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Whats your thoughts on "manual" espresso makers such as Flair?
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Flair Espresso Maker | Manual Espresso Machines
The Flair Espresso Maker is a series of five manual espresso makers that produces professional quality espresso at home..
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Whats your thoughts on "manual" espresso makers such as Flair?
Flair Espresso Maker | Manual Espresso Machines
The Flair Espresso Maker is a series of five manual espresso makers that produces professional quality espresso at home..
it's an intriguing concept, but it requires more effort than I'm willing to provide when I'm barely wake first thing in the morning....which is when I make coffee
Exactly the reason why I keep my automatic drip around. Lazy coffee is sometimes required.
I did watch a few videos. When I compare that with what I have to do with my Silvia, it doesn't seem to be any more work if I were to buy one that heats the water. Otherwise, the one additional step of adding water at the correct temperature would be required (too much for me to add).
I will echo - and am in passionate agreement with - what both @Macky-Mac and @Madhatter32 have already written.Whats your thoughts on "manual" espresso makers such as Flair?
Flair Espresso Maker | Manual Espresso Machines
The Flair Espresso Maker is a series of five manual espresso makers that produces professional quality espresso at home..
Among other things, I drink coffee to become human when I greet the day; when I awaken, the first thing I want (after a piping hot shower) is a mug of coffee, and the very last thing I want are challenges or complications - above all, when preparing my coffee.
In the past, I've watched videos about Flair's products, and indeed they've got an interesting product line....but there's too much cleaning up involved for me for everyday morning use. Years ago I had a Silvia, and cleaning the used grounds out of the filter always created a bit of a mess. Ultimately I've settled on pour-over coffee as the easiest route for my morning coffee.
DEAR COFFEE FRIENDS:
I'm devastated. My private investigator snapped a picture of Miss Silvia having an affair with Billy Campbell. The picture shows him reaching for a caress. To add to the betrayal, another picture shows him scooping grounds from a can.
I didn't look for her when I went to bed; I'm guessing she wasn't home. She's in the kitchen now. Should I raise it with her? Look to another for comfort?
-- MISSCONDUCT IN CALIFORNIA
I'm devastated. My private investigator snapped a picture of Miss Silvia having an affair with Billy Campbell. The picture shows him reaching for a caress. To add to the betrayal, another picture shows him scooping grounds from a can.
I didn't look for her when I went to bed; I'm guessing she wasn't home. She's in the kitchen now. Should I raise it with her? Look to another for comfort?
-- MISSCONDUCT IN CALIFORNIA
Re. lazy espresso / coffee, I don't mind some tamping when making espresso, I more or less do it half-asleep anyway, and I at least start to wake up during that ritual.
I ordered another smaller mug-warmer to the bedroom - when I don't want to go up before the espresso have made me fully awake. Good to have 2, one for the Bedroom and one for Desk. Same brand, newer edition. Arriving after the weekend, looking forward to it.
I ordered another smaller mug-warmer to the bedroom - when I don't want to go up before the espresso have made me fully awake. Good to have 2, one for the Bedroom and one for Desk. Same brand, newer edition. Arriving after the weekend, looking forward to it.
Am about to finish - one more serving remaining - the washed Guatemalan I purchased last weekend.
unfortunately for me, my order for some Brazilian Gesha didn't get filled before the roaster's supply was sold out...oh well. The other part of my order was for some Burundi coffee, so that's what I'm having at the moment. It's a local bourbon, washed process and having definite notes of fig and lemon.
It's also sunny outside for the first time in a week, so I'm expecting a pleasant day
Sounds wonderful; do enjoy.
Earlier today, I enjoyed - having finished the washed Guatemalan coffee I had bought last week (nice, but I have had better) - the second of last week's coffee purchases - a Black Honey process Pacamara coffee from El Salvador - was opened, sipped, sampled, savoured and greatly enjoyed.
Black Honey Pacamara from El Salvador.......sounds fantastic
It is; I strongly recommend it, if your taste runs to coffee from El Salvador.
Actually, I am sipping (yet another mug of this splendid) coffee as I write.
Enjoying a second afternoon coffee:
Black honey process Pacamara from El Salvador, served with organic hot milk.
Delicious. Divine. Sublime.
Black honey process Pacamara from El Salvador, served with organic hot milk.
Delicious. Divine. Sublime.
Enjoying a late afternoon mug of coffee from El Salvador while the rain teems down (it is pouring outside).
Enjoy your coffee. It's a lovely sunny day here in the north of England. Been sat outside reading my book but had to come in as too hot. It's only 15ºC but the sun is strong.
it's barely morning here....gray and gloomy outside too. A perfect morning for a second coffee
Ordered 4 kilos of various Lavazza beans.
Longed for lighter and cleaner only Arabica espresso now.
So that what I went for.
I love the Mexican beans, and have a few kilos left, plus some intense Lavazza beans also.
Shifting between beans are good, to keep the tastebuds healthy.
Longed for lighter and cleaner only Arabica espresso now.
So that what I went for.
I love the Mexican beans, and have a few kilos left, plus some intense Lavazza beans also.
Shifting between beans are good, to keep the tastebuds healthy.
My sublime coffee from El Salvador is disappearing at a truly disturbing rate.
I may have to give thought to replenishing my coffee supply sooner than I had envisaged.
I may have to give thought to replenishing my coffee supply sooner than I had envisaged.
having some excellent coffee during bad weather always seems to result in the coffee supply vanishing at an unfortunately faster than expected rate
Yes, I have noticed this....tendency, as well.
"Vanishing".
That is an excellent verb which describes - entirely accurately - just what has been happening.
This is almost....inexplicable.
Bad weather generates lots of positive ions. These can create an invisible vortex to other dimensions, such as the unused coffee bean dimension and the single, other sock dimension. Not to mention the lost key dimension.