, 170 ml; 10,25$, 250 ml.
Black/brown/white/red/blue.
Note: A different model from the same company. OE has many other models (see their Quick Cup Selection Guide.

Espresso Parts
http://www.espressoparts.com/Traditiona ... CupsSpoons
Traditional shape:
Cost per cup: 5,85$, 90 ml; 7,85$, 175 ml; 8,85$, 235 ml.
Tulip shape:
Cost/size per cup: 5,85$, 71 ml; 7,85$, 201 ml; 8,85$, 300 ml.
Black/brown.
Note: Look very good. My second choice.

ACF
http://www.greatinfusions.com/espcupcart.html
http://www.becoffee.ca/
Tulip or traditional shapes (same cost/size).
Cost/size per cup: 6,77$, 60 or 70ml; 9,03$, 175 ml; 11,96$, 300 ml.
Black/dark brown/brown/white/red.
Note: Always a good choice.

Nuovo Point Sorento
http://www.sweetmarias.com/sweetmarias/ ... /cups.html (unsure if these are indeed Nuovo Point...)
Traditional shape.
Cost/size per cup: 4,67$, 90 ml; 5,33$, 235 ml, unavail., 355 ml.
Brown only?
Note: Are said to be of lesser quality than they used to; made in China.

Unkown brand
http://www.chriscoffee.com/products/hom ... cappuccino
Traditional shape.
Cost/size per cup: 6,66$, 90 ml; 6,66$, 235 ml; 7,49$, 355 ml.
Brown/white.
Note: Particularly ugly, but that may be just me...

Other notes:
Espresso cup size varies from a classic 2oz, up to 3oz (60 to 90ml).
Cappuccino cup size varies from a classic 5.5/6oz cup, up to an heretic 8oz (~175ml to 235!ml).
Latte cup size is not defined by any standard. Varies from 8 to 12oz.

A curved bottom is recommended to do latte art.

If you buy them on the web, be aware that these are heavy and shipping might be costly (not included in the above prices). All listed resellers ship to Canada.
oton

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Post by oton »

I'm using the Intelligentsia cups. Here, in Europe, or... well at least for me, it's like an exotic thing. :smile: So I have a complete set for cappuccino, latte and large latte. For espresso I have x2 cups but unfortunatly I don't like them; bad quality (deformed shape) and perhaps too big IMO. For 3rd wave coffees (with milk) I use the Intelligentsia cups and for classic coffee (mostly Italian) I use some Illy cups: I have x2 latte cups, x2 cappas and x2 espresso cups. Also I have a pair of Illy's doppio espresso cups (90ml) which I found them perfect to make a strong short "cappuccino". Nobody beats Illy classic design. :smile:
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