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by Ben Z.
March 24th, 2024, 11:15 pm
Forum: Water
Replies: 3
Views: 66

Australian Distilled/De-ionized water

Just make it. A distiller or ro system will pay for itself in short order
by Ben Z.
March 23rd, 2024, 5:11 am
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 49
Views: 3153

"Slow grinding" - Lance is back with another interesting hack

I was thinking about why the grinds could be bigger. You could usually have "clogged" burrs when free feeding. Means coffee particles have to do more than get through the burrs, they have to squeeze past each other. The other idea is a bit different. When feeding one bean at a time, perhaps grind pa...
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by Ben Z.
March 19th, 2024, 3:53 am
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 21
Views: 1541

Versalab M4 - truly WDT free?

Probably something novel and totally not a blatant ripoff of a different product
by Ben Z.
March 16th, 2024, 3:28 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 8
Views: 291

How does elevation at site of roasting affect coffee?

Surprised they can't just get a different jet
by Ben Z.
March 13th, 2024, 1:07 am
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 9
Views: 266

"Mini Veigal" restoration. What's the name behind it?

Great job!
by Ben Z.
March 8th, 2024, 7:53 pm
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 64
Views: 26238

Most reliable brand of espresso machines?

E61s have extra moving parts. It's no big deal to fix them, but if you want absolute top reliability, it would be really hard to beat either a non-volumetric commercial cimbali or Elektra
by Ben Z.
March 1st, 2024, 3:33 pm
Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
Replies: 4
Views: 158

Looking for the 1990s Rio logo

I bet if you post this on photoshoprequests (or whatever it's called) on reddit, someone could give you a version ready to send to the sticker maker. Alternatively, offer like $20 on fivver. There's plenty of image existing to work with
by Ben Z.
February 29th, 2024, 10:53 pm
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 9
Views: 1023

Why should I not buy a Niche Zero in 2024?

It also seems to perform well from day 1. I don't think it benefits much from seasoning. It's like the grinder version of the best point and shoot camera
by Ben Z.
February 29th, 2024, 10:43 pm
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 200
Views: 19607

Kafatek Monolith Conical has gone through a major change...

I like how my zero option microscope looks! Plus, it was delivered with a free upgrade and 2 months earlier than expected. Also, for a boutique mfg, they seem proud of their grinder, but not with the level of ego you sometimes see. One guy posted that he didn't like the flavor of the new s2
by Ben Z.
February 20th, 2024, 10:31 am
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 11
Views: 679

The Turkish Grind Alignment Test

Slop in the mechanism and just deflection due to mechanical loads. It doesn't take a crazy amount of force to deflect even a strong component a handful of microns