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by Shaul-Ike Cohen
December 2nd, 2006, 12:21 pm
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 3406
Views: 306612

The craziest %#*$ing thing I've seen all day...

Wow, it's even a "mis en bouteille"? Must have been really expensive
by Shaul-Ike Cohen
December 1st, 2006, 5:17 am
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 3406
Views: 306612

The craziest %#*$ing thing I've seen all day...

Ah, a nice bottle of Chateau Quette-Pice
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by Shaul-Ike Cohen
September 26th, 2006, 2:41 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 29
Views: 2280

Newbie seeks enlightenment

Glad to do so. You should be aware that I'm an absolute beginner . So, as the grinder isn't here yet, I made my first tries with a preground supermarkt espresso. Result: sleepy wife says "Beh!", asks for tea. It's thin, soursoursour, hardly any crema. Of course, I'll try to vary the amount of coffee...
by Shaul-Ike Cohen
September 25th, 2006, 9:08 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 29
Views: 2280

Newbie seeks enlightenment

It's made by Bregant - they're often sold as "Obel," "Bezzera," "La Pavoni ". Here's a picture: {image} And I really think you're right - local support can be important. The guy is one of those that don't have a shiny shop full of superautos but a street cafe, and when you go inside, you see Faema b...
by Shaul-Ike Cohen
September 25th, 2006, 7:56 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 29
Views: 2280

Newbie seeks enlightenment

I don't know why, but somehow I can access HB again. (I sent a message to my ISP, and they asked for even more details of my system - I had a lot to do, so I haven't answer yet, but it works - let's see for how long.) I got rather unsatisfying reactions when
by Shaul-Ike Cohen
September 16th, 2006, 6:11 pm
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 29
Views: 2280

Newbie seeks enlightenment

More good first impressions of the Quick Mill grinder popped up in the meantime, and we're seriously thinking about getting a combo. (I'm leaving out the voltage question for a moment.)In case we can afford it, what is the difference between the Vetrano and the Andreja Premium machines? The Vetrano ...
by Shaul-Ike Cohen
September 15th, 2006, 10:01 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 29
Views: 2280

Newbie seeks enlightenment

Absolutely - I didn't think you wanted to get rid of crap
by Shaul-Ike Cohen
September 15th, 2006, 8:29 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 29
Views: 2280

Newbie seeks enlightenment

Thanks again! I saw that yesterday, and when I googled "tranquilo" and "grinder", I found pages in other forums where the seller tells his reasons: first, because he hopes his new Quick Mill grinder "meets my needs where my tranquilo drops off", and then because the Tranquilo is messier. I hadn't ev...
by Shaul-Ike Cohen
September 14th, 2006, 12:19 pm
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 29
Views: 2280

Newbie seeks enlightenment

Thanks a lot again. (Off topic: I'm sorry I didn't reply yet - I somehow can't enter the HB site at all, getting a "no connection to the server possible" error message. Tried different browsers. First I thought the server is somehow down, but my wife had no problems with her computer at work. Now I'...
by Shaul-Ike Cohen
September 13th, 2006, 9:57 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 29
Views: 2280

Newbie seeks enlightenment

Thanks a lot. I've seen the grinder hint some times already and take it seriously, but is the $400 figure really meant literally? I thought that a $20 grinder like we have right now won't result in good coffee whatever the espresso machine is, but is the difference between a $150 grinder and one for...