Coffee Appreciation

Lots of good reports of the Silvia so that looks like a great combo for reasonable £.

Have experience fixing commercial espresso grinders, feel free to describe symptoms and I'll try to help

Niche Zero is worth checking out, apparently changes through grind size with no wastage. It's a little pricey but about a grand cheaper than the next option.

If you can stretch the budget a little, this stripped down version of the Eureka mignon could be a good option. Grind size is adjusted by turning a little wheel on top of the machine:

https://www.bellabarista.co.uk/eureka-mignon-manuale.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwtr_mBRDeARIsALfBZA6RsJYfn5coe9rZrJNMzbiT8hlhkTFXjr2jVS_LcE8jRmFqNP5fIJIaAvW-EALw_wcB

Something for a Tuesday morning mooch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8uStVXNf0M

Got a brand and name for that sink? I'd love to not have manky cloths

Kohler

Thanks! Had a look at their site, is the sink one of those with a grate at the bottom? Can't find anything else on there that might help a cloth stay fresh / dry

Not sure if they make a grate, it didn’t come with one

But because the sides slope a cloth can be draped and doesn’t just bundle at the bottom.

Manky cloths aren't prevented by a fancy sink, they're prevented by rinsing with the hottest water at the end of a wash up followed by a complete wring out. My dishrags never stink, never need to be washed.
#fingerwag

Sounds like we’re on for “how often do you wash your jeans” kinda discussion :)

I do the same, but eventually the mank comes.

ha yeah

Don't suppose you're still looking to shift the grinder?

I'm afraid that will be stretching the budget a little too much at the moment. Thanks for the recommendation though, it does look good.

@ChasnotRobert That's a bit more in my budget at the moment. I'll do a bit of review research.

The sensor in my DIY PID setup broke and i don’t have the time to fix it. So I’ve been drinking cheap coffee from the machines at uni. At least I’ll appreciate the quality of my own coffee far more when I have it working again.

Sounds like we’re going to need a bigger sink

fixed

So as a moka pot man I've always been against tamping, but having done some reading lately I decided to give it a try. I'm not talking about espresso levels of pressing in the 30lb range, this is basically just letting the tampers own weight do the job, and also evening out the ground coffee.
There are very few tampers available that would be the right size for my makers so I contacted a local machinist and had him make three for me, two for my mokas and one for my wife's Handpresso.
They're 20mm high and from left to right, 43mm, 55mm, and 34.5mm wide. All the bases are brass, tapped for 8-32 so that we're free to use any one of millions of drawer pulls that are out there - the current ones are stainless steel.
The coffee is better, though I have to crank down the tops of the mokas to prevent steam escaping through the threads since the pressure has to come up a little more to get past the pressed grounds.

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Has anyone any experience with the rhinoware hand grinder vs the porlex?

Yep, what you looking to know?

Good comparison here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLEBfom0mhM

Very cool, are you planning on selling them?

Which one should I buy?

Which one is hardier and more consistent

On my Delonghi you can disassemble the basket to clean. The manual recommends using a pin to clean the holes.

I'd say the Porlex is hardier, but perhaps only cos I had it first and it got most use before grinding is now split between 4 grinders, Porlex used for camping trips. Rhinowares is at work & only used occasionally these days as I mostly bring a flask but grinds well with some fine bits in there. The handle interface is better on the Rhinowares IMO.

Unless you need the slim cylinder shape, don't rule out the Hario options - they're equally good.

cheers thanks. I had the plastic hario slim one and it broke pretty quickly... so want to get something good/solid