Coffee Appreciation

I think thats a much better choice than the commercial grinder the importer was offering. Looking forward to seeing it all setup!

agree with all of this. I have some guilt about every purchase I have made of something that was slightly better than I need. You can't take it too far of course but on balance I am glad I did it. A long while ago a girlfriend told me to get the [top of the range cricket bat*] as she said I would not be happy with the next one down. I really liked her for that. But then she dumped me.
*golf club thread

Make your own humous...change your life ;)

Also I like the ritual of making coffee, from using a moka pot to using a machine. Though as I get older I wonder if I make the coffee better or my taste buds are dead...

Put it away somewhere and maybe take a swing at refurbishing it myself in the future.
It would go nice in our soon to be built garden office.

Ground finer and tamped harder gave good results even with older beans. Pretty chuffed tbh. Definitely not perfect, and gonna fit a new shower screen, but calling it a success for now.

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Looking good! Tempted to get a bottomless portafilter myself now...

I'm glad I kept trying because the first two shots were very messy!

I don't often come on this thread, so this may well have been mentioned previously.

Cycling up Ludgate Hill yesterday, I noticed that Association Coffee - my go to place in the area - has now become an Ozone.

Bit disappointed with that.

If I'm going to use a Moka pot on an electric (infrared) hob, is it best to use a classic one, or the newer induction friendly ones? Not had electric hobs before!

I've tried making humous, but never managed to get it better than sabra... Tips?!

Good oil, more salt

More salt

A long while ago a girlfriend told me to get the [top of the range cricket bat*] as she said I would not be happy with the next one down. I really liked her for that. But then she dumped me.

*golf club thread

if you were playing golf with a cricket bat, no wonder she left you.

You need to skin your chickpeas before blending them... that's why shop bought is always lumpy... I guess Sabra do it the right way.

I think I remember reading somewhere that if you use chickpea flour you get super smooth humous.

What's the consensus on pre-grinding with a decent grinder vs bringing a hand grinder for a few days away?

Niche vs Rhino for context

I would 100% do hand grinder, unless it’s for several people several times a day. In which case I have got the whole family involved in hand grinding before, but it’s still annoying

How many people? Are you driving? If you're driving just pack the Niche you won't regret it. Rhino handgrinder is kind of untenable for more than 1 or 2 cups IMO.

Pre-grind before I go.

I pre grind as well

4 days, probably only 2 v60s per day for me. Boot space is probably going to be too tight (though packing my Niche into the boot of my MX-5 for a few days away would undoubtedly get a golf club thread entry based on recent events there).

Tried the hand-grinder today there and it does seem to be a fair step down in quality so leaning towards pre-ground at the moment.

Thanks for the input folks!

I pre-grind - 4 days won't make that much difference and waaaay less faff

Funny how I feel like grinding coffee outside of home feels prohibitively extravagant but I’ll still take my whole Technivorm machine away when we’re on a self catering holiday.

I recently started taking a hand grinder, stove, kettle, v60 etc out when I go canoeing and I get it again. I used to think that was a bit silly when you can just take a thermos but it does connect you to the just-rest lifestyle.

Lightweight Camping = pregrind, everything else = handgrinder. If someone else wants a brew with my kit they're doing their own grinding unless I feel generous.

I left the cold brew in for almost 24hrs... anyone in west London know CPR?

(relax, I'm the same idiot banging 2g of pure caffeine before turbo sessions because I can't identify the correct sized scoop)

Putting the feelers out, thinking about selling my Sage Bambino Plus & Smart Grinder Pro would - anyone be interested here? Thinking £400 for the pair.

They're both about 2 years old and in very decent condition and the Bambino has been regularly black flushed, descaled + cleaned, and I've only used filtered water with it. Can get some photos & share the full deets if anyone's interested.