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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,078
    msg wrote: »
    Real men drink yerba mate. Coffee's for pansies and chicks.

    Truer words have never been spoken.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,958
    Why are there no donuts?
    Expert Moron Extraordinaire

    You're just jealous 'cause the voices don't talk to you!
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,214
    We buy ours from a local roster/coffee shop. The ones we tend to buy are single origin fair trade freshly roasted from South America. We use a Cuisinart automatic pour over. When we want an espresso/latte/Americano we use our Breville.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,214
    while on the subject : https://ottawasun.com/life/food/your-morning-coffee-may-be-hundreds-of-thousands-of-years-old
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,084
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    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,329
    I want to say I hate you all.

    Just drunkish purchased a coffee roaster. Wish me luck
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,942
    Well, you are one step ahead of me. The book came in last week or the week before and I haven't even had a chance to read a page or flip through it. DOH!

    Good for you.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,329
    My wife just rolled her eyes. Pretty typical of my impulsive purchases
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,371
    stangman67 wrote: »
    Just drunkish purchased a…

    Wait. So I’m not the only one who does this?
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,942
    No. Many of my audio purchases happen this way. I have been on a streak lately....just hoping that streak doesn't end...

    This is, after sometimes months of research and taking notes beforehand though. The adult drink just gives me the liquid courage to make the plunge without the wife knowing and asking for forgiveness later.

    So far? I haven't had to ask for forgiveness. I know already that I am lucky, but I'll take it!

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,441
    treitz3 wrote: »
    No. Many of my audio purchases happen this way. I have been on a streak lately....just hoping that streak doesn't end...

    This is, after sometimes months of research and taking notes beforehand though. The adult drink just gives me the liquid courage to make the plunge without the wife knowing and asking for forgiveness later.

    So far? I haven't had to ask for forgiveness. I know already that I am lucky, but I'll take it!

    Tom

    Tom,
    You are not on an island...or maybe you are, but at least you are not alone.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,044
    The worst coffee ever is that Aldi Texas crud. Not even good enough for wound dressing.
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,942
    I tried the Aldi's coffee once. Took a sip, poured it out and threw the entire bag out. To use the word, "disgusting" is actually giving it a compliment.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,382
    Makes you wonder how they sell it and why they keep stocking it
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,044
    VR3 wrote: »
    Makes you wonder how they sell it and why they keep stocking it

    People must be using it as compost.
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,915
    Coffee does make good fertilizer...
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,329
    Bought 15lbs of green coffee today. Man oh man what have I gotten myself into
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  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,668
    Which roaster, @stangman67 ? You can’t have too much basic transportation or too many hobbies!
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,329
    I bought a Kaleido M1.

    I was really torn a lot of different ways. Was thinking about a Sandbox but the Kaleido seemed to be better received. I really would have loved to get a Bullet but that was too much money on a first roaster.

    Only a 200 gram capacity but I don’t foresee that being a hindrance for me. We go through less than a pound of coffee a week, so a few batches will get us through each week
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  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,668
    I haven’t heard much about the Kaleido. We’ll need pics and a review soon. The Bullet is a bit too much unless you roast for (or with) friends.
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,329
    maxward wrote: »
    I haven’t heard much about the Kaleido. We’ll need pics and a review soon. The Bullet is a bit too much unless you roast for (or with) friends.

    Will do when I get it and clear a place for it on my workbench in my garage, I don’t have an externally vented hood so I’ll have roast in the garage with the door open

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  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,668
    That’s how I roast. Almost all roasters work best at about 75-80% of maximum capacity. I once watched the dudes at Sisters Coffee Company roast a batch on their 50-pound roaster. They said that they rarely go past 40 pounds.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,915
    Link no worky
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,441
    edited April 2024
    Kex wrote: »
    🚨 Emergency Alert! 🚨

    Baratza products NEVER GO ON SALE.

    It's been the modus of Baratza for almost their entire existence.

    Today, in a flash deal, the excellent Baratza Encore grinder is ON SALE at Amazon, for $160. This literally never happens.

    If you need a proper grinder, especially for espresso, RUN! DON’T WALK!

    Baratza Encore ESP Coffee Grinder


    I see they have re-designed the Encore with an open hopper. I'm not sure how I would like that unless they have really made it so the grounds drop straighter and don't cling at the top. If I don't give mine a good right-left slap a few times, it makes a mess when I pull out the closed hopper.
    But yes, they really never go on sale like you said. I bought mine used off eBay as a 'broken' unit. It had a loose internal wire, otherwise, nothing wrong. That was about 8 years ago. Since then, I have replaced the ring burr twice and the cone burr once, and also replaced the large internal nylon gear. Along they way, I lined the inside with dynomat type material to cut down on sound.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,942
    Open hopper? Why in the world would they do that? That's weird.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,441
    Actually, looking, they still have the basic Encore with a closed hopper, and it is cheaper at $150

    https://www.amazon.com/Baratza-Encore-Conical-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B007F183LK/

    Some reddit post had it on sale for $95 about 8 months ago.
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,329
    edited April 2024
    Got my roaster today. Cool little guy. Seems to be built pretty well and has most of the features of the bigger consumer models

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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,669
    built like a tank :)
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,329
    Did my first few roasts today. Have lots to learn but it looks like coffee I suppose, now to wait about a week so I can see if it’s drinkable at all

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,942
    Looks great, man!

    Of course, looks don't equate to taste...please let us know whether it was a bomb or the bomb!

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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