Coffee Appreciation

Smell the glove.

has anyone tried Mouse & de Lotz in Shacklewell Lane in Dalston area? any feedbacks?

Apparently following the guidelines for Camellias is reccomended for coffee, and also mine will cork it if outside in a frost.

Nipping to Ikea for coffee, they even do beans now.

^ you have to roast them yourself though...

whole bean only.

they had to remove the ground coffee from the shelves when there was an unfortunate lawsuit over confusing trademarks because they called it gründr

I have a Porlex hand grinder for sale.

Used maybe 3 times in total since i got it in February but between work and a 5 month old baby I am hardly using my gaggia never mind finding time to grind my own beans for every cup!

It is basically as new (though I chucked the box when I moved house) so £25 please. I'm in West Norwood SE27 but would love the excuse to unpack my bike and come meet/deliver along the way.....

sold pending payment to snottyotter

Will you post? You could unpack your bike to go to the post office.

No problem, shouldn't be more than a fiver.

Also I can walk to the PO #lazybastard.

PM me your details if you want it.

I'll have to move some money about but it should be OK, you alright to wait a few days?

Thanks to all above who made grindr suggestions...

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He actually typed "grinder".

I'll have to move some money about but it should be OK, you alright to wait a few days?

No problem. Let me know in a few days if you change your mind.

Cheers.

Descaled the Gaggia at work today (it was a slow day) and I am amazed at the perfect pour I got from it.

After 6 months of learning how to brew I got the grind dialed in perfectly on second cup. It really does make you realize what the slow build up of calcium does to your machine.

this coffee subscription always makes the end/start of the month that little bit more exciting. :D

Yup, was good it arrived a day early too as I'd just finished the last of the Finca De Licho

uh oh

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/06/03/192718/blight-sweeping-central-american.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Trying out this coffee subscription thing. First one's free. Edit: Sofa is actually pretty filthy.

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Does anyone else have 'Porlex Knuckles'?

I have several craters in my hands where the handle has flung off the lid, usually during the first grind of the day when I am half asleep.

Not me. Craters?! I do tend to grind with mine at work, so I'm hardly in a hurry though.

Mentioned this elsewhere, but Allpress' Redchurch blend is worth trying. Really easy to brew, nicely balanced.

^ So true. Happily for me, there's a cafe which sells Redchurch right at the bottom of my street.

Does anyone else have 'Porlex Knuckles'?

I have several craters in my hands where the handle has flung off the lid, usually during the first grind of the day when I am half asleep.

Ha, no craters, but certainly a few pot holes. It's quite annoying that the handle flies off so easily, you need to keep pushing down whilst grinding which makes the whole thing more of a pain in the A.

Also, intresting about the Redchurch stuff... A bakery down the road from me has started using it and I've noticed the coffees they sell getting waayyyy better. I think they sell the beans too (at a pretty reasonable price n'all) but never got any, so will invest soon.