Coffee

tell us all about it

yeah tell us about the machine dammit

DETAILS

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Had to give up a lot of counter space but it's worth it

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it’s really very simple

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I like my morning coffee to remind me of a meth lab.

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i always wish that style of grinder played calliope music

lol. i got the breville bambino upgraded "pro" package from seattle coffee gear which includes a second single-walled portafilter along with breville's standard double-wall. still getting my bearings but one thing i can say is that it functionally doesn't have a heatup time. they say it comes to temp within 3 seconds which seems like some sort of magic trick.

nice did u get the cool grinder too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAqjDderVfM

not yet but probably in the offing.....i have a baratza encore but i should probably upgrade based on my fancy new machine.

i agree that you need to get it

thank you for your support

Office of a company I did some work for last year had a breville. Really good coffee machine and they bought great beans for it.

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My coffee maker is the alibaba knockoff of this. Brews a great cup, 1 porlex full of Ethiopian in the top, fill with warm water to the 3 cup line on the bottom. Very smooth but strong coffee.

is there a name for this contraption?

Siphon coffee maker IIRC

or vacuum pot apparently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCFE0_B2Lrs

I almost bought that one when I moved into a place with a gas stove but there were too many hot, fiddly, breakable glass bits for me.

I’ve broken the top part once but the whole thing only cost 30 dollars and a new glass was 10. I really like the taste, it’s somehow smoother and cleaner than filter or press.

so this may be a dumb question but do you actually light some kind of flame under the bottom to use it?

A burner or I’ve seen some using like a Benson Burner setup or can of sterno.

KitchenAid makes an electric one.

It’s a little spirit burner, runs on meths/alcohol. Electric burners and all electric ones are available.

Bodum does an electric one I’ve had my eye on.

That looked like a lot of grounds for that much water. If the "6 cups" was the standard coffee carafe 6 cups and the scoops were standard scoops, that is four times what I use in my drip machine.

I love cold brew, but all my attempts to make it so far have sucked. It is burning a hole in my bank account. Any tips on how to succeed in DIYing it, please share!

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A friend who knows a lot more than I do pointed me to this recipe: https://www.stumptowncoffee.com/blog/cold-brewing-frequently-asked-questions

Works fine for me, though idk how picky I am

coffee

the good stuff

I wish I could drink coffee more than twice a day ... just perpetually rising ... the best part of the day always before me ...

"looking for an alternate way to brew your coffee in the morning or the afternoon or whatever?"

no

lol

I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm far from mentally stable

u ever work with someone whos just always drinking coffee, at first you dont really notice but then one day youre like that guy just always has a coffee, wild stuff

I have been that guy

My momma bought me beans from Bump 'n' Grind in Silver Spring MD. Really good. She loves me, or at least she loves coffee and wants to share her addiction.

I had to give up coffee,other than the rare decaf cappuccino, had to accept it makes me hyper-anxious and annoys my bowels. I miss the buzz. I drink a decent amount of tea as befits someone from Britain,the decrease in caffeine per dose really makes a difference for me.

Still a very sad situation.

new espresso machine = i have been making a lot of espresso.

@lagoon norm macdonald would be proud of that post imo

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I switched to a hand grinder while on vacation and first few batches the grind was too fine for the dripper I’m using and coffee tasted kind of flat and had some bitter notes. Today I got it to a coarser grind that is working for me.

We are treating ourselves to one of these Technivorm Mocca Masters. It's such a lovely-looking thing. Plus, you know, coffee.

^^I have been using one for years, I think it's really great

A friend of mine got me a bag of her favorite coffee. I really don't like it but it would be wasteful to throw. it away. Is there a cake recipe or something that will use a pound of coffee

maybe something like tiramisu ie soaking cake in coffee

but tiramisu is kind of a pain to make

Botched my first pourover today and had to toss it and make a new one, so that helped.

How about poundcake, but substitute coffee for the flour? Texture might be lacking but I bet it would be memorable.

plus, gluten free

This is the creative thinking I deserve.

My wife bought a giant bag of costco coffee out of panic in march and it is shitty as pour over / french press but is surprisingly good as cold brew

good call thanks