A Good Cup of Coffee

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Dvorak Feb 2023 2:07am, 15 Feb 2023 26,646 posts	0 Dvorak I had a variable heat kettle from Lidl, so not that exotic. (Although when it broke, I just got an ordinary one again.)
larkim Feb 2023 8:09am, 15 Feb 2023 20,217 posts	0 larkim Thanks for praising my German attempts tipsku! I'd wager most non-German speakers could guess "Die Diskussion um den „falschen“ Namen" was something along a discussion about a false name! 9 bar is by all accounts the "norm", but there are some suggestions that going down to 6 bar might be good too - apparently the 9bar norm really goes back to the original Gaggia product that had a spring which provided that pressure, rather than being explicitly designed to achieve that pressure. I had to modify my Gaggia Classic to reduce the pressure as the factory setting is actually 12+ bar, apparently to cater for the fact that they ship to customers who expect to use coffee pods and similar rather than "proper" coffee. I must admit I love reading about coffee and trying new methods, but I think my limitation is my own palate; for good or ill I enjoy the dark bitter flavours more than the modern "light roast" stuff, so I'm a bit off message. But it is my major luxury in life! Sadly none of my immediate family have also shown an interest so I'm looked on with some peculiarity when I weigh and grind my beans, stir them with my WDT tool, time the espresso and weigh the output!
Hanneke Feb 2023 8:56am, 15 Feb 2023 99,579 posts	0 Hanneke Larkim, I too am a fan of the darker roasts.
Gobi Feb 2023 9:35am, 15 Feb 2023 79,234 posts	0 Gobi I have a grinder and beans plus a proper coffee machine so I can have espresso. I also own a filter machine for a more restrained and longer brew Nothing fancy in my world
larkim Feb 2023 9:45am, 15 Feb 2023 20,220 posts	0 larkim Worringly, this is what I've accumulated, mostly over the last 5 years:- - Moka pot x 2 (one small, one large) - Aeropress x 2 (one for work, one for home) - Gaggia Classic espresso, modded for 9 bar pressure, LED lights for the water tank and a PID, with a pullman 18g basket and bottomless portafilter - Bodum Pebo vacuum brewer - French press / cafetiere - Single cup v60 - Various normcore accessories including dosing funnel and precision tamper - Niche zero grinder (was my ultimate 50th birthday treat) - Timemore slim handgrinder (currently at work, bought for travel purposes) - Cheap digital scales - Cheap wdt tool with acupuncture needles And despite all of that, I tend to get cheap Costco / SF Bay beans and I love the flavour of Starbucks espresso beans!! Must admit I don't think I need any more options though now; but it is a highlight of my weekend in particular that I can play around and have a different brew theme if I fancy it.
Hanneke Feb 2023 10:03am, 15 Feb 2023 99,583 posts	0 Hanneke Oh gosh Larkim now you have started something! Machine of choice ever since my boyfriend gave it to me many years ago: Delonghi Dedica. Fine tuned to my preferences re temperature and pressure: 9 bar I have a selection of 5 different sized stove tops. It was all I used as a student! I have my trusty caffetière, Bodum, given to me by my Swedish flat mate as a student. She introduced me to that way of making coffee. I have two pottery coffee pots, a large and small one, with pour over filter holders, for pour over coffee. I have a rubberised filter holder for pour over coffee when out walking or cycling. It comes with a teeny titanium cooker and a mug that also fits a french press and two double walled titanium espresso cups. I have one of those thin spouted kettles for pour over coffee. I also have a bog standard grinder and a hand grinder: got caught out in a power cut! Smashing beans inside a teatowel with a hammer not ideal 😎 I have a cast iron kettle for boiling water on an open fire too. I think that is it?
Fields Feb 2023 10:08am, 15 Feb 2023 8,642 posts	0 Fields I have a stainless steel cafetiere And a filter coffee machine but unfortunately the jug broke and while I got a new one in a charity shop I need to find a way to jury rig the mechanism to apply pressure. A project that’s on hold as I can’t work out how to do it!
Gobi Feb 2023 10:17am, 15 Feb 2023 79,237 posts	0 Gobi I'm obviously not coffee enough for this thread
Fields Feb 2023 10:34am, 15 Feb 2023 8,643 posts	0 Fields I think I’d need a separate kitchen for all those coffee devices
larkim Feb 2023 10:35am, 15 Feb 2023 20,223 posts	0 larkim I think I'm just too coffee