What's your office coffee setup? - Page 2
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No coffee at work for me, for a couple reasons
1. Too much caffeine puts me in atrial fibrilation
2. I enjoy my morning espresso waaaaayyyy better when it has been around 24 hrs since my last cup. I will sometimes have a decaf in the evening and even that dampens my enthusiasm for my morning cup a little.
3. Plus it is rare that I am sitting still at work long enough to enjoy coffee.
1. Too much caffeine puts me in atrial fibrilation
2. I enjoy my morning espresso waaaaayyyy better when it has been around 24 hrs since my last cup. I will sometimes have a decaf in the evening and even that dampens my enthusiasm for my morning cup a little.
3. Plus it is rare that I am sitting still at work long enough to enjoy coffee.
- kschendel
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I don't keep any coffee making equipment in the office, but upstairs in the kitchen there's the J5 super-auto for a "drive-by" cup, or Maestro and Aeropress for break coffee.
- RegulatorJohnson
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my office is my coffee shop..
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- GVDub (original poster)
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Now you're just bragging.my office is my coffee shop..
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busted.!
2012 BGA SW region rep. Roaster@cognoscenti LA
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I've got a Gaggia Coffee and a Macap M4 stepless in the office. I mostly use it to make straight espresso for myself and anyone else who wants it. It's too much trouble to bring in milk all the time, plus it's messier and more time consuming to make and clean up after making cappuccini. The little Gaggia makes surprisingly good straight shots, though they're a bit on the bitter side, perhaps due to poor temperature and pressure control. Or maybe user error.
I really want to get a lever machine for the office, because it would be smaller, quieter, and a different experience from what I make at home with Anita. Something like an Elektra Microcase a Leva or Ponte Vecchio Lusso would be perfect. But so far I haven't been able to rationalize spending a lot of money on a machine that's only a one shot a day backup. So for now I'll stick with the Gaggia.
I really want to get a lever machine for the office, because it would be smaller, quieter, and a different experience from what I make at home with Anita. Something like an Elektra Microcase a Leva or Ponte Vecchio Lusso would be perfect. But so far I haven't been able to rationalize spending a lot of money on a machine that's only a one shot a day backup. So for now I'll stick with the Gaggia.
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- espressme
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I am a old geezer student and have a shared space at the college. Just an ancient Estro Profi with built in grinder. Read *$ barista on steroids. I rebuilt it a few years ago and it should be good for another 10 years. The students and instructors haven't destroyed it. It gets a good cleaning a couple times a semester. Not great espresso but a welcome change from vending machine caffeine solutions. I have been known to bring in a good hand grinder and flavor peak beans and then all bow to the machine! I do work at home also and so the mad collector list is in play here.
Cheers
-Richard
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I never knew one could major in "old geezers" in college -- that explains a lot!
A morning without coffee is sleep. -- Anon.
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Just try auditing if you are hearing impaired!
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Isn't an 'old geezer' major also known as 'philosophy'?zin1953 wrote:I never knew one could major in "old geezers" in college -- that explains a lot!
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