Coffee

[Anesthetist]

I ended up with the Hario gooseneck and I've probably made 5 cups so far. I'm starting to get a brighter cup which is what I wanted. It's actually a kind of fun experiment every morning.

[Snowy]

Jcar I hand grind, but have not used one of those.

Reading about it, bit over priced and is steel as apposed to ceramic. Steel heats up and is bad for the beans. I suggest a Hario Skerton hand grinder

[JCar2666]

Check this out Snowy

https://www.baratza.com/steel-vs-ceramic-burrs-and-heat-generation-the-lowdown/

I concur the grinder is a bit overpriced.

From the blog above and other online research it really doesn't seem to matter if the burrs are ceramic or steel for small batches.  Which is what i'll be doing at home.  Grinding enough beens for a cup or two at a time.

If I can get my hands on the hausgrind I'll probably buy one.  I like the look and alleged ease of use for grind settings.  I especially like the fact this grinder is all made and assembled in the UK in small batches.

[Snowy]

JCar, awesome read, thank you appreciate the education

[Chiba J.]

Did you guys see this?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/03/27/287449219/for-a-perfect-cup-of-coffee-it-s-all-a-sleight-of-hand-grind

[JCar2666]

^ Yes.  Love what Doug and Barb are doing as well.  I was having a hard time deciding which one I wanted to buy.  I chose the hausgrind because the Lido 2 has a weird mech for choosing grind size.

[jdl1279]

Was a toss up posting this here or hard drinkers

[jdl1279]

Nice collection! See hard drinkers

[Snowy]

Nice article on the inventor of the Aero Press (via Daring Fireball for those who read there)
http://priceonomics.com/the-invention-of-the-aeropress/

[Snowy]

The best coffee I've had in Japan so far, located at the edge of Shibuya. A lovely balanced Burundi single origin V60.

[xtcclassic]

Ok, who on this thread works at / has been to / is affiliated with Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium in London, because this is too weird to be a coincidence:
http://m.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-26437881

Dude in the first pic is totally wearing a Sump shirt.

[Anesthetist]

That's awesome!

[Snowy]

Love visiting cat cafes. We spent about 3 hours @ 1 last time in JP, didn't drink the coffee, just chilled with the cats

[grandmasterben]

Holy shit, next time you're there, please let me know if they have another flucky santa mug you could pick up for me….so amazing

[Snowy]

Might be a few years Ben, I'm back in Sydney now. Seems to be kind of in-store only thing, you may need to find a kind person on the forum heading to Nagano to pick one up for you.

[Seul]

Holy cow - I need that TFH mug!.. Giles!.. Bring back a box from Japan!.. 

[Finn666]

@Seul:

Holy cow - I need that TFH mug!.. Giles!.. Bring back a box from Japan!.. 

x2 please

[Anesthetist]

X3!!!

[Clint_D]

Any thoughts on the Ratio Coffee Machine?  Is it more than just a pretty face?

http://ratiocoffee.com/

[veloaudio]

^ So they dressed up a Chemex and automated some of the process (still have to grind the beans). It would save me from not using a kettle and the stove. A little pricey for me. It does look cool though.