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  • HB: Intelligentsia says "We believe that great coffee is inherently produced by sustainable methods. We only work with growers who think long and hard about economic, social, and environmental conditions of their farms and communities." Their flagship Black Cat Espresso is now 100% direct trade coffees. Way to go!
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    "I don't know about the rest of you, but my plea for more maturity is way better than Marshall's. Its clarity is off the charts, and its unrivaled stability is unquestionable." --shadowfax, A Plea for Intelligent, Adult Machine Discussions
  • PSA - Congratulations HB-sponsors Counter Culture Coffee and Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea for being named among Saveur magazine's 9 Great Coffees!
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    "I expected to see some shot degradation with the smaller 51mm tamper piston used with a 58mm basket (most likely a donut extraction). The pour was a bit too fast, on the lungo side. But no spritzies, donuts, or other evidence of an uneven extraction." --John Weiss, Tamping Twaddle
  • HB: Scott and John put together an instructive video "Learning latte art with steamed soapy water"
  • HB: Poll - How important is tamping?
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    "As I've now learned several times during equipment evaluations, attempts to foretell results based on specifications or preconceived notions of design advantage is a fool's errand." --Dan Kehn, Do you suffer from upgraditis?
  • HB: Poll - Do you suffer from upgraditis?
  • HB: Homepage poll - What boiler design does your [primary] espresso machine have?
  • HB: Check out the Bench commentary as part of the Buyer's Guide to the La Spaziale Vivaldi II update. Guest reviewer Ian Stewart (woodchuck) will revisit the original review, including comparisons with representative espresso machines typically on an aficionado's short list.
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    "I'm a little surprised at the general negativity of tone of this thread. I'd probably give my left nut to have regular access to this stuff. As always though, I guess I'm just envious that these are the 'problems' you guys experience. Oh to have these problems!" --David Walsh, Most recent Intelligentsia Black Cat
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    "I've been using a table knife to slip in and out of the stream as it pours. It fits right in there, and gives a very small beginning, middle, and end sample... Considering one can only drink so many espressos per day, perfecting the shot becomes practical." --Gregg K, I'm wandering in the espresso wilderness
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    "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." --Dave Barry, Decaf Poopacino
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    "...when somebody happily announces that they've just found the greatest blend ever; it's almost certain that they follow a very strict but largely meaningless routine in dosing and grinding, and they've finally stumbled on a coffee and roast level for which it works." --Jim Schulman, Maximizing flavor
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    "...if the puck's surface looks and feels basically the same each time, I believe you've exhausted the value of 'puckology.'" --Dan Kehn, Wet Pucks
  • HB: Poll - Are you influenced by the poster's espresso setup?
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    "An internet coffee theme says, 'Italians may have invented espresso, but they sure suck at it now.' The exhibits in this indictment were HX machines, grinder dosers, wimpy doses, and plastic tampers. Every single thing in this litany turns out to be wrong or misconstrued." --Jim Schulman, Plastic tampers
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    "For home users, doserless grinders seem to exercise a nigh addictive fascination. I've given up shouting vainly as people sleepwalk towards them. The WDT is Doserless Anonymous for buyers who have hit their clumpy bottoms." --Jim Schulman, Clumping and Tamping
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    "He doesn't remember what a good shot tastes like and isn't complaining about anything but the way the shot looks!" says Marshall; "...if he was getting really ugly god shots, he'd not have come asking us to help him correct those!" Chris retorts in What am I doing wrong with my Silvia?
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    "Although Home-Barista.com may not be the best site for your question, you've received some good advice nonetheless. Let me offer one more recommendation to ignore..." --John Weiss, Looking for espresso/coffee machine for mom
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    "Dirt that the Phoenix Mars Lander scooped recently from the planet's surface may be too clumpy to be analyzed by the machine's onboard system, NASA reported on Saturday." --Marshall Fuss, NASA in Desperate Need of John Weiss
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    "Kees is a bit of an enigma in the espresso world - one of the first things he said to me was he did not want to be photographed 'as it all was about his work and not himself'. Enigmatic, I would say." --J. Peter de Jong, Sneak peek of the Speedster Mk II
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    "I bet there are some interesting stories behind many of the logins, here's mine: Full Sack Jack was a tag-line for my grandfather's fuel and coal business, started in 1903. Coal companies were notorious for shorting their customers on delivered quantities, sacks..." --Doug 'Fullsack' Jamieson, What's your story?
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    "I didn't expect to get much feedback from [a bottomless portafilter] because I was an experienced, distributing and tamping genius... I thought. Boy, was I wrong. During the first pours the number of visible channels could rival Venice." --Bas Feenstra, Freshness of hopper vs. hopperless (OT)
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    "Wow, that is incredible. Something has to be done to stop it. If this machine comes to market, it will destroy families and cause incurable espresso machine envy." --Rob, Kees van der Westen one group Speedster
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