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Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 9:55 pm Posts: 13819 Location: An office full of assholes
speaking of grind settings, it's amazing how the consistency of the beans varies. i use a built-in burr grinder in my espresso machine. i usually keep it to a specific setting, and it leads to perfect results for one roaster's beans. when i try another at the same setting, the ground coffee is overflowing the portafilter. another and it could stand another 2 seconds of grinding. and none of this is to mention the variances among the ways the water pressure influences the ground coffee from bean to bean (with some beans producing super thin, watery coffee and others producing viscous coffee).
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:28 pm Posts: 14522 Location: Space City
Chris_H_2 wrote:
speaking of grind settings, it's amazing how the consistency of the beans varies. i use a built-in burr grinder in my espresso machine. i usually keep it to a specific setting, and it leads to perfect results for one roaster's beans. when i try another at the same setting, the ground coffee is overflowing the portafilter. another and it could stand another 2 seconds of grinding. and none of this is to mention the variances among the ways the water pressure influences the ground coffee from bean to bean (with some beans producing super thin, watery coffee and others producing viscous coffee).
This concept is maddening, but also fun. We had our settings down pat with the different beans back when I worked with an industrial grinder at a brunch spot. Then the night crew would screw it all up with their coffee cocktails.
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I could destroy any ai chatbot you put in front of me. Easily.
I love espresso. I rather drink it everyday than anything else. For a couple years i had a Nespresso machine and i loved it. Great pull every single time. I started feeling bad about the pods and the money etc....
So i moved to a Delhongi. Roughly $100. It lasted for about 3 months before breaking. Returned, replaced, returned, replaced. A couple others broke along the way. I figured that unless im going to spend at least $500 on an espresso machine then it will most likely continue to break and be cheap.
So, im back to the nespresso.
However, any suggestions on a super solid home espresso machine? Or is there a drip carafe that you guys love or suggest?
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I see what you're up to Strat.
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its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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could use a few new bags to mix up the rotation
recommendations welcome
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Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 11:28 pm Posts: 14522 Location: Space City
So we never used our Keurig that much, preferring french press or my cold brew batches, but now that we're on the baby's time it's become a lot more convenient. I cleaned it out the other day and it almost ruined coffee for me ever again. I'd post a video of what I flushed out if I knew how. It wasn't pretty. Easily over 2 years worth of crud in there.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
I could destroy any ai chatbot you put in front of me. Easily.
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 46872 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
My belief is that if you want good espresso, either pay a ton of money to get a pro unit tied into your plumbing system, or enjoy the ritual of going out to your local coffee shop and interacting with your friendly barista. Fuck all that Nespresso / Keurig junk.
These Honduran beans from Aldi are surprisingly good. You can find them for twice the price on ebay and that still comes out to something like $8 a bag before shipping and tax. I posted about them elsewhere and have no qualms from an ethical standpoint buying them, despite the low price tag and the easy availability. They are certified fair trade and that's good enough for me.
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dimejinky99 wrote:
I could destroy any ai chatbot you put in front of me. Easily.
These Honduran beans from Aldi are surprisingly good. You can find them for twice the price on ebay and that still comes out to something like $8 a bag before shipping and tax. I posted about them elsewhere and have no qualms from an ethical standpoint buying them, despite the low price tag and the easy availability. They are certified fair trade and that's good enough for me.
We are committed to our local Ghost Town roaster's Velvet Hammer at this point. We make it in a Chemex. Just a great, full-bodied dark roast with some subtle bright notes:
These Honduran beans from Aldi are surprisingly good. You can find them for twice the price on ebay and that still comes out to something like $8 a bag before shipping and tax. I posted about them elsewhere and have no qualms from an ethical standpoint buying them, despite the low price tag and the easy availability. They are certified fair trade and that's good enough for me.
We are committed to our local Ghost Town roaster's Velvet Hammer at this point. We make it in a Chemex. Just a great, full-bodied dark roast with some subtle bright notes:
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 9:55 pm Posts: 13819 Location: An office full of assholes
tragabigzanda wrote:
My belief is that if you want good espresso, either pay a ton of money to get a pro unit tied into your plumbing system, or enjoy the ritual of going out to your local coffee shop and interacting with your friendly barista. Fuck all that Nespresso / Keurig junk.
i don't think that you need a super expensive commercial unit. the one we have makes amazing espresso (of course it also depends on the quality of beans and water that you use).
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 46872 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
Chris_H_2 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
My belief is that if you want good espresso, either pay a ton of money to get a pro unit tied into your plumbing system, or enjoy the ritual of going out to your local coffee shop and interacting with your friendly barista. Fuck all that Nespresso / Keurig junk.
i don't think that you need a super expensive commercial unit. the one we have makes amazing espresso (of course it also depends on the quality of beans and water that you use).
I didn't know Breville made a machine, but I'll admit to being impressed by some of their other consumer kitchen stuff. This intrigues me.
These Honduran beans from Aldi are surprisingly good. You can find them for twice the price on ebay and that still comes out to something like $8 a bag before shipping and tax. I posted about them elsewhere and have no qualms from an ethical standpoint buying them, despite the low price tag and the easy availability. They are certified fair trade and that's good enough for me.
We are committed to our local Ghost Town roaster's Velvet Hammer at this point. We make it in a Chemex. Just a great, full-bodied dark roast with some subtle bright notes:
It's no show-stopper, but damned if it still doesn't taste great with just about everything after a year of steady use: Eggs, pancakes, smoothies, yogurt, huevos rancheros, dessert... It always goes perfect with whatever we're eating.
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 9:55 pm Posts: 13819 Location: An office full of assholes
tragabigzanda wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
My belief is that if you want good espresso, either pay a ton of money to get a pro unit tied into your plumbing system, or enjoy the ritual of going out to your local coffee shop and interacting with your friendly barista. Fuck all that Nespresso / Keurig junk.
i don't think that you need a super expensive commercial unit. the one we have makes amazing espresso (of course it also depends on the quality of beans and water that you use).
I didn't know Breville made a machine, but I'll admit to being impressed by some of their other consumer kitchen stuff. This intrigues me.
so they have a $2500 version of one that essentially does all the same things as the we got, but it automatically tamps the coffee for you.
i personally like doing it myself, and don't think it's even remotely worth that price.
there's also a step down from the one we have, but it doesn't have the electronic interface/touch display. it is, however, the same machine, and is about $500.
i think i've posted here about our machine before. but without sounding hyperbolic, it's been a life changer and despite the money we spent (around $1000), we've saved that money by not spending $10 a day (between me and my wife) at our local coffee shops.
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Chris_H_2 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Chris_H_2 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
My belief is that if you want good espresso, either pay a ton of money to get a pro unit tied into your plumbing system, or enjoy the ritual of going out to your local coffee shop and interacting with your friendly barista. Fuck all that Nespresso / Keurig junk.
i don't think that you need a super expensive commercial unit. the one we have makes amazing espresso (of course it also depends on the quality of beans and water that you use).
I didn't know Breville made a machine, but I'll admit to being impressed by some of their other consumer kitchen stuff. This intrigues me.
so they have a $2500 version of one that essentially does all the same things as the we got, but it automatically tamps the coffee for you.
i personally like doing it myself, and don't think it's even remotely worth that price.
there's also a step down from the one we have, but it doesn't have the electronic interface/touch display. it is, however, the same machine, and is about $500.
i think i've posted here about our machine before. but without sounding hyperbolic, it's been a life changer and despite the money we spent (around $1000), we've saved that money by not spending $10 a day (between me and my wife) at our local coffee shops.
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It's no show-stopper, but damned if it still doesn't taste great with just about everything after a year of steady use: Eggs, pancakes, smoothies, yogurt, huevos rancheros, dessert... It always goes perfect with whatever we're eating.
