Coffee Appreciation

https://www.steampunkcoffee.co.uk

Use plant based biodegradable plastic.

I've just remembered the Ancoats Coffee I get is in cardboard box & biodegradeable bag. Box is letterbox shape too.

Cheers all - on further investigation HasBean's outer packaging can also be recycled for anyone interested.

https://www.hasbean.co.uk/pages/recycling

Are other hand grinders faster than the Hario Slim, or are they all basically the same apart from ergonomics?

basically the same

To a degree the same, the only way to grind faster would be larger burr area or higher rpm.

(I think)

Want it faster? Someone makes an adapter so that you can hook it up to the chuck of a power drill...

The high-end hand grinders promising bigger burrs are quite pricey

Has anyone used a drill setup and got on with it?

Drill setup definitely doesn't work.

The expensive hand grinders (james hoffman has a video if you search the tube) are all pretty good and pretty fast, unless you're trying to do an espresso grind. I have an aergrind and it does an aeropress grind of 15g of coffee in about a minute.

Hand grinder is only going to be fast enough for 1-2 cups though. Wilfa Svart or Baratza Encore are the cheapest options if you want to go faster/do more.

Wilfa Svart or Baratza Encore

what great names

Drill setup definitely doesn't work.

Bollocks.

Used the adapter posted by @Howard a few posts up there with a Porlex, as well as a Rhino (which doesn't need an adapter as the handle attaches with a hex bit) for around 4 years now. Perfectly usable setup.

In my experience it's about 40-50 seconds for 15-16 grams of espresso grind.

Drill set up also working perfectly for me for several years

he actually did it the absolute madman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI4ynXzkSQo

@ above posters. Have used a Commandante hand grinder when working in a cafe. Quite satisfying to use, but not especially fast. Have a Porlex mini which is generally used for picnics, much fiddlier and doesn't sound as nice but still decent. Attached a drill to it once and almost rounded off the hex shaft top, so don't try it without a special adaptor like linked earlier...

I just watched one of his videos on appearance of modern espresso. He was talking quite a lot about old-school espresso we used to make 10-15 years ago and the darker roasted coffee we used compared to today's lighter roasts. Quite a lot of interesting points about the quantity of coffee we used to use, how that resulted in needing a darker roast and why that method now doesn't make a good espresso with a modern light roast.

The Porlex has a pentagonal bit, not a hex bit. Hence the need for an adapter. The Rhino by comparison, has a hex bit on top, so can be used without an adapter.

Well if it works for you I take it back and tip my hat.

Use a 5-sided security skewer in your drill. They’re shit for security but gr9 4 covevfe grindin

I've not watched the V60 video yet but boy am I looking forward to it. One of the very, very few YouTubers who I'd consider backing on Patreon. Even just a couple of quid a month. I take great pleasure in watching his videos.

Got me excited!

Link? Maybe that's why I hate modern espresso... nah, probably not.

srsly though, Mr Hoffman of Hoffman industries doesn't need sponsorship.

Yeah, I would support James if I could afford it. But also, he owns Square Mile right? I do appreciate how distinct he keeps that side of things from the channel though. Like he uses Square Mile coffees in the videos but deliberately never shows the label.

@mmccarthy that explains a lot, bleh

@Jonny69 check out his WBC voiceover, as I recall he was one of the first people to use single origin coffees in competition (for espresso).

@Matisse hoffmann*, two n's

@withered_preacher probably "why is modern espresso so ugly"

lol worth the wait. Dumped out my cup of cold brew to try.
Though I am not doing a single stir with a teaspoon...

I don’t care how it looks as much as how the modern stuff tastes like caffeinated lemonade.

We make pour over every day. Recently our reusable high quality filter started clogging about halfway through the process slowing the drip to a painful rate.

Our grinder is set to a 3/4 of the way to full coarseness.

I note that the grind is very inconsistent though with a very fine dust accumulating.

I assume this is what is clogging the filter.

Thoughts?

https://youtu.be/nYFb43tEylk