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Coffee - do you and how do you consume it?

That would be an absolutely hilarious backpacking gadget. I hope the bonding of those copper elements doesn't contain any lead.
In my experience morning coffee and aspirin go a long way to making sleeping on the ground acceptable.
 
Black, always.
Paper filter, always.
Fresh grounds, most times. Light to medium roast, medium to coarse grind,
Moccamaster, pour over or Aeropress.
Wilfa Svart grinder.
I almost always measure grounds and water with a scale.
58-60 gram coffee grounds per liter, always.

I repaired and used for a while a DeLonghi ESAM4500 all-in-one machine, but these machines just doens't make coffee as delicate and aromatic as paper filter pour over will do.
I have a Nespresso machine, but compared to paper filter coffee (pre ground or freshly ground), it's pretty awful. Why do I still even have it? I you are in a hurry in the mornings, pre-measure water and grounds in your coffee maker before you go to bed and just press the power button when you wake up.
I used to make espresso with the proper equipment, Gaggia Classic and La Cimbali Junior grinder. Maybe I will start making espressos again.
 
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No coffee for me thanks.

I do love the smell of beans though.
 
A double - double (2x18g) espresso first thing in the morning before anything gets done, then cappuccino (1x18g) mid morning and flat white (1x18g) later in the afternoon.

yeah....I like coffee.

Sage Grinder pro and Sage Duo temp machine, had 3 Gaggia machines and Kitchenaid Artisan espresso machine/Kitchenaid Artisan Grinder over the previous 20 years but the maintenance and repair of them was a pain in the arse. I've had the sage setup for 4 years and done nothing apart from usual cleaning of grouphead, I estimate it's made 8000+ espresso's/cappucino's/flat whites over the past four years without any issues.

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What is the best super-automatic espresso machine?

best means easiest to use while groggy in a pre-caffeinated state...
 
Wes said:
What is the best super-automatic espresso machine?

best means easiest to use while groggy in a pre-caffeinated state...
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Mine can be set to turn on automatically in the morning. Making a cup of coffee then involves pressing one button. Doesn't get much easier.
 
I need to make lattes every morning. What machine and how well does it handle latte making?
 
Wes said:
What is the best super-automatic espresso machine?

best means easiest to use while groggy in a pre-caffeinated state...
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For one person it’s hard to beat the Jura Ena Micro 90. It’s a slightly older Jura model, but after 4 years I have had zero problems. Every couple months you drop a tablet in for a full clean, and if you use the milk tube there is a liquid cleaner in addition to the automatic rinsing. It’s expensive, but it is supposed to last a lifetime.
For lattes or macchiatos, you connect a tube to a glass of milk or Jura makes custom containers that attach. After its done, you press another button for a rinse.
 
Anybody drink “cat poop“ coffee? I tried a sip of it once and it didn’t taste different enough from my normal brew for me to get over the gag factor.
 
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Does it temperature compensate for altitude?
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I think you’d have to specify that to the company and they would adjust it for you. I know that the EU and US models are tweaked to brew at different temperatures and for different times. There isn’t anything high tech about the brewer—no computer controls, etc. Just a huge copper heating element and a gigantic current draw.
 
bluefuzz said:
I tried some Starbucks coffee for the first time recently (I lead a sheltered life). It was what they call a 'medium' roast but to my taste it was burned to a crisp. Truly revolting! Good thing I didn't try the dark roast ...
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I have no problem at all with Starbucks although I am one of those “the darker, the smokier, the better” types.
 
Billy Budapest said:
Anybody drink “cat poop“ coffee? I tried a sip of it once and it didn’t taste different enough from my normal brew for me to get over the gag factor.
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How much did the cup cost?
 
Racheski said:
How much did the cup cost?
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For his birthday, my father got a present of enough beans to make one pot. Or it might have been ground coffee—I don’t remember. So I have no idea how much it cost! I didn’t want him to waste an entire cup on me should I not like it, so I only poured a few sips into my mug.
 
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