Coffee

[passthestripe]

I just use a Porlex hand grinder, but to be honest, every couple of weeks when I "re-up" I tend to ask them to just grind the beans for me :S

Tempted by a Baratza but I drink more in work so the having the ground done by the supplier is a lot easier… Maybe if I ever work from home I'd get one.

[mclaincausey]

Did a pourover of this delicious bean just to make sure, then Toddied her up for tomorrow morning.

More about the grower: http://www.ecogrounds.com/story/notes-from-origin-nicaragua-part-one

[Snowy]

Hope I can be in a position to get a trade going soon mate.

Will be flying around a bit over the next few weeks so can't really commit

[Snowy]

My Lido 2 arrived today. WFH tomorrow so might get a chance to play with it during the day tomorrow :shifty eyes:

[veloaudio]

Excellent. I look forward to hearing our thoughts on it.

[Snowy]

Will be sure to do, with a few photos too! Thing weighs 4.6 pounds, it's certainly a great piece of work just looking at it!

[Snowy]

I did pop it out and lunch, and I do have a few photos I'll get up later. For now, I will say it was worth every cent. The consistency of particle size and ability to adjust the grind is OUT OF THIS WORLD.

Added it was about 1/2 the time of all other grinders to grind the same amount of beans.

I'm sold big time, and not that I think I will ever need another grinder considering it's all steel/perspex, however, I would buy again!

[Snowy]

Here we go!

[Snowy]

I'm going to use it for a few more days before really commenting on it. Would love to make and drink more coffee now, but wouldn't sleep tonight.

[steelworker]

@urbanwoodsman:

Lido looks nice. Might get one of those if mine ever stops working.

Just came across this beauty. V60 in Copper. Kettle is nice too but I use an electric one. Def need to get one.

Damn, that's nice.

[Finn666]

how "loud" is the hand-grinder @Snowy ?
i hate it when they're making too many noise while grinding…especially in the morning before going to work. mine sounds like hell!

[Snowy]

@Finn666 it's quieter than both the Hario's and Porlex I've used. Not quiet, but sounds gentle and smooth in comparison…

[Finn666]

cool, thanks for the feedback mate.

[dylantbmayes]

For all you coffee aficionados…

https://medium.com/hunter-oatman-stanford/mr-chemex-the-eccentric-inventor-who-reimagined-the-perfect-cup-of-coffee-cad87e2e49ff

[Snowy]

^really great article, thanks!

@Finn666 , if interested I can do a grind-off sound wise if you'd like? It's a lot quieter, 1/2 as noisy I'd say from feel?

[tmg]

Very interesting read, and time I invested in a  Chemex to replace my old plastic Melitta pour over!

[Finn666]

if u don't mind mate! @Snowy

[Snowy]

Have just finished a 3 way battle between Porlex, Hario, and the Lido 2. 1.5GB worth of video heading up to Youtube now. With Australia's internet being so slow,it's going to take 6 hours to upload. Tomorrow morning my time I'll share the videos for you

[Snowy]

and here you go @Finn666 LMK your thoughts!

[Finn666]

great shit wade @Snowy …thanks a ton for the great review. The lido is def the winner of this game...even though the price is a bit crazy (as with all good things)