I had one similar which lasted nearly 10 years.
Broke down in Covid times and I replaced it with a heavily discounted DeLonghi machine that visually was almost identical.
I've never been as satisfied with it as I was with my Breville.
Quick coffee machine poll
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Broke down in Covid times and I replaced it with a heavily discounted DeLonghi machine that visually was almost identical.
I've never been as satisfied with it as I was with my Breville.
MOG
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I simply use a Bodum French press, and when its cold use a microwave to re-heat a mug full. I do get through about 8 large mugs a day mind. None of that instant crap mind. Not a complete luddite
Redbikejohn
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A fool and his money are soon parted .......
Simple £20 cafetiere ffs! £7 for a bag of ground coffee. Zero waste as grounds go into compost. It's really beyond me how or why someone would spend 400 quid on a coffee maker.
Simple £20 cafetiere ffs! £7 for a bag of ground coffee. Zero waste as grounds go into compost. It's really beyond me how or why someone would spend 400 quid on a coffee maker.
Some people like nice things.
Others are satisfied with mediocrity.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
Lukkyphil
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My first cup of coffee was at 8 years old. I was camping with my family. (Not an actual photo)
It was coffee or water. I had to use water after to rinse the grounds from my teeth. It became an acquired taste
that I still enjoy today.
It was coffee or water. I had to use water after to rinse the grounds from my teeth. It became an acquired taste
that I still enjoy today.
Montana St Alum
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Yeah ^^^^
My father was a forest ranger in Montana in the later 1930's. He always swore by this. I'm inclined to agree, but it's a lot easier to load up the Monsieur Cafe' in the morning!
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Looks like Turkish Coffee. Very nice, if properly prepared and you let the fine ground coffee sink to the bottom of the cup.My first cup of coffee was at 8 years old. I was camping with my family. (Not an actual photo)
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It was coffee or water. I had to use water after to rinse the grounds from my teeth. It became an acquired taste
slickrock
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An espresso machine is my daily driver. I have a Londinium L1P. A single-group commercial spring lever with no pump (plumbed in and operating at line pressure for pre-infusion). It essentially has a Bosco group head, arguably one of the best in the industry that hasn’t really changed since the 1960’s. It has a huge 7-liter boiler with a thermosiphon heat-exchanger (i.e. not a dipper) operating at 240V (bigger deal here in the States for home use).
Why is this my machine? Lever shots are really the best and produce a pressure profile I prefer with low-tech mechanical artistry and is mostly temperature stable given its HX design. It’s roomy to work on and there’s effectively nothing proprietary about with easily accessible parts. It’s not a Kees, Strada, Slayer, or Synesso with dual boilers, pumps, pressure and flow profilers, PIDs, and spring adjusters, etc. but man it gets the job done day after day. And no freaking pump noise.
Emailsucks98
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Massive coffee nerd here....macchiatos/cortados for us
Bezzera Strega Lever
Odyssey Argos Lever
Flair Classic Lever (camping set-up)
Bodum vaccum
Baratza 270wi grinder
Hot top KN-8828B-2K roaster - I roast 1/2lb every 2-3 days. Have been roasting on/off for 15-20yrs. Roasting some
Ethiopia Dry Process Yirga Cheffe Halo Beriti now.
Spent some time in the coffee industry both as a barista and doing cafe design/architectural work.
My latte art is embarrassing though!
Bezzera Strega Lever
Odyssey Argos Lever
Flair Classic Lever (camping set-up)
Bodum vaccum
Baratza 270wi grinder
Hot top KN-8828B-2K roaster - I roast 1/2lb every 2-3 days. Have been roasting on/off for 15-20yrs. Roasting some
Ethiopia Dry Process Yirga Cheffe Halo Beriti now.
Spent some time in the coffee industry both as a barista and doing cafe design/architectural work.
My latte art is embarrassing though!
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Emailsucks98
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Hello Lever friend! Well done!
Emailsucks98
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Great coffee can definitely be inexpensive, especially if you roast your own beans and use something like a french press, aeropress, pour-over or manual lever. Grind is a critical step though!
Buying & roasting green coffee will pay off a decent grinder in a matter of weeks. Green coffee is like half the price of even the worst roasted coffee, and you can get a decent grinder for $100usd now. Roasting beans in a stainless dog bowl with a heat gun, or popcorn popper, can be a big step up from most commercial coffees.
If I didn't want to spend the money, I'd be happy wirth a bodum vacuum & inexpensive burr grinder. It's harder to get around the cost of paying someone else to roast your coffee though.
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slickrock
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Kindred spirits when MTB/EMTB geeks are also coffee geeks! And a "lever head" to boot! What similar trajectories:
- Been home roasting for 20+ years.
- I still have by Gen-1 Hottop (not programmable) - my first drum roaster, but packet away these days. I moved to Huky 500 stove-top manual roaster and then finally to Gen-1 North Coffee 1KG roaster, acquired before Mill City Roasters became the US distributor.
- Equally embarrassing latte art (more Pollock than O'Keefe)
- Grinder is first-gen Monolith Flat single-dose grinder and auto-doser compliments of Acaia Orion
How far are you roasting the DP Yirg to and for brew or espresso?
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Emailsucks98
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Yeah, love it!
At 20(?) I was a barista at a local cafe/roaster that was the go-to after local sunday cyclocross races. I got adopted by some cat-2's who invited me on their rides and then offered me a job at their bike/frame shop. Bikes and coffee have been intertwined ever since!
The Ethiopian is for espresso. The Hot Top is fairly new to me, I was roasting on behmor 1600's for years- I had two which I have since passed on to friends. Artisan scope is a game changer!
I will DM you for further nerding!
bmwpowere36m3
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Moccamaster, Baratza Forte and Aeropress.
I only make drip coffee and not going to focus too much on it so for hardware I’m using a Moccamaster KBVG brewer with a Baratza Virtuoso grinder.
I weigh my grinds with a Park Tool scale. lol
I weigh my grinds with a Park Tool scale. lol
OnEdge
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Here's my setup. Mostly drink drip but have the breville for when we need an espresso drink. the Mahlkönig grinder works great!
Printed a shoot and cup lid for it and it's much less mess now too!
Oh, and my 36oz cup which is the only cup I use. The doc said I should only drink 2 cups a day, so that's all I have lmbo.
Oh, and my 36oz cup which is the only cup I use. The doc said I should only drink 2 cups a day, so that's all I have lmbo.
downunderdallas
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I also have an Argos, a Flair 58 and a Flair Signature I also have VBM Domobar Jr.
That is a very good idea!
I do my very best but sooner or later its all messed up by powder and quite a loss of good coffee.
How do you make coffee at home then ??My first cup of coffee was at 8 years old. I was camping with my family. (Not an actual photo)
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It was coffee or water. I had to use water after to rinse the grounds from my teeth. It became an acquired taste
I'm not good with words, maybe you could post a picture of your setup .. say, with an old calendar in the background for scale. December 25 must be to hand still.... Or another month, if you had a preferred month - a month that shaped up well in your mind.
Emailsucks98
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Nice! Which do you use most often / when do you choose one over the other?
I've liked the Argos best as a direct lever when I can pull at 10bar.
Hey! Thanks for that Zim.
I probably didn’t get a good enough angle when I first posted my Dream-Machine.
Different angles are important sometimes.
.I still prefer the pods in Mexican or Expresso flavours. Easy for a once-a-day kinda guy …I must be getting old and a little lazy.
Saeco classic and love it. I am tempted to try the Rancillo Silvia just to see how they compare.
When traveling in Europe I wake before the cafes are open and so, take the nespresso capsules and pour them out onto a napkin and drain water over to have a cup when I do not have access to a coffee maker.
When traveling in Europe I wake before the cafes are open and so, take the nespresso capsules and pour them out onto a napkin and drain water over to have a cup when I do not have access to a coffee maker.
I use to take the entire coffee station with me when I went on vacation. I can’t do Starbucks or Tim Hortons coffee anymore. Pita it is.
A napkin eh?
hmmm
It's only one way to enjoy the coffe and pods is not the way. I enjoy at least 4-5 Ristretto every day.
It's a bit heavy and big so it won't fit the SWAT bag in Levo 4 but around 10 -15 kg in a backpack should be good.
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It's a bit heavy and big so it won't fit the SWAT bag in Levo 4 but around 10 -15 kg in a backpack should be good.
Happy ride and New Year
️Viva Italy
I used to buy boutique beans but found happiness in a Cuban roast in the local NY-metro Costco, but since moving to Arizona the Scottsdale Costco doesn’t carry it. I guess I’m too far from Cuba! 
Now I buy this Peet’s dark roast. Perfectly happy with the taste/price/convenience ratio.
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