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Factoring what fancy coffee runs in the states these days ($4-5 easy), I see spending a few thousand dollars on a commercial coffee grinder and espresso / coffee machine as making the utmost sense /...

You are the man, Badgister! I use my AeroPress daily and flying with one could help ease the torture and shock of commercial air travel. So long as the person in front of you does not have their...

Gorgeous machinery, Theoman! I passed on the Slayer and other shot profiling, variable pressure systems seeing them as far too complicated for the task at hand although definitely appreciating some...

Pointless as non-alcoholic beer, but I may be seriously ignoring psychology and the placebo effect.

Guess I will cross that bridge if the time comes. I am sure by then fresh coffee beans will be...

Mom's completely happy with Folgers or whatever top brand instant she's using. Taste is a non-factor; she tires of me badgering her to replace the lid to prevent staling. Does she listen?
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Right, Geezer, my mom's on a pacemaker for arrhythmia and cannot drink much caffeine. Blood thinner too which takes her nutrition / diet neurosis to near ridiculous levels.

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That's a difficult restriction to live with, Richard. Hang tough, brother! For me, I believe I enjoy the whole ritual, rich flavors, etcetera every bit as much as the slight brain jolt I get in the...

Yes, possibly they worry about caffeine interacting with medications. I just had no idea a few cups of coffee could have that much of an adverse affect on someone's meds.

However, zombies be...

On the subject of decaffeinated coffee, heck, why would anyone possibly deny themselves their basic human right to waking up in the morning?

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(Did you know that decaffeinated coffee is...

Long story short, I still suffer from PTSD brought on by loss of daily use of my Speedster.

As I was responding last night, I began scratching my head wondering how such severe damage could've...

Love my Lido-ET I got back in 2016. Finally broke her down the other week to clean up the bean hopper and anything else looking dirty, and I noticed the lower burr had taken some serious destruction...

Sorry to go OT, but oh man does that machine name bring back a certain scene from "Office Space" to mind.

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Hey, brother, I do not NEED to legitimize my mind-limbering drug regimen to ANYONE.

EVER! .... :roflmao

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Rarely hear of anyone pulling better tasting singles over doubles. Hell, the pros don't pull 'em in my experience. Way to go, Dave!

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Freshly-ground beans set the stage for great coffee, Kathy. :beer2:

I about gagged on my brother’s Keurig Charbucks swill recently. After 2 years, I couldn’t take it anymore and finally...

Finally remembered to bring the “camera” over to my friend’s house for the periodic, weekly siphoning of his Speedster. Mine lacks the automatic shot-timer (top-center) and a small pressostat...

I ran a Silvia / Rocky combo nearly 20 years ago, but I suspect today that there are plenty of capable machines in that price range that may do as well or better than the Silvia. Be sure to check...

Wow, we both scored quite a deal on our grinders. 1st-Line had these Fiorenzato Doge Conicos marked down from $1,899 to $700. Double-checked with my friend and quickly placed an order for 2 of the...

Yes, I bought that Kees Speedster in 2011 although it's in storage now. My friend also has one that is up and running beautifully. I stopped by yesterday at lunch for some straight shots from his...

Whoa, that’s a tremendously cool story, ZipZop.

A local high-end audio dealer closed up in 1990, affording me the opportunity to purchase an NAD amp (forget model number), Velodyne Servo 1200 sub...

Nope, go for this one from Espro.

We’re more alike than you realize, ZipZop. When the death of my Onkyo AVR led me away from my home theater bender back to my audiophile origins, I went a bit more overboard than $6,000. I started...

Avoiding Starbucks, or any of the dozens of $5 espresso drive-thrus and cafes littering my city, led me to this wonderful 6000 euro purchase back in 2010. Worth. Every. Euro. Nothing like waking...

Holy crap, that mini roaster is freakin' gorgeous! Afraid to discover the price given their "Quote" button. ;)

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Let's not fool ourselves here, gentlemen. Reminds me of Stanley from The Office's "Drug Testing" episode when he declares that he enjoys a nice glass of red wine once a week...for...