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After reading this topic and falling down subsequent rabbit holes because I didn't know these were a thing :oops:, I posted in My long and rambling path to preinfusion/pressure profiling how I was rarely getting good distribution (no gushers, but when...
Bought this cheapo cart from Ikea to house my espresso gear. The wood needs to be sanded and oilled prior to use, but wondering if that is going to be sufficient for espresso use. It's already getting stained (easy to sand off) and wondering if maybe polyurethane would be a...
Need help identifying this ceramic cup.. seems like it is made by a company that prints logos on it for their clients...
Not sure which company makes these but it's the one's used by Milkglider in Taiwan and i've also seen a few instances in which other cafes are using plain and...
Sorry if this is OT. Does anyone know how to contact the site admins at the S1cafe website? Their registration process is ridiculous, and you can't contact them unless you register! Thanks.
Specifically I'm supposed to drag items from a list to specify what you do (and do...
I would have never done this at home, but at the bar I thought I'd clean up a few tools quickly so I put them in my hi-temp dishwasher. Blew the paint right off my Kafatek grooming tool and Decent tamper:
Over the last few years I remember seeing many different exiting things develop on this forum regarding new products for the home barista. Some of the more notable ones are: Monolith, HG1, EG1, Vario, Sette, Pharos, Lido, Slayer Single Group, Linea Mini, GS3, Speedster, etc. I...
I was tinkering in the garage yesterday and came across a stash of burl I acquired almost 20 years ago and thought I should finally start turning it into something. In the end I decided on a tamper, here is the result. I'm contemplating adding a metal base to it... it seems
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So my daughter is a coffee nerd now or so she thinks, she works at Starbucks for a few months and she is a barista there (i use the term extremely loosely). I had her try a shot from Veltons coffee bonsai blend which is always good and she said it tasted like a dead shot. She...