Connect it using your cellphone as a hotspot? Doubt that it will require huge bandwidth or consume much mobile data

If you like Saka and Lionshare, consider putting on the long pants and try Gran Bar and/or Crema Bar. Should be eye-opening both literally and figuratively

The Latte Art cups appear to be rather thinner than Ischia, although they have a little of the squatness. Would be interesting to compare thicknesses

The late great Ischia is my favorite cup shape of all, and the porcelain is thick as all hell, with terrific temperature stability. I am lucky to have purchased a few from OE in both white and brown before they became unobtanium. I so wish that cup style had survived the Inker takeover a few years b...

You may want to check out eurocaffe dot us. Located in Louisiana, they indicate that they're the current US distributor for Caffe Hausbrandt

You should give Saka a call and ask about their pricing. Minimum order is 6 kilos, but freezing what you're not using at the moment works quite well

Maybe it's the time of year, but a nice Italian panforte would be a great add-on to a Saka order

If you could find a way to fabricate a piston out of acrylic glass (e.g., Plexiglass), that would be one of the most effective ways to deal with heat control, since it has one of the lowest thermal conductivities of any commonly-available solid materials. Even more effective if the portafilter is of...

Ryan, very nice plumbing setup! My wife likes its tidiness, too

Your Kafatek -- buy the model based on the coffees you enjoy -- is going to be your endgame grinder. It'll be perfect with any machine you use, and will probably outlive you (and maybe your children).Not necessarily. The workflow will be different, and your results more consistent, probably. If you ...