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Any recommendations for portable coffee scales under £50?
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If you don't need the timing feature (using watch/phone), just get a regular sub-£10 jewellery scale like the one Sumo posted. I pushed the boat out and went for a fancy one with a calibration weight: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07R1L2MFP
Probably not necessary (it's yet to deviate and need calibration) though
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Thanks guys, definitely don't need anything fancy and my kettle already has a built in timer so those jewellery scales look like they will be more than adequate
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I've had to send those back, as they start to do some really weird things.
As in: anything that weighs 30g is show to weigh 10g, unless you put two of them together, which then shows 60g. Then take one away, in which case it shows 30g.
Weighing a 10g thing and a 20g thing together does show 30g though.
*shrug*
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Just get these, rock solid, compact, accurate and cheap.
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My brain hurts even trying to comprehend that! Thankfully mine have been fine so far, but I'm definitely of the mindset that if I have to replace them once every few years, I can live with that for the cost.
Only reason I bought some recently were because the set I've had for the past 10 years or so are in the office and I haven't been there since March.
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Next portable coffee scales I buy will probs be these because they're RUGGED. Are you really doing #coffeeoutside if you don't have RUGGED scales? Seems a liability.
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Sort of controlled experiment looking at how fresh roasted beans behaved over 30 days with grind, weight and output fixed.
TL:DW day 1-2 after they were roasted and 15 days later up to day 30 they behaved the same but in day 3-14 the brew time went from 25 secs up to over a minute then back down again to c. 25 secs which then stayed pretty constant.
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For anyone that is interested in my trials and tribulations with filling the Rancilio Silvia water reservoir up with limited access from the top. I came up with an incredible solution - use a bottle of water...basically there is enough room to do this (using filtered though obvs)
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Electronic presets as in different timer settings? Assuming you're not talking about push buttons for grind setting. If so, the Baratza Sette 270 I've got has 3 settings (as well a filter-specific burr available to reduce fines at coarse grind settings).
Don't think you'll get a unanimous vote on the best grinder from any selection of people though!
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To be honest I've not seen it (I'm sure there must be some out there with it). It seems like a failure-prone feature to add, you could need a pretty high torque motor to deal with the cases when you're switching from filter to espresso grind with some bits of bean stuck between the burrs.
Wouldn't rule it out, but between working in coffee shops and researching grinders for home use, it's not a feature I've spotted.
Apologies for the long-winded non-answer!
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Electronic presets might be a bit too specialist. Even one grinder that can do both french press and espresso is a relatively new development. Most grinders tend to focus on either espresso or filter due to burr specialisation and grind retention (the amount of beans that are left in the grinder). If you want to easily switch between the two you want to look at "single dose" grinders.
The currently en vogue answer would be a Niche Zero, especially if you're focused on espresso. People seem very happy with them. If you're doing mostly french press with espresso as an after thought you could look at the Wilfa Uniform which is a bit cheaper. Neither have electronic grind settings though unfortunately and I've heard that Niche can be a bit annoying to switch between wide grind ranges.
Another option would be two grinders, one electric for espresso (you could set the grind size and leave it) and a second grinder for FP. The FP grinder could be a hand grinder or if you aren't too picky, a relatively cheap burr grinder. Most don't have the kitchen space for 2 countertop grinders obviously, but a counter top solution for espresso paired with a hand grinder could be a good combo, also means you can take the hand grinder with you when you travel.
Sadly we are still waiting for the promised land of a cheap grinder that does perfect single dose filter and espresso grinds. Electronic pre sets might be a feature too far I'm afraid, most machines have analogue controls so analog solutions to noting grind settings, notebooks, tape or permanent markers.
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Standard advice from most if not all the manufacturers is not to tamp. Before I got the Robot I was tamping the moka pot too, had only read that somewhere in the last couple of years. I think it's a good thing.