I wouldn't throw it away. Just add some more and reheat later

For sure! I could have been more clear, I actually didn't get up out of bed to look, I just knew it wasn't photoshopped. The next day I realized it was black and came back to correct the record, but I did so in a sheepish unclear way! Apologies

I see what you mean. I gotta slow down the ripples but keep my pullback moving. I am pretty happy with the progress I'm making, especially thanks to your feedback!

My DF83v grinder arrived yesterday and I was so excited. However, that excitement has certainly dissipated very quickly, but I'm hoping it can get resolved. Now that I have it in the flesh, the bellows does make it look very steam train like... I had quite liked the aesthetic of the big angled tube, but the dosing bellows definitely

It's normal, the descaling program is terribly long, maybe more recent version did reduced the procedure time, but i don't remember since which year

I bought a Kafatek leveling tamper (4 or 5 years ago) and never looked back. It still looks as good as new

You did well to continue to the top of the cup, so definitely an improvement. Hopefully you're happy with your progress. It still seems like you're slowing down when you get about half way across the surface, though. This is especially true at the top of the design, where you hold the pitcher stationary and add a

Thanks for your insights on the 98 mizen. It definitely seems tried and true, whereas the 102 is still working out the kinks so to speak at least with the production

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I prefer the 189 for any dark roast or medium roast which have no acidity. As I said in the review, the 200 burr creates a lot sweetness whenever there is acidity in the coffee; but falls flat when there is none. The 189 is a little cleaner and sweeter on roasty flavors, but doesn't give a nice rendition of