Coffee Appreciation

The Kinu M47 Phoenix is a decent amount cheaper but the ground coffee it produces is apparently identical, so I'd probably get one of those if I were buying today.

Niche is great - though I have definitely had occasions when going Espresso > Filter > Espresso has not been foolproof and required re-dialling/calibrating

I have a ceramic burr hand grinder from aliexpress which you’re welcome to - fine for grinding for filter

Any plans on breaking in the Niche? I've read mixed answers on what to do with a new fancy grinder

Thanks everybody, just the kind of suggestions I was looking for.

I have a porlex you can have when you come down.

I wasn’t expecting this but I really prefer coffee made with the Kinu vs the Niche. So far, at least.

If you’re looking to offload, I’ll give you $50 for it.

I'll give $49

¥46, final offer

Still not got the hang of it. My elbow is happier, the rest of me less so.

What’s the issue?

I can’t find a grind that tastes even nearly as good as that which I could get from the Kinu.

I suppose I just need more experimentation- but the Kinu was much faster to dial in.

maybe getting a custom burr profile and polished exhaust port will sort it out?

The shots are pouring the same?
Tried re-calibrating the Niche?

Pour time with a manual lever is a bit of an imprecise science, but it’s pretty close I would say. But the Niche makes slightly sour coffee whereas the Kinu was more fruity than sour and also more complex.

My Niche did not really settle down until it had 5kg+ through it, there will be a break in period. Maybe worth getting some cheap beans to speed up the process.

Same here. I wasn’t happy with flavour from the niche for the first couple of months, but all good after it was broken in.

Even my hand grinder was noticeably better after putting a load of cheap beans through it.
Apparently the burrs are too sharp when new or something.

Probably the same science as breaking in boutique speaker cables 😂

Sacrilege! :+)

I find they 15g of beans gives me 30g of espresso with my Tin Man- is that what you chaps with the same/similar machine find?

I would pull 30g from 14g on the man with 2 metal arms. I’ve not tried it on London's finest water yet as I’m still waiting on my cargo shipments.

Grinder wise we’re no longer the same since you went niche, I’m still kinu classic.

Mr Hoffman might have some pointers for you? You've probably seen this already but here you go again! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtCbIbi2dHI

Slightly different dose for me but same principles (17:34 - Niche + Silvia)

Anyone tried cloth filters? Like this: https://theclothfilter.co.uk/shop/p/wave

Just got one but tried it on shit coffee at work, so none the wiser really.

I'm a big fan of metal filters on the aeropress, I guess this is the closet thing on drip? At the least it saves the £10-15 a pop on Kalita filters.

Now to wait till a work colleague throws it away.