Alien bug.
Made in the shade.
Disease.
Random mess.
Smeghead.
Rocket Giotto/Fausto and coffee (apart from pictured which is Waitrose) by https://wogancoffee.com/. Better than Extract.
The [coffee snobs'] espresso thread
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Alien bug.
Made in the shade.
Disease.
Random mess.Smeghead.
Rocket Giotto/Fausto and coffee (apart from pictured which is Waitrose) by https://wogancoffee.com/. Better than Extract.
Ugh...I know. The very same could be said about audio...one hobby is plenty! Though at least it is one I enjoy while working...and I suppose I could say the same about caffeine!
What single [simple to use] coffee grinder would you say is the equivalent of the Sennheiser HD650, Maggie 0.7 or the Krell KSA 50 of old?
Mazzer Mini would be a standard that's been around for years, Niche Zero is a new product that looks promising...
Plus one... I’ve got a mate who has both a Niche zero and a Mazzer Kony and prefers the big mazzer but both are great. I have had a Mazzer mini for twenty years... upgraded to a Mazzer mini electronic B this year... an ideal machine for me who makes three or four coffees most days. Looks great and doesn’t take up too much space on the benchtop and conical burrs with stepless grinding is the go. Very happy with the mini Mazzer Luigi.
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Quit the racist remarks!
Well I can't stand milk in my coffee, and that takes away all the flavor. That's like having milk with wine, champagne, or beer, whatever your thing is
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The mini is a flat-burr machine, but imo that's a better choice for lighter roasts and for grinds other than espresso. Flat burrs produce a more even particle size distribution, and in fact that's a lot of what you're paying for with the high end Kafetek flat-burr grinders.
Conical is better for traditional espresso as the particle size varies more, specifically it produces more fines which add to the flavor profile and crema, but some of the big conical machines are really not designed to handle the much harder beans of many single origins or lighter roasts, they are really specialty espresso grinders designed for espresso roasts.
The conical burrs also make for a more blended taste profile, it's smoother, often texture is creamier, and with espresso blends you can get both great sweetness with some more bitters and roasty flavors to balance it out. Flat burrs will make the notes more well defined, but can also be a little edgier and not quite as smooth. It's better for accentuating the unique flavors of high end single origin beans, but can make for a less complex and less smooth traditional espresso. Flat burrs can maximize sweetness though, as there are less fines to add more bitter notes and less solid particles get through into the crema.
Whoops meant flat... wrote it before my coffee and should have waited till the caffeine activated my brain matter
lol great read thanks Dave. The rituals of espresso suit the audiophile mind and the drive to get some measure of perfect. The whole thing, the setup, the process, the gear, the accessories and the tweaking is very much in line with the same drives in an audio system. These days I’d struggle without having a sufficient level in each.Thank you. I suppose when I was looking for a burr grinder (which we might use 2-10x per year) since the Jura has its own adjustable burr grinders inside...it was only to grind decaf for the few times a year we might have some. In which case, I was asking for the Sennheiser HD650, Maggie 0.7 equivalent...which I do not sense equates to a £799 grinder. Of course, in the high end world, perhaps USD$1100 for a grinder IS the Maggie 0.7 equivalent, but it seems to me more like the Sonus Faber Guarneri.
I am actually thinking manual burr grinder that does a good job in quality grinding...for a lot less...I was thinking Hario?
If that's the case, sure a manual would do great. I was thinking you might also use it for other stuff, personally I single dose so I can change beans from cup to cup.
Mazzer Mini retails for $695 USD here. I actually have a Compak K3, it's maybe $100 less vs the Mini, otherwise very similar but the K3 came w/o doser, which I don't want anyways.
Thank you. Like many things, when stepping into a new 'adventure hobby'...the steps usually start small and grow. First it was just any old caffeine...instant...Nespresso...now Jura...and only whole bean coffees ground only when about to drink...now a grinder. I can candidly say this does not seem like something we are going to get into seriously. It is 99% because the Nespresso broke, we did the math and realized 40 cents a Nespresso capsule pays for a simple Jura in 12 months even if we buy gourmet whole bean coffee (which costs between 3 cents and 10 cents a cup particularly if bought on sale). Done. And the grinder is simply for whole bean decaf when we want to drink 1-2 cups (a couple times a year).
But that being said, we are on WBF...so at least you want to get respectable results and it sounds like the purists would say a good manual grinder is a very good result for not much cost.
I'm very interested to try the new Yemeni coffee that was auctioned off. Supposed to be one of the best cups in the world.
Square Mile bought a share as did George Howell in the US. Prices for raw coffee went over $100 a pound in some cases, (i believe there were 18 lots or so ranging from about 130lbs to 2k pounds) Delivery might see us getting the first samples around the holidays.
Square Mile bought a share as did George Howell in the US. Prices for raw coffee went over $100 a pound in some cases, (i believe there were 18 lots or so ranging from about 130lbs to 2k pounds) Delivery might see us getting the first samples around the holidays.
Lloyd... Amorett at Notting hill (and you can order online) has a brilliant Columbia. It's the most expensive of their lot. I didn't like their others except Brazil, which was on par but different from the Pantano Brazil at extract. But this Columbia is excellent
They make a good Ethiopian there but when I do by the same method at home it doesn't taste as good.
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