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tankplanker

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  • The Second Best v60

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  • If you are into tinkering with your pour over its hard to look over the options a Switch (and similar) provides as it can do both immersion and percolation and switch between both multiple times during the same brew, offering insane flexibility.

    It can also reduce the skill/effort level for simpler brews because it can provide control over flow rate through the bed so you don't need to be super skilled with your kettle. I think one of the most powerful things I have seen suggested for it, is to lock it out, add your bloom water then add in the grounds. This massively reduces the churn that a poor kettle or clumsy barista has during that crucial phase.

    Obviously more options can lead to more complexity, some of the recipes I have seen are frankly ridiculous for the average brewer to follow every day. This is where an attractive brewer like the Suiren comes in, if it look great and you want to use it because its attractive, then that's the better brewer for you rather than struggling with some over the top recipe that wasn't optimized for the beans you actually using.

    I prefer using my Yasukiyo or my Tsubame over my Switch or Flo or Orea for this reason, despite them not being the best dripper that I own.

  • What old technology are you surprised is still in use today?

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  • I can't understand that gibberish, speak RFC 791 like a true patriot

  • At your current rate of spending, for how long could you survive without income?

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  • Without cutting back at all, even my frivolous spending and holidays, about six months.

    If i cut holidays and frivolous stuff, about twelve months.

    If i cut back essentials, sold some stuff, eighteen to twenty four months. If on top i downsized the house, probably five years.

    If i could make it to seven years then my private pension would kick in and I can retire. If the government hasn't already moved the age you can draw a private pension i could be retired already.

  • Tell me why I shouldn't buy the Eureka Oro Mignon Single Dose Pro Coffee Grinder

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  • You also have to purge a decent amount of beans between such major changes otherwise you will risk bad cups for both. You should really purge on any grinder between changes, its less important for small changes in grind size in a low retention grinder but it can still impact the result. It certainly will cause problems with switching between pour over and espresso even in a very low retention grinder.

    I would really just get a hand grinder for pour over (as that is easier to hand grind than espresso) and this, although I think a 64mm grinder offers a better prospect long term due to the ability to change the burrs for any of a huge range.

  • Tell me why I shouldn't buy the Eureka Oro Mignon Single Dose Pro Coffee Grinder

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  • Its a well put together grinder with good build quality. However wouldn't get this grinder if you aren't sure its a good fit for your type of beans and your chosen method of making coffee.

    One grinder with one burr set can be great at espresso and another at pour over, its rare to get a burr set that's great at both at this price point, good yes, great no.

    Also if you regularly switch between espresso and pour over/immersion it can be a pita with a lot of grinders switching between the two become of how much you have to adjust the dial. I think this one would be multiple turns. It doesn't sound bad but try it, especially when you lose count of how many turns you done. I have two grinders for this exact reason.

    If it was me, I would get a decent 64mm grinder as there are a metric ton of good 64mm burrs for all sorts of coffee. A 64mm grinder will enable you to play around a lot more with the burrs. The Oro locks you into their weird size with just their burrs, not good.

    Remember I mentioned type of beans? If you like dark roast i would strongly suggest getting a conical grinder rather than a flat burr as it suits those beans better. If you like light roast then typically you want high clarity burrs, medium you could be in-between or in either direction.

  • What's the most unexpectedly useful item you've ever bought under $20?

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  • If its made before 2009 its likely not BPA free and you should consider upgrading to a modern one. I think the plastic was changed again around 2014. Mine is from that time period and doesnt have an after taste either.

    As well as the glass one you can get one made of tritan, which would be my pick over the glass as its mostly the same look, a lot cheaper, and pretty much unbreakable.

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  • UK as an adult you often have to pay for this per request and there is a limit on the number you can request at once. As it can take weeks or even months to complete while you wait for your turn in the queue so it makes it very hard to stack requests.

    As a kid I used to love this service as it was free without real request linits and a lot faster. I could just pre order books that hadn't come out.

    I stopped using my local library because of it as their planned fiction book selection is basically large print romance or war stories or westerns.

  • Pour over: do you keep the kettle on the stove after pouring?

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  • Are you making pour over with boiling water?

  • What direction do you think tech in general will go in 5 years (ignoring AI)

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  • And I think that at some point enough people will have had enough that they take on production of that themselves via open source projects.

    Sure, some will always be driven by cost, thats never going to change, but self sustainability will become more desirable as main stream brands, not just temu tat, drops in quality.

  • What direction do you think tech in general will go in 5 years (ignoring AI)

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  • All of which is true but it doesn't matter if the product is crippled by the designer. Whole point of my model is that you are the designer so its only shit if you are.

  • What direction do you think tech in general will go in 5 years (ignoring AI)

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  • Open source devices will become more mainstream as a push back by consumers against enshitifcation, privacy invasion, disposable products, ever rising subscription costs.

    Not just things like phones and laptops but things like mice, keyboards, headphones, even tvs and kitchen appliances. I know some of these are possible now, I use a ploppy trackball and qmk based keyboards but a wider spread of these across the home and more than just hobbyists like myself.

    Large chunks will be 3D printed, moving the large component parts of manufacting to the local area. Plus things will be endlessly fixable and upgradable.

  • New Hybrid Recipe for the Hario Switch - Ninth Circle!

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  • It depends on the quality of the ingredients put in.

    Bad tasting water will fuck up a coffee regardless of the recipe.

    Crap beans roasted till they blacker than vantablack and then left on the supermarket shelves for months simply don't have the depth of flavour to extract.

    Using a bad grinder, like a bladed grinder more suited to spices will also impact your coffee more than a particular recipe. You don't have to spend a fortune on a grinder to get good results, kingrinders are very good value for money.

    Recipes also need tweaking for the beans you are using, what works for one light roast is not going to be optimal for another, and unlikely to be suitable for a medium or dark roast. If you are after the absolute best you can get out of beans you will need to tweak the recipe (which includes water temperature) for those particular beans.

    Personally I use a slightly simpler version of the devil recipe with my switch, its good enough and far less time consuming to do.

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    What are some slow paced and minimal plot movies?

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  • Most of these are just slow by modern standards, MTV changed film editing for good

    Into the Wild is pretty minimal once he moved to Alaska

    The Master is very minimal of plot but the opposite of relaxing

  • What's the e-reader you would buy if you were in the market?

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  • I love my pocketbook colour three. The extra screensize is very much appreciated for comics

  • What was your favorite experience as a tourist?

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  • Yeah Japan is awful for that and the tourists have only gotten worse with their behaviour over time. I did the main spots of Kyoto once, biggest mistake of my trip.

    If you avoid the popular spots entirely then its usually pretty easy to find places that are more authentic. But its been a few years since I last went, its a very tough holiday for me as I am coeliac and the Japanese just do not take gluten allergies seriously (they had something like three people in five years diagnosed in total) so I have to self cater the entire trip.

  • What was your favorite experience as a tourist?

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  • Toss up between saying BVI a year after Irma, it was so quiet and empty. We spent the day on the beach at Bitter End (its absolutely amazing now its reopened) and if you know that beach its never empty except we had it to ourselves. Went to a bar in Little Bay and just spent the day hanging out with the owner, only ones there, told to help ourselves to beer from the fridge and had dinner with them. BVI is never that quiet during main season, its usually busy to packed.

    Other one is Antigua during COVID, quiet beyond belief. Restaurants only allowed to do take out, so they would bring you the meals to your boat. Had a BBQ of the best steak and lobster on the main beach at Barbuda cooked just for us. Last night they opened up restaurants for dine in, only customers at this fancy Mexican fusion restaurant on the beach. They were so happy to have people back, ended up sharing the head chefs bottle of (very expensive) wine as we chatted at the end of the meal.

    Most of my favorite holiday stories are when we have gone somewhere and its empty of tourists and just pretty quiet overall.

  • Where do you get your beans? A coffee shops thread

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  • UK based. I did get all my beans from Outpost Coffee as they my local specialty roaster but they got too expensive for me when they went from about £40 a kg to about £55 a kg. I mostly buy from Rave Coffee, they aren't as good as Outpost but two thirds of the current price before their regular offers, and good enough. When you buy nearly 2kg a month its a lot of extra cash to spend over a year.

    I do buy from local specialty shops when I travel, picked up some beans from Island Roasted when I was in the Isle of Wight last week.

    I keep meaning to try some of the more interesting beans from Sigma Coffee, they seem to have a great selection but they are even more expensive the Outpost.

  • Espresso shot pullers: How long does your method take?

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  • For that we need the big names to transition to themo coils or similar. I keep telling myself that I would save enough on electric to pay for a Bengle due to it not needing so much warm up time or being left on so long between shots...

  • Espresso shot pullers: How long does your method take?

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  • I recently streamlined by espresso prep by switching to a blind shaker and bean cup with built in scales, saved about a minute of time vs. having to WDT and RDT plus the time moving my shot scale to/from the espresso machine. The other big change was switching to a 58mm to 49mm step down basket as deep basket depth really does seem to make it easier to dial in shots as they have a bigger sweet spot. Couple that with adding in flow control so I have greater control over pre infusion timings and shot ramp down means I have to spend far less time dialing in that I did for a great shot.

    Its probably not worth the expense to do this for most people but for me its helped me stay motivated to keep making espresso shots first thing in the morning.

    Longest part of using my e61 is the pre heat, that's about 15 minutes. This I turn on remotely using a smart switch so its not dead time. I am either out with the dog or in the shower while its pre heating.

    Weighing and grinding the beans is about a minute, I tend to run some hot water from the group head into the cup to pre heat during this time. Decanting into the portafilter and tamping is less than a minute. The shot pulls in about 40 seconds including pre infusion. Banging out the puck is another 20 seconds or so. I would guess about 3 minutes end to end.

    I do clean my espresso machine every day, which means about 5 back flushes and a portafilter less flush at the end. Wiping everything down, emptying the drip tray, refilling the water, thats a good 7 to 10 minutes. Its excessive but I absolutely cannot stand dirty espresso machines.

    While I am away from home I use a picopresso with a 1zpresso J Ultra hand grinder, thats considerably more time to make a shot as hand grinding takes over a minute alone. I pre heat by running a full basket of water through the pico for every shot, and clean up has to be after every shot as well. Its probably closer to 6 minutes per shot with the pico. With the upgraded basket and pressure gauge its capable of very good shots considering its size and cost, at least with the J Ultra.