also ...check out www.coffeegeek.com

They are fairly active in their forum section!

/Claus
> wrote in message
oups.com...
>I found this group by accident using Google groups. The post I was
> looking at is from 1998, and it mentions a mini-faq for cappuccino
> makers. Does this still exist and if so could someone kindly provide a
> link to it.
>
> Unfortuntely I dont have the money for a good coffee maker, and the one
> I have is most defintely the lower end of the market. To compound
> matters I dont know how a good shot of espresso is obtained, or what
> constitutes a good shot for that matter.
>
> I am therefore looking for advice on how to make the most of what I
> have, and (for interest) how these makers work and whats out there to
> buy.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Colin
> West Midlands, UK
>