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It's human nature, JB. After 20 years in corporate America (before I stared my own company), I suffered through so many consultants that were hired in to "Change everything" and "Fix things" because...

A Moka Pot was my last acquisition for home brew Espresso, JB. I do have a Braun Espresso Maker that I bought many moons ago, but it's not a pumper. It's just steam generated for brew and milk...

Speaking of Starbucks, I was in London and Paris in 2010 and I clearly remember lines out the door at Starbucks in London. Yet Cafe Nero, that I much prefer over Starbucks, were relatively emply by...

I finally broke down and bought a Keurig Smart pod brewer. It produces very good coffee. Not the best I ever had, but it's easy and quick. My Moka pots and Braun Espresso Machine have sat idle...

Thanks. I shall try a bag. I was in The Dominican Republic for vacation about 12 years ago and the resort I stayed at had "Cafe Lindo" coffee. I believe it was grown locally. I've not been able...

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I've said this before, but you'd think I'd be a big Kona fan. I mean, I can walk into a Long's Drug here in Oahu and see 30 linear feet of aisle stocked full of Hawaiian Kona. And I'm not...

Sheesh! We ARE alike. My audiophile binge started when I visited my Aunt's home as a 14 year old. She was an inspection technician at McIntosh Labs. Yep, McIntosh. Her and my uncle had a McIntosh...

Absolutely LOVELY machine my good man. It's funny, but I have no problem spending $6,000 on stereo equipment as a serious audiophile, yet I've YET to spend over $200 on any coffee device. I have to...

Yes. I understand if an appliance is getting warm you may worry it will catch fire. But hokey smokes, I'd unplug it first and foremost. And I'd not chuck it in the trash dumpster on a whim.
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It just so happens I now need a new burr grinder. I came home the other day, and SWMBO had thrown out my beloved burr grinder because she said it was getting "Warm" on its own just...

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I absolutely know this. And personal taste is so important here.

On another forum, I posted that I absolutely love "Jacobs Kronung" from Germany in my espresso machine (or Moka Pot) as...

I totally agree with you and have thought about that. Yet my doctor was aghast when I told him that I was making espresso in Aluminum. He begged me to switch. He said he won't even drink pop or...

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Been so busy the last few months have not posted here, and had to temporarily convert from straight razors to DE. This weekend I'll actually do my first STRAIGHT shave in a few months.
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I discovered (or should I say RE-Discovered) the amazing Moka Pot a few years ago. I love the coffee (or should I say Espresso) that it brews. I used to do a bit of motorcycle camping and...

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I never thought of repurposing a hot air popcorn popper as a small coffee roaster. Brilliant. I actually have one sitting around somewhere. Haven't used it in decades. May try my hand...

The coffee looks great, but you really want to know what looks amazing to me? The Gas Stove. Try getting a natural gas stove in Hawaii. It's certainly available - at a premium cost like anything...

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On another unrelated forum, I participated in a "Coffee Swap" where some of us members "swapped" coffee pound-for-pound. This can work out really nice if there is a local roaster that you...

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Right on the money my good man. I have been freezing beans since the late 80s when I read an article about fresh grind coffee in "Esquire Magizine" that recommended freezing beans. Plus...

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I'm a big fan of Kona, not just because it's Hawaiian, but because it's just DARN good. Apart from that, I really like many of the other commercially available beans.

I have been...