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  • Jimbo18
    Jimbo18 Posts: 2,314
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    I occasionally buy coffee off ebay from Macaw Coffee Roasters. If you buy a half dozen pounds or more, the prices are outstanding. They will roast just prior to shipping to you and they get it mailed soon after receiving the order.

    If you want to roast your own, they also sell the green beans. My usual order is for the Jamaican Blue Mountain. I originally got their name off a post on this website several years ago. No affil, of course, just pretty happy with their product.
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  • Geoff4rfc
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    billbillw wrote: »
    Kex wrote: »
    billbillw wrote: »
    If you are going to spend more than $15/lb of coffee, you should be grinding it fresh and making it with a high quality method.

    One caveat, perhaps: with a decent espresso machine, pre-ground Illy for espresso machines will always be better IMO than freshly ground with the average grinder, or blade grinder, that the average kitchen provides.

    A blade grinder should not even be considered a coffee grinder IMO.

    My blade grinder does a great job. I can turn my beans into a powder fine enough for railing out!
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  • treitz3
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    What he is saying is correct though. For a consistent grind (which affects the flavor profile), the grinds need to be consistent. A blade grinder cannot provide you with a consistent medium or course grind. A fine grind for an expresso? Possibly.

    A conical burr grinder can do all of the above to pretty much any size grind, consistently. Plus, they do not "burn" the beans as they grind them, again, affecting the flavor.

    Tom
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  • PSOVLSK
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    Jetmaker737 wrote: »
    Props to @treitz3 for the suggestion of the Urnex stuff. I got the descaler and cleaner and ran them through my Moccamaster yesterday. Holy cow, the junk that came out. That descaler works like crazy. I don't care to admit how long it's been since I cleaned it (OK, never in the 1.5 years I've owned it). Looks like new and the coffee tastes great.

    Related point... the only reason I own a Moccamaster at all is due to a coffee maker thread here on CP a couple of years ago, lol.

    More props to Tom. I also purchased the Urnex descaler and cleaner and I swear my coffee tastes better this morning.

    I descaled my maker sometime in the past three months, but both the descaler and cleaner resulted in dirty water. Not nasty, but enough to know a cleaning had taken place.

    I also bought the cleaning “pills” for my grinder. Can’t tell much about their effectiveness, but it seems like an easy way to clean a grinder.
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  • pitdogg2
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    Geoff4rfc wrote: »
    billbillw wrote: »
    Kex wrote: »
    billbillw wrote: »
    If you are going to spend more than $15/lb of coffee, you should be grinding it fresh and making it with a high quality method.

    One caveat, perhaps: with a decent espresso machine, pre-ground Illy for espresso machines will always be better IMO than freshly ground with the average grinder, or blade grinder, that the average kitchen provides.

    A blade grinder should not even be considered a coffee grinder IMO.

    My blade grinder does a great job. I can turn my beans into a powder fine enough for railing out!
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  • Kex
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    treitz3 wrote: »
    A blade grinder cannot provide you with a consistent medium or course grind. A fine grind for an expresso? Possibly.

    Nope. Doesn’t work for espresso either.

    You would think that it might if you just grind long enough, but you’ll never get a good 25 second shot with proper crema from a blade grinder, unless your espresso machine is using devilry and subterfuge in the form of a silicone disc in the bottom of the portafilter that artificially creates crema — and also creates a soppy mess in the portafilter, instead of a lovely hard, dry puck. 😉
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  • Nightfall
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    Early evening coffee, cheers.

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    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • billbillw
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    Kex wrote: »

    Nope. Doesn’t work for espresso either.

    ...unless your espresso machine is using devilry and subterfuge in the form of a silicone disc in the bottom of the portafilter that artificially creates crema — and also creates a soppy mess in the portafilter, instead of a lovely hard, dry puck. 😉

    I used to have a Saeco Aroma Espresso Machine and if memory serves, it had the devilry you describe. It made decent espresso, but I never cared for it much. Cleanup, yep, it was a mess. I got it for a song because it had a bad thermal fuse. Easy fix for someone who can solder. It mostly sat on my counter until I sold it on FB.
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  • xschop
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    My favorite on-the-fly station....

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  • msg
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    Is that Royal Farms?
    I disabled signatures.
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  • xschop
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    We need to add a "shrug" button cuz I have no idea. It is a local On Cue station.
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  • Clipdat
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    msg wrote: »
    Real men drink yerba mate. Coffee's for pansies and chicks.

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  • Jstas
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    Why are there no donuts?
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  • Willow
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    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
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    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
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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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  • Kex
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    I’m toying with the idea of going all in with a hand grinder, and a lever action espresso machine… 😱

    Somebody protect me from this madness! 🤪
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,194
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    I want to say I hate you all.

    Just drunkish purchased a coffee roaster. Wish me luck
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  • treitz3
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    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
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  • stangman67
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    My wife just rolled her eyes. Pretty typical of my impulsive purchases
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,081
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    stangman67 wrote: »
    Just drunkish purchased a…

    Wait. So I’m not the only one who does this?
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,386
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    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: 6,210
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    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

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  • xschop
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    The worst coffee ever is that Aldi Texas crud. Not even good enough for wound dressing.
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  • treitz3
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    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
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    Makes you wonder how they sell it and why they keep stocking it
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  • xschop
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    VR3 wrote: »
    Makes you wonder how they sell it and why they keep stocking it

    People must be using it as compost.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,616
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    Coffee does make good fertilizer...
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  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,194
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    Bought 15lbs of green coffee today. Man oh man what have I gotten myself into
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  • maxward
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    Which roaster, @stangman67 ? You can’t have too much basic transportation or too many hobbies!
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