Thread: Coffee

I perk folgers in the am, and when iam out it is Dunkin Donuts coffee

I am a caffeine nut also.
I have settled down to a Cremina lever machine and assorted vac pots and pourovers. I normally enjoy Madagascar and Ethiopian coffees but just had some Columbian that blew me away.
A good place to find warranted reconditioned hand Grinders and coffee stuff is:
Espresso & Coffee Grinders
Full disclosure, I make some of their products.
~Richard

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

What do you think of these?

I have been thinking of getting a manual grinder for a few reason.
1) My current cheap burr grinder is so so
2) my electric grinder is loud as hell and i hate waking the wife up at 6:00 am on a saturday when I want some coffee.
3) If it works well and is quiet, could be a nice setup at the office w/ the french press.


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Of those three, I'd go with the Hario. The other two are not known to me, but I've seen lots of similar ones here in Taiwan, so I'd maybe avoid them.

The Hario Slim has a bigger brother called the Skerton, which I have. I do not recommend the Skerton. The Slim has a more stable burr system and more control over adjusting the grind. Static, however, will most likely be an issue.

I've never used the Slim, but it's most similar to my Kyocera. I'm going to go out on a limb and say it will give an adequate, but not stellar, French press grind. Hand grinders, in general, aren't great for French press grinding. Orphan Espresso, linked to above by Geezer/Richard, says that the Peugeot Brasil gives a good French press grind, but it's currently out-of-stock on their website. The only other one I've seen do an adequate French press grind is this one, which I have. However, my uber-ugly, flat-burr 600N does a better job for French press.

As an alternative, you may want to try the Hario Slim with an AeroPress. However, don't drop the ceramic burr.

Hope this helps.

I have a Jura Impresa S9, and have been called a coffee snob too many times to remember - just like consistently good coffee!!

Have owned/still own just about every conceivable coffee making device one can buy (of which I am constantly reminded by SWMBO).

A while back on another forum I saw members roasting their own coffee and I was very interested, but haven't done anything about it because I tend to take my hobbies beyond extreme.

I seriously like the geekery of roasting my own beans, however whats the rationale for doing this yourself? Does it save cash because green beans are a lot cheaper than roasted, or is it more about creating a roast that you like?

If it doesnt save cash and I have access to freshly roasted beans each day, is there any point (other than the geek factor)?

Originally Posted by wedwards

If it doesnt save cash and I have access to freshly roasted beans each day, is there any point (other than the geek factor)?

The geek factor and of course the choice of your own blend and roast. Normally high quality green beans arent that much cheaper then roasted ones.

Green beans cost roughly 1/2 what roasted ones do. You lose a little weight in the roasting process of course but the savings is substantial. The other point is you know you are getting the freshest possible beans and you are roasting them the way you want. You can also do your own custom blends.

interesting.. I like good coffee and I like being a cheap bastards. How do i sign up for your newsletter?

is there a coffeeroasterplace.com?

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Green beans cost roughly 1/2 what roasted ones do. You lose a little weight in the roasting process of course but the savings is substantial. The other point is you know you are getting the freshest possible beans and you are roasting them the way you want. You can also do your own custom blends.

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

interesting.. I like good coffee and I like being a cheap bastards. How do i sign up for your newsletter?

is there a coffeeroasterplace.com?

There probably is somewhere.

Check out Sweetmarias.com they have all kinds of info on coffee roasting including beans and the hardware too.

My wife drinks almost only this kind..I love my coffee and never drank much tea if any..so..my question is this..yea I find it pricey (says my wife)...any ideas where it can be bought by the pound at reasonable/cheaper prices?

pcdad

French press...the only one fer me ! Paul...curious. You mentioned your glass press containers broke.When using a french press,the grind should be very coarse.If you use a fine grind A)it won't brew right and B)The fine grind will cause pressure when plunging. Not sure if you knew that ,just passing on info my friend.Also to Mick...this reminds me of my haste in replying to you about tea and brewin instead of boiling haha we brew coffee,we boil tea...my face are red now garsh what can I say,sometimes my brain just quits on me !