Coffee Appreciation

I've found that the pre-ground moka stuff from Illy et cetera is too fine (though admittedly haven't tried for over a decade). Do local stores grind for you? Many around here do, in whatever size you wish. I'd still recommend saving for a good grinder, you'd pretty much only have to buy once.

I'd still recommend saving for a good grinder

How much dollar for a good grinder roughly? I dont mind investing a little if Im going to have it for a few years. Local stores: I imagine so, living in Brighton so the absolute hipster central. I might just buy a small quantity from a local joint and see if I like it

I'd say somewhere around £100 should get you a lifetime of service from a grinder.

To be honest for my moka pot I order Hasbean's 'Red' blend preground. I use the moka a lot (every morning so I don't disturb the neighbours grinding beans and whenever I'm feeling lazy when I get in from work) and so go through it quite fast anyway. My beans are for my Aeropress and I have my grinder at a setting I like for that so I don't really want to mess with it; it's one of the older Harios that you can't adjust without taking it apart first. The Red blend is very forgiving for the moka too.

Do you want manual or electric. I got this one for £80 odd and it serves me well..

https://shop.doppiocoffee.co.uk/handground-grinder-black/

It's like I quit work and started a cafe.

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Thinking about whether to upgrade my grinder. Have a Krups GVX2 but wondering about whether a Baratza Encore or similar will make a noticeable difference. Any recommendations on home grinders for £150 or less? This is mainly for filter/ pourover - so don't need to grind for espresso.

Wilfa?

haha, very good

I had one of those Krups things (two, actually; they tend to wear out after a few years).

Then got a Baratza, after the 2nd Krups gave up. It's considerably better.

In Napoli shops only have lever machines. Didn't see a single automatic.

Beautiful espresso everywhere.

Makes me want a lever machine for home.

Cool, might take the plunge then. My Krups still works after 4 years despite the button falling off. Might keep it as a spare.

Wilfa svart for sure

Do it.

My padre has a bronze Pavoni he wants to sell!

+1

Thanks, but I'm in the window shopping phase, broke!

Has anybody used those Hario cloth filters?
How is the coffee?
Is it a huge faff to use (wash) ?

A friend who runs a cafe used to use them to test new beans when it was quiet with a chemex. I remember the taste being good (like a cleaner v60) but i think he stopped due to the cleaning bring a bit more hassle.

New to me, are they just for chemex or can they be used with v60?

Apparently there's different versions for V60, woodneck, etc.

Cool, i'll investigate. Ta!

Makes me want a lever machine for home.

Just remember those guys have probably been pulling hundreds of shots for years.

The machine does not maketh the macchiato.