Espresso Enthusiasts

[Scepticalscribe]

Sipping a lunchtime black coffee (I have run out of milk, - and cream, for that matter - and it is pouring rain, lashing rain, bucketing, chucking down, outside; what is more idiotic, is the fact that I paid for my organic milk - which is held for me - yesterday, but declined to take it with me as I didn't have a shopping bag when I passed the shop).

 

[adrianlondon]

I have to take a flask of coffee for colleagues tomorrow. I have no ground beans and my choice is to take either a flask of coffee made with granules (aka instant coffee) or to make Vietnamese drip coffee.

My choices are, therefore, to have them all jittery and full of very caffeinated Robusta coffee, or drinking a pale imitation of what coffee should be. As they don't really care for coffee I'm leaning towards the instant.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I have to take a flask of coffee for colleagues tomorrow. I have no ground beans and my choice is to take either a flask of coffee made with granules (aka instant coffee) or to make Vietnamese drip coffee.

My choices are, therefore, to have them all jittery and full of very caffeinated Robusta coffee, or drinking a pale imitation of what coffee should be. As they don't really care for coffee I'm leaning towards the instant.

I'd go for jittery, and full of very caffeinated Robusta coffee, myself.

But, then, I'm a coffee fiend.

Meanwhile, I have replenished my supply of milk, collecting the organic milk that had been put aside on Monday (and paid for yesterday).

 

[Macky-Mac]

I just put in an order for some coffee from Colombia and before I left the website I went back to the listing for the coffee I'd just bought and I found it's now listed as sold out.......did I get the last of it or is the order doomed to be an unresolved issue forever? 😵

And I see the roaster will be going on summer vacation, so no orders will be filled from August 3 until he returns ten days later

 

[ToomeyND]

Hi, this forum may be my last hope. I've emailed Baratza, but apparently their support is inundated with requests. Does anyone here know if/has confirmed that a coffee grinder brought from the US would work in Europe (I'm headed to The Netherlands). I have the Sette 270 and would like to bring it with me if possible. Would just use an adapter of some kind for the plug change. Appreciate any help someone can provide either way.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Hi, this forum may be my last hope. I've emailed Baratza, but apparently their support is inundated with requests. Does anyone here know if/has confirmed that a coffee grinder brought from the US would work in Europe (I'm headed to The Netherlands). I have the Sette 270 and would like to bring it with me if possible. Would just use an adapter of some kind for the plug change. Appreciate any help someone can provide either way.

Not familiar with US to Europe, - I'm not American - but am very familiar with UK/Ireland to Europe (some of Africa, and much of Asia, such as the old central Asian republics of what used to be the USSR). They all use the European standard plug (and voltage).

Granted, I don't travel with a coffee grinder, but I do travel with mobile phone, computer, iPod, and I always bring an adaptor (two or three, even - buy a World Wide adaptor (or two) at any major international airport; that way, you will be completely covered), and I have never had any issues.

Now, one thing to bear in mind - and this is something that I am not remotely familiar with - are the possible differences in voltage between the US and Europe; that is something that you will have to check out for yourself.

 

[Silencio]

I don't think most small kitchen appliances have switching power supplies that can accommodate 110–220V input, unlike most modern consumer electronics.

 

[Lioness~]

Hi, this forum may be my last hope. I've emailed Baratza, but apparently their support is inundated with requests. Does anyone here know if/has confirmed that a coffee grinder brought from the US would work in Europe (I'm headed to The Netherlands). I have the Sette 270 and would like to bring it with me if possible. Would just use an adapter of some kind for the plug change. Appreciate any help someone can provide either way.

You have to use something like this:

110V/120V to 220V/240V Voltage Converter, ABS CN Standard Plug Power Converter 55-60HZ 110V/120V to 220V/240V

Feature: It is mainly used to convert input and output voltage between voltage in different foreign countries Imported materials, high performance transformer and special circuit precision manufacturing, with long serving life channel voltage Converter from 110/120V to 220/240V, also can change...

www.amazon.com

I bought some stuff in US, and used something like that for awhile - wouldn't say it is a very good solution, but it works. It's not only a plug switch but a power and voltage converter as well.

 

[adrianlondon]

You need to check the text which will be somewhere on the rear, no doubt near where the power cable enters the grinder.

If it says 110/220 then you're fine. If it only talks about 110v then it won't work. You could buy a transformer for it, but there's a chance it also relies on the Hz for its speed, and the change from 60 to 50Hz might not be good for it.

 

[ToomeyND]

Thank you both. Checking with the specs online (not seeing it on the machine itself), it looks like only 110-120V, meaning I'd need the converter Lioness posted. Sadly, time to throw it up for sale...

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Enjoyed a coffee with organic hot milk.

 

[adrianlondon]

I have to take a flask of coffee for colleagues tomorrow. I have no ground beans and my choice is to take either a flask of coffee made with granules (aka instant coffee) or to make Vietnamese drip coffee.

My choices are, therefore, to have them all jittery and full of very caffeinated Robusta coffee, or drinking a pale imitation of what coffee should be. As they don't really care for coffee I'm leaning towards the instant.

I took a flask of each, and both were drunk. I don't think most cared what they were drinking!

 

[HandsomeDanNZ]

Freshly ground and consumed coffee from my old standby Havana Coffee Works.
Five Star blend today

Five Star | Delicious Blends | Havana Coffee NZ

A crowd-pleaser, high-quality quality coffee blend with a taste of chocolate brownie. A huge depth of flavour and a full-bodied chocolatey finish. Available in coffee beans and grinds for plunger, filter, espresso machines and more. Order now!

havana.co.nz

 

[Macky-Mac]

I just put in an order for some coffee from Colombia and before I left the website I went back to the listing for the coffee I'd just bought and I found it's now listed as sold out.......did I get the last of it or is the order doomed to be an unresolved issue forever?

my order has shipped

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Enjoyed a coffee (a flat white) - plus sparkling water - and had a good chat with a former professor of mine, my favourite history teacher when I was an undergrad.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Bought some Ethiopian coffee in a well regarded coffee shop.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Sipping a late afternoon coffee (from the Philippines) with organic hot milk.

 

[Macky-Mac]

Bought some Ethiopian coffee in a well regarded coffee shop.

any details to share regarding the coffee?

 

[Scepticalscribe]

any details to share regarding the coffee?

Yes, with pleasure.

Today's purchase of Ethiopian coffee is described as "Hunkute Washed indigenous varieties" (meaning a blend of varieties went into producing this coffee, but the label does not specify which varieties have been used, which is unusual with Ethiopian coffee); Hunkute is part of the Sidama Coffee Farmers Co-Operative Union (the name of Sidamo/Sidama will be familiar to anyone who is partial to Ethiopian coffee), and the washed process method seems to be slowly superseding the older "natural" processing method.

The Ethiopian I treated myself to last week (in a favourite coffee shop), hails from Yirgacheffe (probably my favourite region), is also a washed process coffee, and here, the varieties of coffee bean used are described as Wolisho & Dega.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Yes, with pleasure.

Today's purchase of Ethiopian coffee is described as "Hunkute Washed indigenous varieties" (meaning a blend of varieties went into producing this coffee, but the label does not specify which varieties have been used, which is unusual with Ethiopian coffee); Hunkute is part of the Sidama Coffee Farmers Co-Operative Union (the name of Sidamo/Sidama will be familiar to anyone who is partial to Ethiopian coffee), and the washed process method seems to be slowly superseding the older "natural" processing method.

The Ethiopian I treated myself to last week (in a favourite coffee shop), hails from Yirgacheffe (probably my favourite region), is also a washed process coffee, and here, the varieties of coffee bean used are described as Wolisho & Dega.

Actually, I am looking forward to comparing and contrasting these two coffees from Ethiopia.

 

[Lioness~]

I really appreciate Lavazza's all types of classifications and notes on their espresso beans. So much easier to navigate what we want, like and prefer in different periods.
I found one sort that I really like a lot right now, so I was ordering a few more kilos of that.

What I didn't know is that they released a special mountain-growth espresso-beans so I bought a few kilos of those too. Will be interesting to try.
I don't want to pay for the Jamaican mountain beans, I have tried them, and of course they are delicious, but not that special to pay >10x more than other beans.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I really appreciate Lavazza's all types of classifications and notes on their espresso beans. So much easier to navigate what we want, like and prefer in different periods.
I found one sort that I really like a lot right now, so I was ordering a few more kilos of that.

What I didn't know is that they released a special mountain-growth espresso-beans so I bought a few kilos of those too. Will be interesting to try.
I don't want to pay for the Jamaican mountain beans, I have tried them, and of course they are delicious, but not that special to pay >10x more than other beans.

Which of the LavAzza coffees do you prefer?

 

[Macky-Mac]

Yes, with pleasure.

Today's purchase of Ethiopian coffee is described as "Hunkute Washed indigenous varieties" (meaning a blend of varieties went into producing this coffee, but the label does not specify which varieties have been used, which is unusual with Ethiopian coffee); Hunkute is part of the Sidama Coffee Farmers Co-Operative Union (the name of Sidamo/Sidama will be familiar to anyone who is partial to Ethiopian coffee), and the washed process method seems to be slowly superseding the older "natural" processing method.

The Ethiopian I treated myself to last week (in a favourite coffee shop), hails from Yirgacheffe (probably my favourite region), is also a washed process coffee, and here, the varieties of coffee bean used are described as Wolisho & Dega.

Coffee from the Sidama region has been my favorite Ethiopian coffee, but I'm always amazed by how many different regions and types of coffee there are in Ethiopia.

 

[Lioness~]

Which of the LavAzza coffees do you prefer?

It definitely shifts all the Time, so what I like right now are not sure what I buy next time around.
Lavazza also comes out with new types of beans all the time. Their collection is large.
What I bought yeasterday was:

70/30 Robusta/Arabica


100 Arabica


Bags I have left to consume before I get on the new are:

60/40 Arabica/Robusta


100 Arabica


80/20 Arabica/Robusta


Pure Espresso Love ♥️✨

 

[Macky-Mac]

my recent coffee purchase is now "out for delivery"