Coffee or Tea?

[Sencha]

My wife Rene started drinking that a while back. I tried it and for me to drink it, I'd need a cup of sugar for every cup of tea!!

Bruce, a lot of people make the mistake of brewing it with too hot water and too long steeping times. Generally we boil a kettle, pour the water in and leave it to steep for 5 minutes or more. If you leave the water to cool to around 90 degrees and shorten the steeping time to about 1 minute then I'm sure you will have a different taste experience and all that sugar (to hide the bitterness I presume?) will not be needed.

 

[Folsom]

I must admit, I surely enjoy Oolong flavor, but the caffeine is simply too much for me.

 

[Zero000]

Here's a few of my Rocket... fresh out of the box 2 years ago.

 

[Zero000]

If you don't want to hand grind these work in a very interesting non-clumping way. I'll buy one soon.

 

[DaveC]

Wow, Dave. You have my total admiration for being willing to go through the self-flagellation of hand grinding your beans and being forced to spend an extra twenty to thirty seconds to wait for an espresso. Me? Yeah, I'm all about getting a great shot, but I'm drawing the line at grinding my beans via manual labour. Although I'm willing to bet somewhere on the interwebs, on a forum dedicated solely to baristas of single blend roasts, right now there's a debate raging on how completely superior hand-grinding is versus machine grinding when it comes to consistency, texture and crema. Coffee geeks. I would laugh, but then here I am on this forum.

Be well, Dave,

853guy

Thanks, the plan is to eventually motorize the HG-1 myself... when is an open question, depends on how much of a PITA it is to turn the crank.

All we really have is our senses, might as well make the best use of them possible!

 

[ack]

If you don't want to hand grind these work in a very interesting non-clumping way. I'll buy one soon.

I've been using this for 6 months and in its third iteration, it now works well. Warranty helped in this case, twice. Downside: it's one of those electrical appliances that will pollute your power lines, so I plugged it into a switch/outlet device. The burrs are exceptional, it's quick and very accurate (I've tested the coffee weight it produces with a Hario a number of times). That E61 grouphead in your Rocket looks great!

 

[DaveC]

If you don't want to hand grind these work in a very interesting non-clumping way. I'll buy one soon.

Nice overall design but too cheaply made imo... too much plastic and non-replaceable small diameter burrs that seem to spin too fast.

 

[rbbert]

 

[Jeffy]

The monkey should be able to grind the coffee beans very easily.

 

[Zero000]

Nice overall design but too cheaply made imo... too much plastic and non-replaceable small diameter burrs that seem to spin too fast.

The price has dropped here since introduction to £400 but in America it is cheaper. But the design is unusual and there are some real plus points to it especially the lack of a snout to harbour stale coffee, which so many have.

I do agree that a lot of plastic and as a consequence it is noisy. They should do a metal version.

 

[DaveC]

The price has dropped here since introduction to £400 but in America it is cheaper. But the design is unusual and there are some real plus points to it especially the lack of a snout to harbour stale coffee, which so many have.

I do agree that a lot of plastic and as a consequence it is noisy. They should do a metal version.

The price is certainly attractive, and I do agree the design is good but commercial/industrial designs seem like they are built to last a lifetime which I find attractive in this world of throw-away junk.

I'd guess the Sette, just based on other machines that size, would be able to grind 500-800 lbs before the burrs are done. It's a shame they aren't replaceable.

My K3 has a snout but I stir the grounds as they come out with a bamboo skewer and use the same to clear the chute, which takes 2 sec or so, it doesn't have much if any grounds retention.

 

[Zero000]

I actually use a cheap but very solid aluminium grinder - the Ascaso I2. It is really solid and will grind really finely. Bad points - the snout does retain coffee so give it a shake with your hand underneath if worried. Also, it is quite hard to dial in when you change coffees.

Apart from that I still really like it for the dosh. Here is one. Very solid indeed and genuinely capable. About the minimum spend for an espresso grinder I'd say. I tried cheaper alternatives and they were all rubbish for espresso.

 

[c1ferrari]

well you did see the Stillpoints under Sam's coffee maker which made for better crema

I think that was Tao, Steve.

 

[x1992]

I actually prefer caffeine to alcohol and just use a french press at home as I do not care to make espresso. Cafe Vita is my favorite if anyone is looking for some beans to try:
http://www.caffevita.com/

I am not even picky but the worst, almost undrinkable is the Flavia single-serve machine.

 

[NorthStar]

You guys take Viagra with your coffee/tea? ;-) ... http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canad...trial/ar-BBCNkgb?li=AAggFp5&OCID=ansmsnnews11

 

[audioguy]

Coffee in the morning as soon as I get up and maybe after a nice dinner out with desert. (Iced) Tea with lunch. Neither when listening to music. If I drink anything when listening, it will be wine (red).

 

[JammyJim]

Tea for me. Coffee is great when I need to wake up though.

 

[trev]

Personally never liked coffee even just the smell puts me off. Nowadays since I gave up alcohol I drink lots of tea Morning through to evening, I drink more tea now than I have ever drunk, the teapot does not get much rest in my house

 

[Zero000]

Here's my arrived yesterday coffee order. Just love the names

The Indian Bibi last time I had it was fantastic, but I am drinking the Sulawesi at the mo and very nice it is too.

As a coffee drinker, you really mustn't buy from supermarkets. Going to online specialists can get you some amazing coffees.

 

[bonzo75]

http://www.indy100.com/article/psychopaths-drink-their-coffee-black-study-research-antisocial-behaviour-diet-7800451?amp