Coffee
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For anyone interested in coffee, and more specifically the LA coffee scene.
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@Anesthetist , apols for the delay. Have been on another gaunt. Still am out, just sitting down for the first time in a week really..Full and fun times!
Grinder wises, I disagree (respectfully) with tmadd on the grinder of choices. The porlex is too slow, and doesn't hold more than enough beans for a single cup. Hario's Skelton hand grinder is probably the sweet spot. It's not as consistent, still very decent, holds more, and is under $75. I am still SUPER happy with my Lido 2 and feel it was/is worth the investment in. I don't like the real estate that electric grinders take up, so the Lido 2, for me trumps most electric grinders. I also enjoy the hands on process of making filter coffee. Manual grind is part of that experience…
@tmadd, nice to see you here and geeking out on Coffee. Coffee is a big time passion of mine. I'm in Seattle ATM for work. Today I checked out Caffe Vita, which is one of the "top 10 3rd wave coffee shops in America", and Starbucks Reserve Concept Store. Both were very cool and unique. The Starbucks concept store is something else. Might try film a little video in there tomorrow…
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@snowy Nice! Seattle is always fun! I've yet to visit the Starbucks Reserve…I hear it's a quite a trip! My list for Seattle includes Milstead and Co. (one of my favorite shops on the West Coast), Slate (I haven't been yet, but I've heard enough good things from enough people I respect to know it's worth a trip), and Espresso Vivace, which is ultra reliable, has one of my favorite specialty drinks anywhere (cafe nico, a macchiato made with half&half, dusted with cinnamon, and garnished with orange zest) and have been influential on the 3rd wave in so many ways that they do not get credit for! All three are worth a visit if you can spare the time!
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The Lido 3 looks nice. I have a Hario hand grinder that I use daily and I'm looking for a travel setup. I'm wondering if I could use Lido 3 for both home and travel.
@snowy would you travel with a Lido 2?
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@veloaudio the Lido's are sturdy enough to travel with. I'd say probably a bit heavy. And probably a bit large to lug as luggage tho. I have a porlex mini for travel. If I was traveling with Chemex/v60 I'd probably bring the Lido :).
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Thanks. I had been eyeing the mini Porlex but the Lido 3 advertised as an travel" Lido through me off.
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Weight is fine, but the 13.5" tall concerns me for packing.
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so guys…i think i have enough of senseo coffee (unbelievable that i even call it coffee) and the aero press i own is ok for when it´s just me, myself and i who wants to enjoy a single cup of coffee.
now i´m looking into something else. something that can make/hold 3-4 (or more) cups of coffee at a time.
what kinda setup would you guys go for in the end?
@Snowy i´ve spent last night by checking out your youtube channel…some great reviews on there. may go and order the sump coffee as well the next time ^^ ...though i haven´t understand the last sentence you were saying. not sure if it even was english you´ve used?!
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@Finn666 I'm really liking Kalita Wave for brews of 40g coffee/640g water. Both the Hario V60 and the Kalita Wave are pretty grinder dependent and way easier to get tasty results if you have a nice easy to control pouring kettle, but I find that the more uniform brewbed of the Kalita yields more even extraction, and consistently tasty cups. I will say that the V60 does allow a little more control of brew variables since you can alter the flow rate a lot more with your pouring style than you can with the Kalita, but I still think the Kalita is tastier (unless you're stuck with a real bad grinder, perhaps).
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I'd skip the Chemex to start with. It's fairly fiddly, not cheap either. Kalita is a good choice, only reason I'd not suggest that is slightly higher $, and volume is a bit more fiddly to get 700mls from. It's got a smaller volume, requires more topping up. That said for taste, I feel it's a step above the v60. V60 or kalita wave. Can't go wrong.
