I am with you that the Coffee world is very similar to the audiophile'...
but even the uninitiated will quickly perceive the differences between the output of a decent espresso machine and that of a moka express..
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Coffee - do you and how do you consume it?
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but even the uninitiated will quickly perceive the differences between the output of a decent espresso machine and that of a moka express..
Peace.
I found some interesting threads about whether any of the other stuff is worth the price. Almost everybody suggested the unibasket over things like the billetbasket and such.
I would pick the basket size right for you and just go all Weber.
Super happy with mine.
When I purchased, I also had an unadvertised discount buying the basket and buck together.
I've visited Intelligentsia during my travels in LA and Chicago and liked it very much. I even had a couple bags of Black Cat beans shipped up to Canada at one time.
I quite like my Grunwerg, if I've the manufacturer correct, Art Deco. I've been using it for around 15 years.
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My daughter's family recently traveled to Bali in Indonesia, and she brought to me, as souvenir, 50 g of medium-dark roasted Luwak (Kopi Luwak) Coffee beans.
I myself, as Ph.D. researcher in pharmaceutical and biomedical field, was very much surprised and impressed by reading the production procedures of this Luwak Coffee beans.
I have decided, therefore(!), dared not to explain the production "story" of Luwak Coffee to my wife since it would be highly possible she might become having strong psychological resistance/rejection against tasting this unique coffee.
Then, I carefully grounded the whole 50 g beans into medium-fine powder for paper-drip extraction using large-size drip paper placed in a glass-dripping-cup having only one small hole enabling rather slow extraction. As for the 650 ml boiled water, I selected my favorite filtered-and-UV-sanitized fresh bottled water taken from (hidden!) natural fountain in South Japan Alps mountain district.
In very much relaxing afternoon of our Christmas Holidays, while listening to our beloved music with our audio rig (ref. here), we, with my wife, really enjoyed the Luwak Coffee which was extraordinary "mild" with richest aroma, no bitterness nor acidic taste/stimulation; it was an exceptional experience of us, indeed.
Later on, my daughter told me that I will be charged about JPYen 6,000 (ca. USD 40) per one very tiny coffee cup, if we would order Luwak Coffee at a high-end coffee shop or elegant bar in Ginza Area in Tokyo.
I myself, as Ph.D. researcher in pharmaceutical and biomedical field, was very much surprised and impressed by reading the production procedures of this Luwak Coffee beans.
I have decided, therefore(!), dared not to explain the production "story" of Luwak Coffee to my wife since it would be highly possible she might become having strong psychological resistance/rejection against tasting this unique coffee.
Then, I carefully grounded the whole 50 g beans into medium-fine powder for paper-drip extraction using large-size drip paper placed in a glass-dripping-cup having only one small hole enabling rather slow extraction. As for the 650 ml boiled water, I selected my favorite filtered-and-UV-sanitized fresh bottled water taken from (hidden!) natural fountain in South Japan Alps mountain district.
In very much relaxing afternoon of our Christmas Holidays, while listening to our beloved music with our audio rig (ref. here), we, with my wife, really enjoyed the Luwak Coffee which was extraordinary "mild" with richest aroma, no bitterness nor acidic taste/stimulation; it was an exceptional experience of us, indeed.
Later on, my daughter told me that I will be charged about JPYen 6,000 (ca. USD 40) per one very tiny coffee cup, if we would order Luwak Coffee at a high-end coffee shop or elegant bar in Ginza Area in Tokyo.
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After almost a year of getting by, I finally got around to aligning the burrs (83mm flat) on my Ceado E37S. The whole job took about hour, including cleanup time. The improvements to grind uniformity are obvious. For those unacquainted with the E37S, they are fairly quiet and fast: 4.4s/19.5gm - today's recipe. They are built like tanks and the ability to clean the burr chamber without losing the grind setting, makes good coffee hygiene easy. Their Quick Set grind adjustment hardware is fast and stable.
How much adjustment did you have to make?
Minor adjustments only, but improved grind uniformity expands the range of acceptable grinds. This makes fine-tuning the flavor profile easier. The less uniform the grind, the narrower the range of acceptable extraction rates. My starting point is an extraction ratio of about 2 to 1 at a rate of about .8 seconds per gram of output. That is, a 19.5 gram dose yields 39 grams of output in 30 seconds. Prior to alignment, that was goal seldom met. Post alignment, I'm close most of the time.
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Coffee - do you and how do you consume it?
Yes, I do.By drinking it.
The handle came off the portafilter for my Breville/Sage Barista Pro this week. I was a bit disappointed to see that the handle is glued to a tang on the basket holder with some silicone sealant. Whilst the Barista Pro is hardly a top end machine, it's still £730/$850 and I think Breville/Sage's decision to not provide a portafilter with a proper threaded handle is poor (it's smells of penny pinching to me).
I have raised a support ticket with Sage, explained the issue and sent photographs (before I removed the silicone sealant today). Hopefully Sage will send a replacement. My Barista Pro is 14 months old and Sage sell the portafilters for £80, so i'm certainly not shelling out for a replacement portafilter myself.
I have ordered some food safe sealant to repair the original portafilter. I considered repairing with 2 part epoxy, but i'm thinking Sage used a flexible adhesive for a reason (like repeated impact on a knock-box). In any case, it will be relatively easy to remove and re-apply silicone should this be required at a later date.
I also bought a cheap bottomless 54mm portafilter from Amazon. Initial experiments with this have been interesting and somewhat messy! (The machine is used by the whole family, so I tended to use the double walled basket and have not invested the time to learn how to dial-in, etc.)
I have raised a support ticket with Sage, explained the issue and sent photographs (before I removed the silicone sealant today). Hopefully Sage will send a replacement. My Barista Pro is 14 months old and Sage sell the portafilters for £80, so i'm certainly not shelling out for a replacement portafilter myself.
I have ordered some food safe sealant to repair the original portafilter. I considered repairing with 2 part epoxy, but i'm thinking Sage used a flexible adhesive for a reason (like repeated impact on a knock-box). In any case, it will be relatively easy to remove and re-apply silicone should this be required at a later date.
I also bought a cheap bottomless 54mm portafilter from Amazon. Initial experiments with this have been interesting and somewhat messy! (The machine is used by the whole family, so I tended to use the double walled basket and have not invested the time to learn how to dial-in, etc.)
Happened to my Sage Duo Plus a number of years ago, I filed a few grooves into the alloy handle and used two part epoxy inside the plastic handle and it’s been fine ever since
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I think I would have gone with 2 part epoxy for something like that too. I've used it for similar repairs, that have worked well and haven't subsequently failed. I would roughen the surfaces with coarse sandpaper, then clean the surfaces with isopropyl alcohol, before using the epoxy.
JB Weld is pretty tough:
https://www.jbweld.com/product/j-b-weld-twin-tube
Yeah, I ground a few grooves inside the handle with my Dremel to mirror the grooves I filed in the portafilter handle (very soft casting so easy to do) so they would key together along with an isopropyl wash out before I epoxy'ed the hell out of it.
I'm quite brutal with my knock out of pucks and the handle is perfectly fine 5years later.
It is a poor design to start with though.
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For the last 15 years I’ve done Kuerig KCups. For Christmas this year I bought a DeLonghi TrueBrew with built in grinder. Read a bunch of reviews about it being a pain in the ass to clean. Gotta tell you, it’s pretty damn easy to clean it. And coffee suddenly tastes good again instead being just a caffeine fix.
I have some Milliput, I might just fill the handle with it... https://www.milliput.com/
I'll bet it was a huge step up. Keurig is dreadful.
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Only if it sounds like a revving cruiser when brewing! But my AI-dar is tingling.