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@Stevethecoffee or other who have recently ordered from YBCR - just gone to order and the only option for shipping was £12 for standard - is this usual? Appreciate associated costs may have increased but this seemed like quite a lot compared to what YBCR or other shipping has cost before.

Got this on the go at the moment - delicious. Still got the classic nutty/chocolate note you’d expect with a Brazilian but also a bit of fruitiness/acidity. Also helps that I am able to get it for £20/kg.

Just finished Kin series 2 - felt it really got in to its stride compared to series 1. Fingers crossed they get to do a third.

Any recommendations for refillable squeezy bottles (for oils/sauces etc) that aren’t nisbets? The seals on the nisbets ones are completely incontinent and dribble condiments all over my hands every time I use them.

Was flagged this one on eBay when I asked a similar question - apparently been relisted a couple of times now and still looks like it hasn’t sold https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186315424349?campid=5336525415&mkcid=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&toolid=1001

Just as a follow-up, ended up going for the Pelago Commuter bag. Initial impressions are that it is decent quality for the money, with solid hardware and design. However I am slightly surprised at how rigid the lower padded sections are - it makes it quite bulky to carry and limits the capacity of the side pockets. I am toying with the idea of seeing if the side panels could be removed / replaced with some more flexible foam, and would be interested in hearing thoughts on this (especially if someone has done the same).

Thanks both

Does anyone have experience / recommendations with secondary data-only eSims for travelling? Off to Argentina in a few days and looking at Holafly, Airalo and Maya but struggling to differentiate if one is preferable over the other. Any help much appreciated.

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Have a look at Money Saving Expert website - always has the best deals for iPhones. I’ve done well from mobiles.co.uk and equivalents, and found these deals on MSE.

Network wise, have just switched over to iD - they offer fairly good coverage and European roaming is included which works very well and saves a fair bit of money. 3 and maybe o2 also do the bundled roaming.

Where? Seem to remember there was some chat in the food or restaurants thread about some Indian catering that they strongly recommended.

Nice one, thanks all.
That eBay one is very tempting.
Unfortunately I live outside London otherwise would’ve taken you up on the offer Aroogah

Been looking for a bag for my Pelago Commuter (L) for a while. Always lusted after a ILE Porteur but can never quite justify dropping that amount of cash on something I can’t get hands on with first. Just happened across the Pelago Rackbag which looks like it could be ideal - has anyone used one? Would you recommend, or no? Any help much appreciated.
https://pelagobicycles.com/pelago-rackbag-eco-large/

Likely to have a few hours to kill in Milan near Centrale station - does anyone have recommendations for good value places to eat and/or have an aperitivo or two? I’ll be on my own so casual is better

If you’d be amenable to selling on the dosing funnel separately (would need to be posted) I would be keen. I want to buy one but can’t justify the price new.

I live in a hard water area too (Bath) and have a Sage machine. Kept getting scale. Turns out that you can double the strength of descale solution you use (this was advised by sage) and with 1-2 monthly descale cycles using citric acid haven’t had any issues for a while now (touch wood).
Are you able to get some sort of steam out through the steam wand? If so you’ll get descale solution through, and then I’d just recommend a couple of descale cycles over a few days with higher concentration descaler as above.

This is what I want to hear. Sounds like Picardies are the way.

Currently drink out of re-used Nutella jars. However I have intentions of upgrading to Duralex - can’t decide between Picardie and Provence though. Does the wider brim on the Picardie improve latte art performance in any applicable way?

Aeropress basically infinitely variable, but I’ve got an aeropress go (with metal filter) and Timemore hand grinder for coffee at work, and go for inverted method for filling then pop the filter and cap on and flip over on to cup, give it a swirl on the cup and leave for about a minute then plunge. Gives reasonably consistent brews on the go without too much faff. You can tinker with various variables (eg precise weights/timings for various steps) as you please. Also, would be interested in group opinion, but I’d reckon you’ll want to grind a bit coarser than espresso to get best results.

If anyone is ever passing through/near Bath then the Bath City Farm Cafe sell Roundhill Circles (their new Brazilian house espresso) loose for £20/kg which is mental considering it’s £35/kg direct from RH. Very tasty coffee too mind.

Scoffed too quickly on the move for my own pic, but Landrace Bakery Mince Pies are excellent, 9/10. Could do with a touch more booze though.

Thank you very much - that has sorted it.

Whenever I open a new page on my iPhone 15 it automatically brings up the keyboard as phone seems to automatically think I’m typing in the page number at the top of the page. Is this an iPhone or LFGSS issue, and does anyone have any recommendations for fixing it? Restarting phone and tweaking safari settings hasn’t helped.

Thanks all for your replies re helmet painting - much appreciated. Sharpie cocks are very tempting…

Managed to score a POC enduro helmet stupid cheap in the wiggle fire sale. It’s cheap because it is a tasteful shade of pink. Would spray painting it a different colour a massive no-no? If not, any advice on best paint/techniques to use?