Noooo! if the second cup doesn't go smoothly, then the third one will.My second cup had better go more smoothly or I'm just giving up on coffee altogether.
Noooo! if the second cup doesn't go smoothly, then the third one will.My second cup had better go more smoothly or I'm just giving up on coffee altogether.
No need to "feel lame", at all.I feel so lame in this group with all of the fancy machines while I’m over here with my super automatic. I don’t know why I’m so afraid to jump in with both feet.
All true. There is no price to entry for a great up of coffee -- except maybe for the beans. Expresso is a little different with a higher cost of entry because of how it is brewed. But, it all boils down to what you enjoy. There is no better.No need to "feel lame", at all.
And, no, not all of us have "fancy machines", and nor are they necessary (they can be very nice to have, and enjoyable to use, but, they are not actually necessary), for the preparation of a delicious cup, or mug, (or pot), of coffee.
At the end of the day, all you are doing is preparing a cup of coffee that you will enjoy drinking, and, as long as what you have does the job, and you like - and enjoy - the coffee you make, that is all that matters.
For my part, all I have is a French press, a moka pot, and several Hario drippers (a ceramic one, another one made from copper, one from plastic for travel, a Japanese one made from wood), for drip filter coffee when prepared with filter paper, and am currently contemplating purchasing a Chemex.
None of that is remotely fancy, but all make delicious coffee.
I love super-automatics, and had quite a few of the Siemens brand. Easy peasy and great.I feel so lame in this group with all of the fancy machines while I’m over here with my super automatic. I don’t know why I’m so afraid to jump in with both feet.
My morning ritual was off. A smoke/CO alarm went off in the night; checking things out and fretting resulted in a foggy morning. I set up my scale after I pull out the grinder. My bowl for measuring was then behind my grinder getting in the way of my graceful arm extension. The whole experience was anti-zen. My second cup had better go more smoothly or I'm just giving up on coffee altogether.
My wife would kill me if I were to add another appliance to the kitchen counter.This is why coffee pod machines were invented.
Turn it on, put in pod, press button, remember too late to put cup under spout, clean up mess, put cup under spout, put in new pod, press button, drink coffee.
How about trying out different types of coffee at different times of the day?It's one month in, switching from drip to espresso. One thing that I do miss is taking more time drinking. I can spend ten minutes on a big mug of coffee; I can barely get two minutes on my espresso, usually just one.
How about trying out different types of coffee at different times of the day?
In the morning, - especially, if I am abroad, or attending meetings, or, when served after an excellent dinner - I love an espresso, - there is nothing better, to my mind - but I find that other forms of coffee are more than adequate and perfectly welcome at other times of the day.
Move to a bigger place. I actually find especially American-style drip coffee a bit weak for my taste after decades in Europe.I'm jealous. I work from home, so all my coffee is from my kitchen. I can't reserve any more counter space for my habit. I'm already pushing it with my espresso machine and sundries.
Everything went well today in my espresso-making, and I am sipping on a delicious espresso at the moment. But yesterday was not perfect.
1st shot went well, but after tampered it and put in the portafilter something called my attention elsewhere in a very short moment. Then I went back to the espresso machine.
Unfortunately I thought that the portafilter wasn't removed and nocked out after the 1st shot.
But I had already tamped for the 2nd shot, so unused espresso grounds went into the tamp-box, what a shame. But I'm not running out of beans, so I am good.
Ah, this is a feeling that I am more than familiar with.this morning I realized that it's time to buy some more beans
Ah, this is a feeling that I am more than familiar with.
What beans did you decide (eventually) to buy?
Oh, yum.I bought some Colombian red bourbon which I've had before and couldn't resist, and some of the inevitable local heirloom variety from the Sidama region of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian is from a new source and came highly recommended.
Both arrived today.