Coffee Appreciation

Ancoats used to source this, was always a very good coffee.

No worries

Surely the fact that it's €1.50 with a pastel de nata dulls the pain a little.

Both Epic Win and Epic Fail in equal measure...

This is true :D
Off to Fábrica in a bit, expecting good things.

I never leave home without beans. (This is a lie, but)

I CBA to take beans on holiday with me but do make a list of all potential cafes to check out in the area and then annoy the family by dragging them to every one on the list... 😁

I think I had a nice coffee at The Mill last year
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Cheers that’s on the list. Fábrica was very good.

#rep

Anyone got a handle for a hario hand grinder?

Looking at Lelit Kate on local Gumtree. Anyone got any comments or experience on those?

Finally fitting my PID kit to my gaggia classic. Mr Shades needs to learn concision when writing instructions, I absolutely fucking hate them.

Anyone got any recommendations for a decent tamper for a 54mm portafilter? The one I've got is a bit small, with the result I'm constantly having to shift it around from side to side to get the puck level all the way to the edge. TIA.

Does anyone want to buy a eureka mignon before I put it on ebay? I'm sure I have asked this more than once.

I’ve got a Motta 54mm tamper - not the tightest of tolerances but miles better than the tamper that came with my machine. Would recommend.

Anyone want a wooden 54mm naked portafilter for a tenner? I've order an additional one by mistake as one came free with my grinder

Cheers. I'll check them out. I binned the one that came with the machine ages ago, but the one I replaced it with appears to be a little on the small side.

Been happy with the MHW-3bomber tamper "53.35 mm flat" I got off Aliexpress. Hopefully @duncs can confirm too.

the one I replaced it with appears to be a little on the small side

That’s quite common. It might not be the tamper which is too small, often the basket is bigger than it says it is. There might be an oversize tamper available for your model. For example, you can get 58.4mm tampers which are a better fit in Gaggia 58mm baskets.

@ketsbaia
Yep - this ^^ one fits even more snugly than the one that came with the machine. Works a charm. Thanks again exteroceptive

Hmm. It's an IMS Precision basket. Will do a quick search.

Cheers. I'll have a look at that one too.

I’ve been very lacks doing back flushes on my machine and I have to say it transforms the coffee.

Have you got a pic / link by any chance? Potentially interested. Thanks !