I'd say that the flexibility of the Aiden offers the potential for a better cup - but also the potential for a worse cup. A tool is only as good as its user

Unless you are a regular customer and the staff and owner know your name and your order, I would say nothing and not return. Or another viewpoint:{video}

Not particularly new information, but I like maps. Extended Data Fig. 1: Coffee dissemination routes. {image}- from {link}

Published yesterday in Nature Genetics tl;dr: Arabica coffee plants came from Robusta and Eugeniodes a long time ago, and not through human intervention. This work should help in developing future desirable varietals. - {link} {image}

Someone could come up with a float shut-off for the supplied funnel, or 3d print a funnel with an integrated shut-off float. A small ball with a thread epoxied to it would work just fine. However, I haven't found it that much of a bother to look. On my vintage machines with problematic/unfixable sig...

The EPNW HQ 14 is carried by coffeeaddicts in Calgary {link} (Although I don't use either, I would recommend the ridged shape over the ridgeless.)

I would say that a sightglass doesn't make sense - to me - due to the Argos' brew temperature control; I would say that a sightglass reading is only accurate at a constant boiler pressure. It is, of course, traditional to have a sightglass. However, only old/traditional/retro designs have a sightgla...

If you want a brewer with the flexibility and features offered by Aiden, and you have need/want for a machine this fall instead of, say, a couple years from now, then why not? Fellow has a good track record

It seems to be pretty much always the wisest course to wait for a v2, regardless of product or company. Your decision is if three bags of coffee "valued at $75+" is enough of an incentive to buy what is effectively a launch edition. Another consideration for those of us who are electrically conserva...

For best results, use a basket designed for ESE pods, e.g., {link} . In addition, an ESE-compatible portafilter and/or an ESE group dispersion block and/or shower screen may be needed. In order to work as designed, the ESE pod must be compressed against the shower screen when the portafilter is lock...