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Coffee - do you and how do you consume it?

Timmeon said:
Interesting, hadn't seen the Turin yet. Have to say I'm tempted by the Lagom P64 based on the simplicity of the workflow and aesthetics alone. I'm getting tired of unclogging the chute on my Specialita daily. Retention only seems to be getting worse.

Any others you're looking at? Nice price on the Turin but it looks a bit bulky on the countertop.
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I have been using the P64 with the SSP Multipurpose burrs for more than 2 years already. No regrets at all, very low retention with RDT and makes tasty pour overs consistently :)

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MRC01 said:
Is there a reason so many of you go with powered grinders? Why not hand crank with a high quality adjustable conical burr?
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Because it is fecking-hard-work(tm)**


**this has been a service of the wise old owl
 
MRC01 said:
Is there a reason so many of you go with powered grinders? Why not hand crank with a high quality adjustable conical burr?
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Because hand grinders are utterly pointless for home use, and for any other use really.
 
MRC01 said:
Is there a reason so many of you go with powered grinders? Why not hand crank with a high quality adjustable conical burr?
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MRC01 said:
Is there a reason so many of you go with powered grinders? Why not hand crank with a high quality adjustable conical burr?
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I use a a grinder for coffee that resembles a table clamp mounted meat grinder, but has burrs that are meant to grind flour or coffee. I think it's called the Quaker QB mill. Works like a charm. It produces a consistent particle size for the coffee, and since it runs at low hand crank speed, it does not heat the coffee as it is ground, which reduces the volatile component flavor loss.
 
I haven't read the whole thread here but can vouch for Peets Maj. Dickenson's blend. I buy it ground(neanderthal obviously) and like it with a fair amount of half & half - could prolly lose 5 lbs if I could stomach black coffee. Life's too short for that.
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dlaloum said:
They are very important to all those people who like to wear "hair-shirts"....
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And the bearded hipsters hiding the fact they don’t have a chin
 
MRC01 said:
The point is simplicity, durability, reliability and longevity. No electric motor or gearing that can fail. And no need for electricity.
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My Dad used to hand crank a cast iron barrel over a fire to roast the beans, when he was a kid....

For those few of us that bother with roasting our own (I put away my roaster about 15 years ago, when beans roasted the way I like them became readily available locally!)... I don't think I know anyone that hand cranks over an open fire nowadays?
 
MRC01 said:
The point is simplicity, durability, reliability and longevity. No electric motor or gearing that can fail. And no need for electricity.
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Who gives a shit if making coffee is made to be a miserable experience. I have a hand grinder from Orphan Espresso used for pour-over. It's nice but grinding coffee for 2 gives me heart palpitations.
 
MRC01 said:
The point is simplicity, durability, reliability and longevity. No electric motor or gearing that can fail. And no need for electricity.
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Yeah that I understand and I even bought a wee hand grinder to take bike packing as I thought of sunrises whilst camped up in the hills, the pleasure of fresh ground coffee for my minipresso in the mornings as I sat contemplating the day and route ahead of me.

Turned out to be self imposed romantic bollox, used the setup on one miserable trip, the last thing I wanted to be doing at the end of a hard days slog through the Galloway hills in wind and rain was to spend 20 mins grinding beans then priming, pumping, pressurising the minipresso and finally achieving a weak dribble of lukewarm espresso into a mug that was over in a mouthful.

I went back to my tried n’ tested method of grinding at home and taking 50g of grounds per day mixed with 10g of hot chocolate powder for brewing cowboy style by pouring boiling water over the grounds in my mug,

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Somafunk said:
Yeah that I understand and I even bought a wee hand grinder to take bike packing as I thought of sunrises whilst camped up in the hills, the pleasure of fresh ground coffee for my minipresso in the mornings as I sat contemplating the day and route ahead of me.

Turned out to be self imposed romantic bollox, used the setup on one miserable trip, the last thing I wanted to be doing at the end of a hard days slog through the Galloway hills in wind and rain was to spend 20 mins grinding beans then priming, pumping, pressurising the minipresso and finally achieving a weak dribble of lukewarm espresso into a mug that was over in a mouthful.

I went back to my tried n’ tested method of grinding at home and taking 50g of grounds per day mixed with 10g of hot chocolate powder for brewing cowboy style by pouring boiling water over the grounds in my mug,

;)
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I have tried coffee with cocoa powder and sugar and it was very tasty and for when I just need a easy and simple caffeine hit I use instant coffee and make it very strong. When I feel more sophisticated and want to enjoy a nice mug I grind and pour over. :D I bought a medium priced blade type bean grinder but I wish it had more uniform grind because sometimes the filter clogs and other times it is weak due to inconsistency in the grinder which has a timer function that I dialed in as best as I can. I still have work to do on getting my coffee system dialed in.
 
I've been liking Pete's Garuda Blend lately. A little more exotic smelling than the Major Dickason's. It's a blend of Indo-Pacific coffees (like Sumatra). My preferred brewing method is using a regular coffee machine that uses filters. Always take with milk, no sugar. :)
 
This is the Grinder we use... Conical Burr Grinder - with adjustment for how much you want ground, and how fine, and a decent reservoir for beans in the top...

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Purchased another one for my Uncle as well - both have been in use for about 10 years now
 
Doodski said:
I have tried coffee with cocoa powder and sugar and it was very tasty and for when I just need a easy and simple caffeine hit I use instant coffee and make it very strong. When I feel more sophisticated and want to enjoy a nice mug I grind and pour over. :D I bought a medium priced blade type bean grinder but I wish it had more uniform grind because sometimes the filter clogs and other times it is weak due to inconsistency in the grinder which has a timer function that I dialed in as best as I can. I still have work to do on getting my coffee system dialed in.
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On occasion I like a nice "Mocha" (local term for chocolate/coffee) ... which I achieve by simply dissolving as many pieces of Lindt 72% dark chocolate into my coffee as needed...
 
dlaloum said:
This is the Grinder we use... Conical Burr Grinder - with adjustment for how much you want ground, and how fine, and a decent reservoir for beans in the top...

Purchased another one for my Uncle as well - both have been in use for about 10 years now
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Same as my setup except they’re branded as Sage in the UK. It’s done at least 4 double espressos a day since 2014 so that’s 4 x 365 x 10 = 14600 double shot espressob/cappuccino or 262kg of beans without fail, I remove the burr and clean the grinder out every kg of beans and that’s all the maintenance I’ve done to it. The espresso machine gets the group head shower screen cleaned and that’s about it.

Pah….I'm an amateur with my caffeine habits, I’ll need to up my game

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