/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>19837815
cigar looks good friendo

>>19837870
Cheers bostonbro

>>19837815
coffee shits are the best bros

>>19837815
PISS
OUT
MY
ASS

>>19838067
>
you just know

been consuming 200 mg of dexmethylphenidate & 1,000-1,500+ mg of caffeine a day for a couple years
don't get the satisfying stimulants shits anymore, if anything I shit less now

>>19837815
that is the UGLIEST looking bong Ive ever seen

>>19837815
Any home/commercial roasters ITT? I’m just starting to get into it and would appreciate any advice/wisdom/tips you could pass on

>>19838131
yes

>>19838131
Nobody here is roasting their own beans it's incredibly time consuming

>>19838149
Thank you oh wise one

>>19838175
I guarantee that every day you browse this website longer than it takes to roast a batch of coffee

>>19838219
it takes about 30 minutes(including set up, roast, cooling) depending on the machine you have.
that other guy is retarded

I thought the Timemore Sculptor would be The One™ but it seems to have some key workflow design flaws.

>>19838079
That's not piss dribbling out of your ass, that's cum.

>>19838320

>>19837815
>$30 later
forgive me hoff for I have sinned

>>19838341
sage

>>19838346
>sage
no it's nespresso brand

Don't buy a Baratza grinder, worst mistake of my life.

>>19838426
I enjoyed my Sette for the three years I used it. What went wrong with yours?

>>19838415
on the wall behind

>>19837870
I see what you did there lmao I live in ny though, just went to the cheers bar on a trip to boston

buy a rok grinder, best decision of my life.

>>19838453
Whoops meant for>>19838010

>>19838452
that's a silly place to keep it. it belongs in every field.

I was eating some dates from a plate that had a splash of coffee in it (I had left my french press filter plate in it) and I enjoyed the flavour. So today I decided to soak some dates in my fresh coffee. It's surprisingly good. The dates plump up as they soak and a little bit of sugar is dissolved in the coffee giving a hint of sweetness. Good way to enhance some cheap/old beans. I definitely recommend it. Screencap this post because you saw it here first.
I'm thinking about some other dry fruits that would pair well with coffee. Anyone have recommendations?

>>19838471
Be careful. These dates squirt!

>>19838471
>Screencap this post because you saw it here first.

>>19838441
Virtuoso+, burrs knocking on each other and doesn't grind coffee, already did a full disassembly of the gear box plus deep clean up, still persists.

what am i in for?

>>19838722
coffee

>>19838722
tea

>>19838471
sounds yummy
id try cranberries

>>19838453
cute mug ruined by a brand logo

>>19838471
grapes seem like a good match

Since I bought my Lelit espresso machine a few months ago I've tried a few of the most expensive supermarket brands and they all kinda suck.
where can I find good coffee beans at a reasonable price here in Italy? I don't know any roaster near home

>>19838453
>goffee gator
That's a lot of coffee

>>19838722
>origin: "africa"
not single origin or a clearly traced mix, dropped

>>19839258
I work for nike so I have tons of mugs and cups and shit I've gotten for free over the years as holiday promos. That's why it looks like a Christmas sweater
>>19839491
It's a 48oz cold brew maker, wish they made a larger one by the same brand

>>19839666
they recently changed their packaging to be simpler for some reason.

Put a little bit of Vegemite or yeast extract in your coffee. Works wonders.

>>19839810
no
eat vegemite toast with coffee instead

>>19839810
works wonders doing what? making your coffee taste like vegemite? I guess if your coffee was incredibly bitter and bad a bit of saltyness and texture is a relief since it obscures it

>>19839701
>48oz
>wish they made a larger one
how big?

>>19838067
ah yes, I love my morning coffee diarrhea

>>19838067
who is he?

what's the appeal of espresso? it just feels crowded, a good pourover is sweeter and has a greater clarity of flavors

>>19840024
I need one gallon of cold brew, minimum

is coffee for poor people?

>>19837815
I bet that cigar is peppery as fuck
Not a fan of that smoke profile but boy does that look comfy
Espresso and tobacco where made for eachother

>>19840304
Coffee is for everyone fren

>on the road to caitlin
>we evolvin'
ginger salted butter garamel gabbuggino

Okay, I might be wrong about dark roasts. I saw a guide about the “osmotic flow” method and how it makes dark roast beans taste good and wow it actual works. Made a pretty tasty cup of coffee however there’s still the bitterness of dark roasts that you can’t get rid of, but at least now some actual flavors are accompanying the bitterness.

>>19840092
Espressos are thick
also Cappuccinos and lattes are super yummy and it's fun to do latte art

>>19840371
From what I read "osmotic flow" just seems to be a gayer way of saying "percolation"

>>19840438
It really is a stupid name desu. Who tf came up with it? ALL pourover methods work by “osmotic flow”. I really like the method but I’m pretty whoever named it knows nothing about pourovers. It should just be called “Japanese pourover method” or something like that.

>>19840092
I can’t replicate the taste of an Americano on a V60. It’s way thicker and has a sort of unique taste. Pour overs are nice because of the clarity which allows for each new bag of beans to be a completely new taste experience which keeps things interesting.

Any recs of beans for turkish coffee, im trying this (mock me, im prepared)

>>19839823
vegemite is the most diverse and complex ingredient on earth you mouth breathing dog faced ape

I hope no one here falls for the coffee bed meme. It doesn't matter whether it's completely flat, looks like the muddiest swamp, or looks like a warzone. The coffee could still be top-tier despite the meme telling you that you messed up.

>>19840887
>t. midwit

>>19838067
Wife material
Can see her chugging 2 before driving the kids to soccer practice and piano lessons

>>19839666
Wdym the beans come from the country of Africa… how is that not a single origin??

>>19840950
>soccer
>piano
you mean swimming and classical guitar right anon?

>>19838453
based goffee gator enjoyer.
I use their stainless pour over because frick using papers.

>>19840024
Basically what >>19840166 said. Another brand makes a gallon container so that way I only need to make coffee every 4 or 5 days
>>19841280
The coldbrew maker doesn't use papers fren, it has a mesh lined stem going down it to make goffee. Link to the pour over?

i had a good coffee this morning
ironic
the last of my indian natural, kept everything the same but my dose was lower because thats all i had left. about 85% of my usual.
anyway, stopped by the bakery for brunch, fresh turkish roll, with salt flakes on top
doesnt need anything, perfect on its own.
if your bread comes in a plastic bag from the grocery store you should, no. you NEED to kill yourself right now.
well first taste some real bread, and then kill yourself.
:3

>>19841691
sorry about that last bit

>>19841656
not him but i used to use a coffee gator pourover until i broke the carafe

>>19840920
>t. faggot who thinks siphon brewing and the Acaia ion beam aren't memes

1zpresso ZP6 or something from the K series like the K-max?

anyone ever try malabar gold, or their monsoon medley? i keep seeing mixed opinions and i ordered bulk from another shop already, but wanna try them eventually.

i dont like acidic coffee, i kinda like nutty flavors. i just worry the people who like it are dark roast enjoyers or something. this is for espresso, but i dont think it matters either way if you tried it non espresso

>>19842374
>be me
>pourover enthusiast
>hate acidity
Tis a difficult life. I want maximum clarity, natural sweetness of the beans, and complex flavors without my tongue being molested by acidity

>>19837815
I bought a bag of starbucks winter blend on sale at costco. It was described as medium roast on the package but actually turned out to be French roast.
It's still drinkable at least. Their actual "french roast" is burnt garbage.

>>19841656
https://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Gator-Pour-Over-Brewer/dp/B01F173G0W?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1&psc=1
here you go fren. It has served me well and has avoided the filter paper related autism. just brewed a cheeky Ethiopia Kecho this morning.

>>19840353
Recipe for diabeetus caramel speedrun:
>200g white sugar
>15cl whole cream (>30% fat at least)
>50g butter
>1 pinch of salt
>1 ginger slice (optional)

Start your caramel in a cold pan, with 1dl water (dry caramel and water caramel have the same results) cf. pic 1
Water will start to evaporate cf. pic 2
Once all the water is gone the sugar will turn into a sirup, then start to caramelize. Add the ginger slice now cf. pic 3
Cook the caramel until the desired colour/caramelization. Use wooden spatula for stirring. Caramel is not supposed to be bitter, so don't overcook it cf. pic 4
Once caramel is cooked to ones liking add the heated whole cream, this will stop the caramelization. You have to heat the cream as to not create a thermal shock. Careful with splatters, shit burns real good. Pour cream in several times while stirring like a madman for proper incorporation. cf. pic 5
Pic 6 is bringing the caramel cream mixture to 104°C for beautifull cristalization and thicc end product. If you want it runnier, you can skip this step.
Once 104°C is reached remove from heat. Add the butter and the pinch of salt. The cold butter cools down the caramel. Keep stirring for proper incorporation cf. pic 7 and 8
Remove the ginger slice, pour into a jar, let cool at least 1h and put into fridge cf. pic 9
Has 1 month fridge life.

For me it's the humble percolator

any home milk steamers here? do you prefer single hole or more than single? pros and cons?

>>19842216
>>19842428
Based. Thanks chums

>blocks your path

Currently using a breville duo temp pro. There's a used Rancilio Silvia on craigslist near me for $450. Do you think it's worth the upgrade, assuming decent condition?

>>19842678
u was just looking at this yesterday. 2k+ above sea level bois. the cofe hack of cofe hacks.

>>19842619
happy with the default two holes on my gcp

>>19842695
with pid?

>>19837815
what's the deal with the SCA and why should I care about what they have to say?

>>19842728
Looks like without. I haven't really looked into PID kits yet, but I'm definitely not afraid of doing modifications.

>>19842748
yeah not worth it

>>19843168
Ok, thanks. I'm guessing it would have been worth it with the PID already installed?

>>19842529
no it isnt

I want a wife to make us desserts while I make us coffee to go with it

>>19843215
some later models have the pid stock. both machines are single boilers though

>its saturday already
>i pushed the things i need to the weekend
>its now the weekend
well. time to make a coffee

espresso:
>pros
very fun to make and be into, beautiful, cool, great base for milk drinks
>cons
not as tasty as pour overs/immersion, milk drinks aren't actually desirable

just tried osmotic flow for the second time on some cheapo "wood smoked" dark roast that i only bought because i had no other option and needed coffee for the next day
and i gotta say its not half bad

>>19843764
>it was in fact a skill issue

>>19843773
Return to reddit

>>19843773
that was a different anon, this is the first ive posted about it
he did get me curious though

>>19843764
>osmotic flow

>>19843938
wish youd posted this a week ago, wouldve saved me from using yt
brewing habits isnt half bad tho to be desu

>>19843954

>>19843969
>local hero
lol
that shit is foamy af

>>19843976
>that shit is foamy af

thats cute i guess

>>19843938
>tipped kettle
I needed this...

>>19843938
Ok so its just a pourover.

Why do people come up with these terms? To stroke their egos?

I'm a huge fan of java. When I feel like splurging, old brown java is always my go-to. Black, in a moka or brikka pot because I cannot afford a home espresso machine.

>>19838131
Wife said once I hit my midlife crisis I can start researching home roasting

>>19844766
Grim

>>19844220
its pretty different when you get down to it

>>19838131
>>19838175
>>19838219
>>19838255
>>19844766
>>19845135
Sorry for the mass reply, but I would highly suggest roasting them on a pan, outside. The smoke that is created from slowly roasting causes the house to smell like coffee, which has to then be cleaned out via an ozone generator. It's quite peaceful, and is highly enjoyable when you have around an hour of time.

>>19845221
Gene anon?

>>19842678
>heh, nothing personnel, kid

>bought the DF64
>only three months later they come out with an entirely revised version with all the quirks fixed for the same price
It's over. I just want to throw this thing away and give up.

New beans will be brewed soon brazzas: N°5 Zanzibar

>Red fruit aromas
>82% Arabica, 18% Robusta
>Brazil, India, Colombia blend

>The N°5 Zanzibar variety coffee beans are distinguished by their perfect balance between South American Arabica and exceptional Indian Robusta. Harmonious in character and with aromas of red fruits, its Brazilian, Colombian and Indian origins make it a tasty blended coffee. We apply extensive roasting to bring out all its intense liquor, like a wine. The “Zanzibar” N°5 coffee is distinguished on the palate with low acidity, restored and balanced by the power of an Indian quality robusta.

>>19845490
The thumbnail looks like Bart from the Simpson lol

>>19845490
Tasty ristretto, can't taste any red fruits, bears little acidity, but carries some strenght. The blend is really well balanced and harmonious.
Would buy again.

>>19845503
I like this packet design.

I did some experiments yesterday and today mimicking the Gagne 10-minute Aeropress recipe
>20/300
>clever dripper
>KINgrinder k6 @ 60 clicks per Aeromatic app
>half water, coffee, add rest of the water, stir
>10 minute steep
It came out great!? If I did a normal ~3 minute steep at this grind it would suck and taste over extracted. is this the power of achieving equilibrium?

This morning I did a similar recipe but with a bloom:
>20/300
>hario switch
>1zpresso ZP6 @ 3.5
>1 minute bloom with open switch and 100g water
>add the rest of the water, stir
>9 minute steep
Again, it was great! complex, sweet, not over extracted. I think I'm sold on long steeps. I might try this same recipe and swap the glass v60 cone for my mugen cone next.

im buying a hario pegasus from overseas, what am i in for?

>>19846504
>melitta
:^|

>hario pegasus
:^O

>>19846523
they're totally different

>>19838067
I hope they're a regular at the cafe and just say "caff me bro" to the barista every morning and afternoon.

>>19842427
Yeah I saw that last time I was at the Costco. I didn't get it because Starbucks. You should return it if you really didn't like it, Costco has a pretty good return policy. Are you in Ontario? If so try Zavida or Ethical Bean. They're okay, not great, but better than other supermarket beans I've tried.

I tipped my kettle and my pours are so much better. Though in the end it justs reenforces my belief that I need a better kettle.

>>19837815
I smoke the Classic pack, which are those?

>>19846924
Toscano Original 1815
https://youtu.be/1WwBxTwQzjI?t=88

>>19846888
nice trips
are you just referring to a close pouring technique for osmotic flow

Yup, doesn't get any better than this. That's what I call real coffee. No useless equipment cluttering up my kitchen, no wasting time measuring, grinding, and brewing. Just microwave a mug of water, throw in a spoonful of those delicious brown crystals, stir, and enjoy.

>>19848052
Also Pro-tip, if you shake around the container a bit to create some dust, and take a nice whiff it's at least 25% as good as a line of coke.

>come my brother
>i will teach you

Is 'osmotic flow' just the meme way to say "keep a steady water level by matching the input with the output and don't disturb the bed" or is there more to it?

>>19848052
>Just microwave a mug of water
Kill yourself

>>19848062
Not that anon.
But does microwaving a brewed cup of coffee to heat it back up ruin it?
Have a relative that does it who swears it doesn't.
I'm not convinced. I just brew a new cup.

>>19848062
I'll be honest, I put that in there just to piss off people like you. I usually just keep a kettle on the stove and heat it up as necessary. I only microwave the water when I'm making "espresso" since the microwave boils 4 ounces of water in less than a minute then I dump in two spoonfuls of instant coffee.

>>19848057
And now you know how the Ottoman Empire died. Bean shaman shops.

>>19848075
Microwaving coffee is probably the best way to reheat it simply because you're less likely to overheat it than other methods like using a pan on the stove. Reheating coffee in general isn't that great because by the time its cooled down to room temperature a lot of the volatile aromatic compounds have dissipated, and reheating it is only going to further dissipate them regardless of the method.

>>19848025
Is that what it is? I was just lazily following Hoffmeme's advice.

>>19848052
literally chosen by tasters

how to maximize coffee from a moka pot

>>19848060
mostly yes

>>19848301
>add goffee to moka. make goffee. drink goffee. repeat
can you be any more specific on what you are asking for? do you mean yield? taste? mouthfeel? increase in any particular flavor profile? outerwear any advice is shooting in the dark about what you want.

>>19848057
That gimmick is so simple, but still a joy, sir.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wMyaw0FoZs
>super easy and consistent
>absolutely delicious with all the body and sweetness and none of the over-extraction
This method is perfect for me right now. Has anyone else tried it? Ik this guy can act like a bit of a fag sometimes but this method blew my mind.

Viva Sua Altezza Aimone di Savoia-Aosta Re d'Italia

>>19848288
is what what what is

>>19843969
I wonder which cup I would get :)

>>19848060
its more about creating the dome, most techniques call for allowing it to fall a little bit midway through so i wouldnt call it a constant output

>>19848060
its more about creating the dome, most techniques call for allowing it to fall a little bit midway through so i wouldnt call it a constant input
just watch the brewing habits video about it if youre really curious

>>19848880
describe the method. not watching the vid

Update on soaking dry fruit in hot coffee. Today I roughly cut two dry figs and added some coconut chips (unsweetened dehydrated coconut flakes) as well. It was meh, not bad, not great. The figs and coconut didn't impart much flavour into the coffee. The coffee soaked figs were not particularly tasty and the coconut was just there. Not worth trying in my opinion. I much prefer dates in this application.

>>19849630
try grapes

r8

>>19850101
Osmotic flow?

>>19850234
Meme flow

Any kino?

Almost settled on Kinu M47 Simplicity with the pourover burr for my French press/immersion dripper usage, but I heard about this flat ghost burr is more consistent and preferred for coarse grinds. Is it a meme? It's less than half the price on Ali.

>>19851099
Xeoleo also has one with a smaller motor for 113$, that's pretty tempting. They have 1k pieces available of the cheaper one versus 100 available of the 156$ one, so they probably moved to that given that knockoffs are even cheaper. The durability and value of either is questionable though.

>>19837815
What's the best milk for coffee?

>>19838152
Okay, well, 1st off, based 'dads' & cringetok... secondly, why aren't they smoking, & thirdly, their espresso looks like fukin tea

>>19851338
Put some warm whole milk in you French press and start pumpin that handle like you're 14 again and thank me later

>>19850101
TDS? Don't r8, measure

>>19849594
You put your finger in your ass

>>19851886
Do you not?

>>19851584
Still made me cringe less than webm related

>>19851391
It's not espresso

Pumpkin spice, used Gewurzhaus spice mix which is way nicer than the liquid shit I tried from online. Been making Americanos lately so this is a festive change.

>>19852020
I wish Moka pots still exploded if you so much as looked at them funny

>>19852021
the italians call it espresso :3

>>19852020
I love this webm so much.

espresso, vanilla ice cream, coffee liqueur, dark choco, caramel.
my affogato.
simple as.

>>19852020
classics

>>19852975
Mmm. Very nice.

>>19848052
>useless equipment
Its not useless makes great coffee.

>>19837815
Looks like a Toscano. I like their Rusticos.

>>19854041
Oops, I mean Classicos.

>>19851394
your advice is very much appreciated

>>19854248
here a token of my gratitude

>>19854251
is that an appetizer

>>19854561
>appetizer
Morgon stop!

>Wake up
>First time I've been stoned in a few weeks
>Bit of a headache
>Rip another bowl straight away because the void beckons and the Demiurge has already assigned my fate via the machinations of pain
>Remember that I recently purchased a K-ROOG
>Wack in some extra dark Starbucks brand coffee I got from Walmart
>It just goes ahead and makes it for me, don't need to fiddle around with skill or texture or character
>Don't have any milk
>Fuck, let's just try it black
>*Sips*
>Immediately shit my pants
>Like, I'm talking molten turd streaming out of my taught asshole in a matter of seconds
Mornin' boys.

DOOD WEED BRO!!!

>>19854588
Wow you are a very cool dude

>>19854588
>leaks shit out of ass
>surely it's the weed & coffee
>def not the gay sex that's the problem

>>19854588
The world is a better place without your filthy kind

>>19854986
>>19854838
>>19854823
This was my first post in this general and boy, you're a bunch of pussy slayers for real.

Watch out, these guys take their coffee seriously. Mothers, hide your daughters.

>post cringe
>get made fun of
>y-you just don’t have sex!
I can sleep with any woman I want but I don’t because I have standards and self-respect. Maybe you should reflect on your life friendo, your cringe is harshing my mellow.

>>19855758
>I can sleep with any woman I want but I don’t because I have standards and self-respect.
Dear God, this might be the most uncool thread on all of 4chan.

>cool is when smoking weed and then talking about it on anonymous image boards

>>19856203
this machine is cool

>>19856204
Always hated milk frothed in such a manner personally

>>19854588
Ever infused your coffee?

>be me
>have a tendency to over extract my brews somehow
>try out a light roast
>it tastes like absolute balanced perfection with no sourness OR bitterness

I love working from home. Today I baked a lemon ricotta cake and I'm on my 4th cappucino & pipe. However I relocated my home office and now it's too far from my kitchen to make moka while monitoring email.
Do anyanons have experience with electric moka like the delonghi Alicia? Or am I better off using a small gas or electric burner?

>>19838067
Looks like me if I shaved

GABBUGGINO time

>>19857646
Just buy a portable induction plate and a stainless steel moka pot and keep them on your desk

>>19857646
this sounds mighty cozy!!

>>19857714
what cups are those? Where did you buy them?

>>19857773
It's a generic glass cappuccino cup, I don't remember where I bought it but if you look on amazon you will surely find something similar.

https://www.amazon.com/Bormioli-cappuccino-tazzina-transparente-indurito/dp/B005AFBQTE/

>>19857808
I should had guessed, still thank you

still no discount on bripe

>>19858049
I just want a discount on the Flair 58...

Is the K6 still the best deal for a manual grinder?
I'm even considering importing it to leafland from Amazon US

>>19857714
How were the croissant?

>>19858413
I've seen people say on this general they've cheapened out in the past few months, can't speak from experience though.
>captcha: OH NGR

>>19858413
>>19858774
I don't think there's been any news of kingrinders being affected yet, but some 1zpresso line had quality control issues and both brands are ran by the same people. But aside from that yes, k6 is the best "bang for your buck" grinder. If you're willing to drop $200 get a kinu phoenix instead.

>>19837815

>>19859224
Take this crap to the dessert thread

My chinkshit scale finally died on me and I kinda want something nicer and longer lasting. Any recommendations?

>>19838091
how the h, I got wiry if I got up to 120 a day.

>>19860230
Hario Drip Scales

the generic store brand coffee bean here is super considerate, instead of doing a consistent, even roast, the beans range from blonde to deep dark roasts, so whatever my mood I can just sort for what I like. the wide range in sizes as well as the many beans that have been split it half means that I can more easily get the measurement right down to 0.1g. why don't more specialty coffee roasters do this?

>>19852020
it's not that cringe when it's a clear shitpost

>>19854588
>extra dark
kill yourself

>>19858826
>kinu phoenix
Why? I'm looking for something for pour overs, so wouldn't the 1zpresso ZP6 Special be the best option at $200?

>>19860264
It's not

>pull a way longer shot than I think I need to
>best choccy cup of espresso I ever made
1:2 ratio my ass

>>19860476
it is though

>>19860558
The guy that made it is very clearly serious
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhIJq3VwDig

>>19860562
>tfw no track laugh
how can i know it's funny?

>>19860562
he clearly isn't

Does coffee help with depression? Because I only feel alive after a few cups.

>>19858463
Good, but despite doing the lamination correctly this time, they still don’t proof enough and develop an airy interior.

I’ll try again in some months because they’re good but they’re way too fatty to be eaten regularly, I’ll switch to brioche or Italian cornetto.

Next I’m going to make a two colour brioche made with half normal brioche dough with vanilla aroma and the other half made with n% moka coffee and maybe n% instant coffee (for added coffee flavour without adding liquids to the dough), filled with salted caramel cream and topped with a thin layer of sweet caramel brushed with maldon salt flakes sticked to it, to recall the crunchy croissant interior, or at least this is my idea.

I need to make this recipe and taste it to see if it tastes good but so far it looks like it coul, I’m not sure about the maldon salt on top but I’ll see.

guys what grinder should i get... was starting with a 200 price point but since then im feeling like going deeper and just getting a DF83v2

i had the Fellow Opus and swapped it for Baratza Esp. both honestly are a bit underwhelming . Opus had very clean grinds, no clumping and low retention. just grind size was too large within the small window of espresso options.
baratza clumps like ass, WDT abolutely necessary and still its a bit of a chore to break em down. it also retains a fuckton. this morning i put in 18g and it gave me 16 in return. tf. even with the bellows. both tasted ok. opus a bit more acidic. Baratza a bit more body but not immensely.

what do? i wanna keep it a countertop grinder, no hand ones. anybody here use any of these? recs? should i just get the DF83? would it make that big of a difference from current experiences?

>>19860657

>>19860980
ok this just got me erect. what is it and where can i find it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-BA0RoQdD0

>>19861221
would be way more interesting if he just talked about the product, boring experiment

>>19861168
>worse than random chink grinder made in the last couple of years
>ten times the price

>>19861448
Comandante's really are not that bad.

>>19861471
I think they still make theirs in krautland.

Made condensed milk, brewed random coffee. Mixed 50\50.
Best way to drink it.

>>19861471
commandante will also absolutely demolish any "classic" countertop manual grinder, unless it's something like a weber hg-1/hg-2. almost anything will be better than this if it's a blade grinder

>>19861748
Weber aren't "classic" grinders.

>>19861721
imo the best way is to just drink it, nothing added. good coffee is already sweet, adding more is overkill

>>19861751
yeah I was just trying to get ahead of a pedant bringing them up as an example of a manual stovetop grinder but I guess I attracted another kind of pedant, can't win

>>19861721
T H I C C

>>19861760
Pedant board, pedant site

>>19860980
for me, it's the double vertical crank.
double the power, double the speed, double the flavour. double the enjoyment.

>Sometimes I forget to bring home the coffee beans for my fully automatic machine.

>Do you know the one about the shoemaker who has broken shoes? Here we are…

>But all you need is a few packets of ground coffee for the Moka, and everything is solved.

>Those few minutes necessary to recover a ritual, from which the curiosity for Coffee was born during my first years of life, the scent that spreads in the kitchen, reassuring, a harbinger of memories and good sensations...

>Do you really want to ruin the sacredness of coffee with capsules and pods, as well as the environment?

>In 2023 I struggle to justify certain mechanisms.

>Of course, there are companies that push you to buy their products, even if they are not as shrouded in sustainability as they say, because everything always starts from a production process that can be avoided.

>But feeling cool because you put a plastic or colored aluminum "thing" in a machine that is far from being, speaking as a professional, equipped with the requirements to extract a perfect Espresso... Let's talk about it.

>And the slogan “An espresso like at the bar”? So, as bad as the bar, considering the multitude of places that don't care at all?

>Coffee is still a serious thing.

>It must be defended and respected, spreading its good culture; nothing but meatballs and "capsules"...

Coffee is still a serious thing he thaught.

>>19861756

Nah. Just taste difference. Tried all sorts of coffee with various additions, toppings or whatever. No sugar? Bitter sludge. No milk? Bitter sludge.
Same goes for wine n tea.

Thats why when there is a gathering of some sort i just brew plain coffee/tea and put whatever needed on the table.

>>19861762

Aye. I simmered a part of it down a little bit more later. Now I also got a cup o' creamy thiccass caramel smelling boiled shuga treat to eat WITH coffee with normal condensed milk.

I will die from diabetes, but thats a happy death.

>>19861860
hold on, you put sugar in your wine??

>>19861938

Nah, I'm not that crazy.
I just preffer sweeter wines. Like port. Can't drink others. Or I just make sangria out of some cheap dry/half-dry wine and drink it as a side for tequila on hot days.

>>19862148
>Can't drink others
Ever tried Gewürztraminer?

>>19860588
yes but it also increases schizophrenia
also take caffeine pills
1 pill is like 3-4 "coffees"

>>19861721
thats fucking disgusting
and condensed milk is gross

>>19862154

Never heard of it. Just done my research and mb I'll try it out. Not a fan of white wine, it's not as rich as red (at least those that I tried) but I'm intrigued.

>>19862195

Yeah, yeah.
I'll just go and do a big ol' gulp from a tin can while you disgusted

>>19859707

>>19861411
yeh this seems much more of a normie video than his usual videos
he even calls it a "game" multiple times making me feel like hes talking to me like a retard.
shame
because i thought his usual "tasting every x" videos are alot more entertaining.

this should be fine right?

>>19857646
Monitor email through a smartphone, tablet, or laptop.

>>19862326
no

>>19862326
Don't buy cheap espresso machines

been busy since i got it but i roasted with my genecafe today
i feel like i chose the hardest beans to roast for my first time and i think i did an ok job.
cooling took way longer than i thought
i will have more to say later and probably after a few days so i can taste them.
i think they are rwanda fermented natural process.

>>19861786
“NESPRESSO could be here" he thought, "I've never been in this neighborhood before. There could be NESPRESSO CAPSULES anywhere." The cool wind felt good against his bare chest. "I HATE NESPRESSO" he thought. Sweet Dreams are Made of These reverberated his entire torrefazione, making it pulsate even as the €8 India Cherry AB coffee circulated through his powerful thick veins and washed away his (merited) fear of industrial coffee after dark. "With a roaster, you can make any coffee you want" he said to himself, out loud.

>>19862617
KINO

Mew beans bros.. will brew in a short time.

>This brand new audacity, the Botanical Varieties, created by our master roaster, allows you to discover three varieties of coffee grown on the same farm belonging to the Ferrufino family.
>The Ferrufino family created their coffee business in 1992 and acquired the Aurora farm, also called “Finca Aurora” in 2004. It is a family farm in which each member of the family operates with local ecosystem operating methods. . Aurora Farm coffees are judged SHG EP. Currently managed by Dr Enrique Ferrufino, the family farm is located in the Matagalpa region between 1,200 and 1,400 meters above sea level. Harvests are carried out between December and March each year.
>For the blend of botanical varieties, our master roaster chose to honor 3 main varieties from the farm: Obata honey, Villa Sarchi Lavé and Caturra Lavé. These three different varieties oppose each other in terms of taste to offer a perfect balance in the mouth.
>Dr. Enrique Ferrufino, a surgeon by trade, was born and raised on a coffee farm in the mountains of Matagalpa in 1956. With his wife Silvia, a pediatrician, the Ferrufino family decided to venture into the coffee business in 1992 and bought Finca Aurora 12 years later. They instilled a love of coffee in their three children from a young age. Since acquiring Finca Aurora, the whole family has worked together to produce excellent coffee.
>One of the company's core values is to inspire people through coffee. Over the years, they have invested in providing workers with fair wages, safe living conditions, health services, food and education. They also work with small producers in the region to help them improve their agricultural practices.

>>19863326
cont.

>Preserving nature is a top priority for the Ferrufino family. They use only renewable energy and work diligently to conserve water resources and natural habitats. The farm is home to a variety of native trees, supporting many species of birds and wildlife. These trees also provide shade for the plantation and fertilize the soil with organic matter, which protects the land from erosion, droughts and floods.
>After selective manual picking, the cherry is pulped on a depulper and left to dry on raised beds or terraces. Finca Aurora is one of the first farms in Nicaragua with a fully integrated coffee operation on site. They produce, wash and dry the coffee on the farm. The coffee is ground, sorted and bagged at Beneficio Finca Aurora under the watchful eye of the farm team. This allows for total quality control throughout the process.

>>19863326
cont.

>Preserving nature is a top priority for the Ferrufino family. They use only renewable energy and work diligently to conserve water resources and natural habitats. The farm is home to a variety of native trees, supporting many species of birds and wildlife. These trees also provide shade for the plantation and fertilize the soil with organic matter, which protects the land from erosion, droughts and floods.
>After selective manual picking, the cherry is pulped on a depulper and left to dry on raised beds or terraces. Finca Aurora is one of the first farms in Nicaragua with a fully integrated coffee operation on site. They produce, wash and dry the coffee on the farm. The coffee is ground, sorted and bagged at Beneficio Finca Aurora under the watchful eye of the farm team. This allows for total quality control throughout the process.

>>19863326
>>19863333
1:1.6 extraction and i must say congrats to my man Enrique Ferrufino. This is a tasty cuppa. Complexity and flavour in every sip was found.
Would buy again.

>On the palate, I discover delicious and persistent notes of forest fruits and hazelnut: a guaranteed taste pleasure. This beautiful liveliness is pleasant on the palate, since the hazelnut aromas highlight the unique and complex small acidity of the regions.

>Specialty coffee in a new form: a unique blend of three varieties from the same farm in order to maintain the same cultivation profile (soil, climate, altitude, origin). Our master roaster precisely selects maragogype, maracaturra as well as caturra to bring all the necessary complexity to the blend.

>>19863524
K

>finally start drinking coffee again after a 5 year hiatus
>get into sneezing fits every time i finish a coffee
it's not fair

>>19862617
Kek

>>19862617
Lmao

>grind so fine that it chokes my machine
>adjust my grinder one (1) step coarser
>my "shot" is borderline drip coffee
why bother? it's gonna hurt me

>local roaster I like decided to rebrand
>beans are all the same, but the names all changed (they at least made a key so you can find them with the new names)
>cans instead of bags
>no longer has roast date on the packaging (now has a "best by" date)
>tasting notes are now buried in paragraphs of text on the can, if they're mentioned at all
I guess it's nice that the can is recyclable. Seems weird that they'd get less consistent with the roast dates and notes, though.

>>19857646
bialetti musa user here w induction cooktop. makes excellent gof. far more control immhhooo
plus can make absolutely stronk gof bevs

>>19864153
What grinder?

>>19864261
Fellow Opus

>>19864227
Pretty stupid about the roast dates. You should ask them how far off the best buy date is from the roast date. I know lavazza's best before dates are 2 years after the roast date, so a best before 07/2024 would tell you that it was roasted in July of 2022 for example.

>>19864262
That's a pour over grinder. Steps are too large for espresso.

>>19864283
Opus. Not ode retard.

>>19864299
I'll admit my reply was instinctual after reading "Fellow", but the steps are clearly too wide for espresso.

>>19864307
so you have one?

>>19864307
It has macro and micro steps. I'm guessing the guy is only using the big steps. It's a shitty system, but it'll do blendy med+ espresso just fine.

Back again with another soak. This time with sultana raisins (dried grapes). Disgusting, disgusting, do not try it. Blegh! Just gross. The raisins imparted an unpleasant musky sweetness onto the coffee with an offensive tang that hit the soft palate and throat. The coffee soaked raisins themselves were almost inedible. I used 20g raisins and 256g 1:15 coffee.

So far the soak list goes:
>dates – very nice, would recommend
>figs and coconut – meh, not bad not great, wouldn't recommend
>raisins – disgusting, would not recommend

Back again with another soak. This time with sultana raisins (dried grapes). Disgusting, disgusting, do not try it. Blegh! Just gross. The raisins imparted an unpleasant musky sweetness onto the coffee with an offensive tang that hit the soft palate and throat. The coffee soaked raisins themselves were almost inedible. I used 20g raisins and 256g 1:15 coffee.

So far the soak list goes:
>dates – very nice, would recommend
>figs and coconut – meh, not bad not great, wouldn't recommend
>raisins – disgusting, would not recommend

>>19864743
You are repulsive. Good coffee does not need additives

What's the best pourover method/technique for an espresso-focused grinder which produces more fines than pourover-focused ones?

>>19864996
do you have an espresso machine? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggmq3rVPYm8

>>19864227
>tasting notes
retard

>>19864743
try golden sultanas next time

>>19865365
tasting notes are super useful and well codified, I don't get what kinda pseud rabbithole you need to go down to hate on taste notes

>>19865388
Eh, they're pretty useless if you're a teafag or into perfume. Not the best for whiskies either, although there are exceptions when someone delivering the notes knows what they mean and use them carefully. Coffee is on the simpler end and it does work well, but notes are a fucking trap. Case in point
>any fruit
It's always rancid dumpster fruit for a blonde roast or daddy making plums on the grill between shots of evan williams for the dark. Never a pleasant fruity taste outright.

>>19865416
It's just to tell you level of fermentation and acidity, you're obviously not gonna get coffee that tastes like strawberries

>>19865416
>>19865467
Just say you have a shitty grinder and move on.

>>19865542
what grinder do you have?

>>19865544
Wugsweet.

>>19854582
Cute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgfjZ4SWJxk

>>19865600
yeah that's pretty neat, I have an ode gen 2 but I'm happy with that, really seriously doubt I'm missing that much

>>19837815
threadly reminder:
bench shoe goffee.

>>19865831
That's what you thought before the ode too.

>>19837815
whats a good resource on how to flavor coffee like how Bones does it, just better?

>>19865959
>Bones
who?

>>19865904
no, it wasn't, why would I have gotten it then. I'm sure if I shilled out 5 times the price of a gen2 I'd get a better cup but probably not enough that it'd feel worth it

>I made myself a gapuccino at night because my life is out of control.

>>19866004
You spent the money on an ode to see what you were missing, otherwise you'd have gotten something cheaper. You are happy with it because it gives you something you were missing.

>>19866069
Italians be like:
>"Nooo! You can't have cappuccino, it's after midday!"
>have an affogato as their after dinner espresso

>>19866174
You ever had a caffe corretto? Frangelico and nocello are both really good additions to dessert coffee.

>>19866188
>o
>o
>a
>a
the italian "language" is fucking retarded

>>19865467
I did have coffee that tasted exactly like lychees once, but that’s about it since it was a Colombian and the process was “double fermented” so that’s probably a reason why.
Also it was a waste of money because every time I’d use it, it would leave a STENCH in my grinder which would be difficult to get rid of so I was too demotivated to use them and now they’re getting stale. Lesson learnt I guess, extremely fruity beans are not for me. The best beans I ever had were Costa Rica ones that were honey processed and had strong notes of brown sugar from the intense taste of sweetness.

Yo, this stuff tastes like canned sweet corn.

>>19866495
>mr brown
>isnt brown

>>19866554
gotchu

>>19843938
wow this gimmick shit is stupi-wait it's popular in japan?! based!

>>19865365
There's no need to be upset.
Tasting notes are useful for finding the same beans that now have new names. For example, there's only one blend they make that has "bakers chocolate" listed as a note.
Also, tasting notes help me avoid the very fruity beans, which almost always smell and taste rancid, like the other anon said.

>>19866990
This but unironically.

Do I need an espresso machine or should I just get a Moka pot? Seems like the latter will give the same taste just without the crema and expense but also I don’t give a shit about crema, I just want the taste, body, and ability to make milk drinks with a separate frother. If it really is worth getting an espresso machine if Moka pots can’t replicate the espressos I get at my favorite cafe, then do I get the Bambino Plus or the Gaggia Classic Pro?

>>19867486
Moka pots don't make anything comparable to espresso. Bambino is going to be your best out of the box entry point into espresso. While you're waiting for a black Friday sale on one, figure out your grinder situation.

>>19867486
Moka is not espresso, but I guess it's the closest approximation you can get without machinery.
It's an 80/20 kind of thing.
If you really want espresso (especially the texture and body), then you'll have to commit to the full setup.

>>19838471
Huh, never thought of using actual dates. I've done it the lazy way and put in a spoonful of date syrup.

New:
>>19867743
>>19867743
>>19867743

>>19867563
>Bambino is going to be your best out of the box entry point into espresso.
I was thinking that as well. GCP might be better in the long run due to the customizability and mods but I don't think I'll be bothered for all that, so I'll go with the option that would leave me less frustrated.

>>19867175

>unironically

what am i in for boys

>>19867818
That's a lot of words, too bad I'm unironically not reading them.

>>19867989
This but unironically.

>>19867665
Coffee soaked dates are a nice treat. Soak a date or two in a small amount of coffee just for that if nothing else.