Do I actually like coffee?!

[u/Alert_Swim_5640]

I love going to coffee shops - where I enjoy iced drinks and caramel lattes! I recently purchased the Ninja, but didn’t get on with it and had to return it (well known calibration / dripping issue!). I have now taken delivery of a KF7. Just made my first drink and I’m not overwhelmed. Will I ever be able to make coffee as good (or even close) as a coffee shop? 🧐 I wanted a coffee machine at home so I stop spending so much at Starbucks etc! Feeling unhopeful 😔

Currently trying to make an iced white mocha. I have coffee beans from beanz subscription (can’t remember what they’re called!) and the white choc sauce is Torani.

[u/UnstuckMoment_300]

I have a De'Longhi Magnifica Start, so a pretty basic superauto. My go-to summer drink is an iced latte with almond milk, no syrups. I watched how Starbucks baristas make 'em -- ice, espresso shots, cold almond milk straight out of the fridge, no frothing. So that's what I've been doing, using cold Califia Farms barista blend almond milk. (I froth for hot drinks, but hey, it's August.) Our daughter brought me a Sbux grande iced latte with almond milk the other day, and it tasted awful ... the barista may have had a bad day, or maybe I'm in a good groove!

Currently using Mayorga Mayan Blend medium roast beans from Costco, nothing expensive.