It is clear to me that while I spend a lot of time and thought on my espresso, I have a different outlook on it than most people on this forum.
I don't even try for consistency or repeatability. While I try to make espresso that is good, I'm never sure if my next cup is going to...
I decided to back out. I was in the queue for a month for a DE1 v1.3 and intended on using it for travel while taking care of family stuff. I received a notice the v1.3 could not be delivered on time unless I accepted some slight blems, and I mean slight. Or I could take a v1.4...
has anyone ever taken the Miracle berry before drinking coffee? I've never had the stuff but I just saw some information on how it works and it has some sort of binding agent for your tastebuds where it suppresses in some capacity your perception of sour. It works so well that...
Possibly controversial, but should a canister be vacuum sealed?
Most roasters sell their stuff in bags that allow for off-gassing and I assume recommend leaving the beans there until used.
My beans have usually been recently roasted, like a week previous or so. I go through a...
I sometimes get a dry or chalky aftertaste from my espresso which feels like my mouth is dry. Not so much flavor, but a sensation that I need a glass of water afterwards to try to rehydrate my mouth.
Like many others I have been searching for coffee nirvana, and in that search I determined that I personally like both a tamper and distributor. I found a machine that I love in the Izzo Alex Leva, which caused a small problem. I could no longer use use any of my...
Recently after watching Hoffmann's video review of the La Pavoni Europiccola he brings up a scene in a Bond movie that uses it commenting that Bond's unorthodox technique might make him the worse bond ever. I remember the scene, I'm not quite old enough to say I saw the movie...
