Thread: Coffee Enthusiasts

What type of brew do you use it for and how loud is it? I asked santa for one. THinking it would be good for freshly grinded coffee at the office.

Originally Posted by scap99

I've got the Hario Grinder.
Would love to add more of their products to my kitchen.

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Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

What type of brew do you use it for and how loud is it? I asked santa for one. THinking it would be good for freshly grinded coffee at the office.

I've done electric drip and French press with it. Really easy to set the grind.
It is great for fresh grind, and isn't all that loud, at home. Might be a bit loud in an office environment, and isn't something I'd leave in the community kitchen area if you want the ceramic teeth to last.
I bet it's just about twice as loud as a pepper grinder.

Originally Posted by Ezekiel81

This is awesome, I think I just found where all the people on the internet who are like me are. I mostly drink single origin espresso from my la pavoni manual espresso machine... Hooray for coffee!

Very nice! Same here on the SO shots, and I love those Europiccolas. What grinder do you have paired with that?

I have a rancilio rocky. It's not the best grinder ever but for the price very decent. My only complaint is that it's really clumpy when you grind for espresso. I keep thinking about upgrading to something stepless, but usually i find I can adjust the tamp and ythe pressure on the lever enough to compensate for not having a completely accurate grind size. I enjoy the process of finding the right balance too, so it suits me quite well. I had a nice ethiopian espresso from tim wendelboe recently and found the flavour dominated by either jasmine or bergamot depending which setting I had on the grinder. Good times. What machine do you use?

I've got a Silvia with a PID, certainly not as classy as yours. I'd love to try out a lever machine sometime.

That's a nice sounding Ethiopia as well! I'm putting an order for some Sidama/Sidamo next week and can't wait to give it a try Last year's lot was memorable, so I hope this year is the same.

I have always loved the smell of coffee but it just tasted like bitter water to me. Until I had occasion to visit a coffee plantation on the island of Kuaia last year. Suddenly, coffee had TASTE. Since then I have been researching and learning.
My current set up includes a vintage hand grinder I picked up at a local antique store, a French press and the discovery of a local roaster.



Most of his coffee is from El Salvador and other Central American countries. He also has been getting some pretty good Sumarian coffee lately.

www.headlandcoffeeroaster.com

Just ordered my first roaster. An SR500 that I hope gets here pretty quick.

Thanked for providing me yet another outlet for another passion!

Any of you other coffee geeks and home roasters doing what I'm doing at the moment - roasting like mad to get some gifts ready?

Man, does my place ever smell great tonight!

How's this for a flea market find today ..... A Silex siphon coffee maker! All parts are there including a glass filter.

OMG i am super jealous.
Have a cup for me!

Nice one! In honour of your find, I shall make use of my siphon tomorrow morning.

Enjoy it! Those things can make a wicked cup of coffee.