Well, I finally placed an order with Chris... for Quickmill Vetrano

[kllrbbq]

After much research, decision changing, and the help of great communities of people like this, I finally placed my order with Chris's Coffee today. I love espresso, but am a real newbie at making it. Once it arrives, I'll probably have plenty of questions!

Here's the order that should arrive later in the week:

Quick Mill Vetrano, water softener and filter, Sirai upgrade, bottomless portafilter. Also went for Macap M4 stepless ginder and an Espro tamper to train myself with. Before I started lurking here, I was just expecting to use my Capresso grinder with maybe a department store espresso machine.

I'm "not allowed" to use it before Christmas :< , but I can at least have it plumbed in and ready to go.

Looking forward to becoming an active member!

Richard

[cannonfodder]

And in my neck of the woods. There are a handful of us in the Dayton, Columbus, Cincinnati triangle.

Let us know how it works out once you can play with the toys.

[kllrbbq]

I ordered my Vetrano from Chris' Coffee late Monday morning and asked for the Sirai upgrade. It was delivered (with flawless packaging I might add) on Wednesday morning at 11:16. We are talking 48 hours from order to upgrade to delivery! This was just standard UPS ground transport, not express. So far, things are looking good!

[kaioslider]

Yeah, Chris seems to ship fast, I order ground and get it next day every time. There must be a major UPS distribution center next door or something.

[jmatt]

Congrats. Glad to hear about the quick shipping.

I just ordered the IZZO Alex and the MACAP MC4 stepless and a bottomless portafilter from Chriscoffee myself. In theory, it could be here by this weekend.

[Ron_L]

Congrats. Glad to hear about the quick shipping.

I just ordered the IZZO Alex and the MACAP MC4 stepless and a bottomless portafilter from Chriscoffee myself. In theory, it could be here by this weekend.

Chris is having a good week! I ordered an Alex yesterday evening. Hopefully it shipped today, but it hasn't shown up on the UPS tracking site yet. It will get here faster if I keep checking, right?

[Ron_L]

It worked! I decided to check right after I submitted my last post, and my packages show up with UPS and they are scheduled for delivery on Friday! Unfortunately, I'll be gone all day on Friday...

[lparsons21]

Wow! That's 3 Alex's I know about this week.

Ron, I'll have a cuppa Friday, just for you!

[jmatt]

It worked! I decided to check right after I submitted my last post, and my packages show up with UPS and they are scheduled for delivery on Friday! Unfortunately, I'll be gone all day on Friday...

Wooo hoooooo!!!!!

You're an inspiration! I checked Chriscoffee.com, and figured out how to track by plugging in my order number (I had been waiting for a tracking e-mail that never came).

"Scheduled Delivery: 12/15/2006"

I'm gonna have some nectar this weekend!!

There should be a new forum for Alex Owners. If Brewtus users can have a group.......

[Ron_L]

Wooo hoooooo!!!!!

You're an inspiration! I checked Chriscoffee.com, and figured out how to track by plugging in my order number (I had been waiting for a tracking e-mail that never came).

"Scheduled Delivery: 12/15/2006"

I'm gonna have some nectar this weekend!!

Cool! I'm planning on setting mine up on Saturday.

There should be a new forum for Alex Owners. If Brewtus users can have a group.......

OK...

Izzo Alex Users Forum

[Fr. John]

After much research, decision changing, and the help of great communities of people like this, I finally placed my order with Chris's Coffee today. I love espresso, but am a real newbie at making it. Once it arrives, I'll probably have plenty of questions!

Here's the order that should arrive later in the week:

Quick Mill Vetrano, water softener and filter, Sirai upgrade, bottomless portafilter. Also went for Macap M4 stepless ginder and an Espro tamper to train myself with. Before I started lurking here, I was just expecting to use my Capresso grinder with maybe a department store espresso machine.

I'm "not allowed" to use it before Christmas :< , but I can at least have it plumbed in and ready to go.

Looking forward to becoming an active member!

Richard

You got literally what I did in every aspect just a few months ago (minus the naked PF, which I did myself). Excellent in every way.

By the way, the Espro is more than a learner. I've grown to use it all the time. It is really well balanced and made.

BTW, can I take from your user ID that you are low and slow fan?

[kllrbbq]

BTW, can I take from your user ID that you are low and slow fan?

Yes, "low and slow" is one of my first loves. "Kllrbbq" is actually the license plate on my car. I am an avid (my family might use a different word here) BBQ'r and a certified barbecue judge through the Kansas City Barbecue Society. I judge about 8 to 10 competitions a year, mainly in the midwest. I also cook quite a bit at home with my custom built Klose pit!

With my new espresso set up (and MUCH practice), maybe I can become the "Barista of BBQ"

Richard

[Fr. John]

Yes, "low and slow" is one of my first loves. "Kllrbbq" is actually the license plate on my car. I am an avid (my family might use a different word here) BBQ'r and a certified barbecue judge through the Kansas City Barbecue Society. I judge about 8 to 10 competitions a year, mainly in the midwest. I also cook quite a bit at home with my custom built Klose pit!

With my new espresso set up (and MUCH practice), maybe I can become the "Barista of BBQ"

Richard

Whoa! A judge, your honor! Not many of us (real BBQers') in the Midwest. A Klose pit, wow! I'm nowhere near that level. I did have a decent size side mount firebox smoker for a few years. Recently (the past year) I've become a Weber Bullet convert believe it or not. Quite a few people competing with these. I was skeptical at first but no more. I can easily do a 16 hour smoke with no added fuel or adjustments (temp stays stable without touching it within 10 deg. over that 16 hours). I'm now a full fledged Weber Bullet proponent.

Couldn't resist:

[kllrbbq]

We aren't going to be banished from here for going off-topic are we? Great looking brisket pix! I'll reciprocate with a couple of my own:

Here's the Klose full of 'Q: (that is not a chicken, it's a turkey)





And here is a picture of one of the briskets from that cook:


Believe it or not, I sat on the deck and sipped Turkish coffee while cooking that 'Q and thought to myself, "Is there anyone else in the world that is doing the same two things right now?"

[Fr. John]

We aren't going to be banished from here for going off-topic are we? Great looking brisket pix! I'll reciprocate with a couple of my own:

Here's the Klose full of 'Q: (that is not a chicken, it's a turkey)

Believe it or not, I sat on the deck and sipped Turkish coffee while cooking that 'Q and thought to myself, "Is there anyone else in the world that is doing the same two things right now?"

Dan will either lock us down or ask us to send him some brisket

Fantastic smoke ring.

And yes, I regularly do both at the same time. Hard not to when you're smoking a butt (no snide remarks you non-BBQ'rs) at 3 am!

[Psyd]

Dan will either lock us down or ask us to send him some brisket

Both of you suck. I'm now starving, and there ain't no danged decent barbeque for near a thousand miles from here!

You have to mail me a brisket as penance, both of you!

[jmatt]

Back slightly on point: Does the Alex run on a 15amp circuit, or does it require a 20-amp?

The website says 15amp, but I saw Parsons talking about switching to 20-amp. What gives?

[Fr. John]

Both of you suck. I'm now starving, and there ain't no danged decent barbeque for near a thousand miles fom here!

You have to mail me a brisket as penance, both of you!

Psyd,

Arizona ought to be close enough to some que'! Drive over to Texas, they may not have real BBQ but they do have the best beef que.

And just so the thread stays almost pure, the Alex looks like a nice machine! I like the uh.....shiny parts.

[lparsons21]

Back slightly on point: Does the Alex run on a 15amp circuit, or does it require a 20-amp?

The website says 15amp, but I saw Parsons talking about switching to 20-amp. What gives?

It will run fine on a 15 amp service. But I think that you would have to be careful about what else was on that circuit. In my case, the location had a refrigerator and microwave on the circuit already and I felt that might be pushing it a bit. So I had a new circuit run. Since the cost of a new circuit of 15 or 20 amps is literally the same, I went for a 20 amp circuit.

[jmatt]

It will run fine on a 15 amp service. But I think that you would have to be careful about what else was on that circuit. In my case, the location had a refrigerator and microwave on the circuit already and I felt that might be pushing it a bit. So I had a new circuit run. Since the cost of a new circuit of 15 or 20 amps is literally the same, I went for a 20 amp circuit.

Thanks. My circuits are all actually 20 amp. It's just that the outlets are all standard 15 amp. I'd need a new outlet. (yes - the breaker AND the wires in the wall are all rated for 20amps).

I just didn't want to get my machine tomorrow, only to be foiled when I tried to plug it in.