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Postby incoherent grunting » Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:00 pm

I use a krupps spice grinder for my beans and it sucks ass!

edit: for a more coarse grind
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Postby Kenny » Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:13 pm

We use the nutribullet for other stuff too but the two bladed one grinds them up pretty fine.. honestly don't get the incredulousness but gotta incredge something I guess

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A purpose built machine would make it finer but for our purposes it's great
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Postby jenmichaeljarre » Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:39 am

i use a hario ceramic coffee grinder and it's fine but i feel like i'm spending a significant amount of my lifetime grinding coffee, so i'm thinking about getting an electric one
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Postby shizaam » Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:38 am

had some of this from parlor a few weeks ago, and it's maybe my favorite bag i've ever bought
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Postby incoherent grunting » Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:44 am

a box of coffee
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Postby The Priest » Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:45 am

Architecture wrote:I grind my beans at the market because I'm not ready to invest in a grinder. The coffee definitely is better the first couple of days, but It's only taking me two weeks to go through a pound. I guess I could go to the store once a week and just get a half pound, but I'm lazy.


i still contend the grinding shit is the biggest nonsense in the coffee game

and there's a LOT of nonsense in the coffee game
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Postby warmjets » Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:36 am

freshly ground coffee is probably the most important factor

and i say that as someone who drinks plenty of pre-ground stuff
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Postby viachicago » Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:38 am

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Architecture wrote:I grind my beans at the market because I'm not ready to invest in a grinder. The coffee definitely is better the first couple of days, but It's only taking me two weeks to go through a pound. I guess I could go to the store once a week and just get a half pound, but I'm lazy.


i still contend the grinding shit is the biggest nonsense in the coffee game

and there's a LOT of nonsense in the coffee game


i dont follow why you think this would be true. all the flavor compounds are delicate and begin to rapidly oxidize and decay once introduced to air (similar to wine). obviously if youre grinding stale beans its not going to make much of a difference, but youre definitely going to accelerate the process by grinding more than an hour or so before you intend on using them. theres lots of oils that will dry out once you pulverize it into a powder. also it goes without saying that different grinds suit different techniques better, so not sure why you wouldnt want to control that yourself.

do you even live in brooklyn???
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Postby Kenny » Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:50 am

I think he's saying sure it's better but it's still a cup of coffee

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Postby The Priest » Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:01 am

I'm honestly not all that impressed by the coffee in Brooklyn there I said it

That said, I wasn't saying grind all your beans, the nonsense I was referring to was machine versus Burr by hand, etc. It doesn't matter that much
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Postby viachicago » Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:13 am

hand grind+aeropress is a nice setup for camping but i probably wouldnt bother in any other situation
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Postby brent » Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:15 am

i still can't decide which coffee making product i should buy next

i need a grinder for sure either way
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Postby deadwolfbones » Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:32 pm

Burr grinder is the best upgrade you can get. The new cheap OXO is fine, and I like my Capresso.
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Postby shizaam » Mon Jan 07, 2019 8:06 pm

deadwolfbones wrote:Burr grinder is the best upgrade you can get. The new cheap OXO is fine, and I like my Capresso.

yah, capresso is great, and the oxo totally works too. burr grinder is just such a huge improvement
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Postby buboclot » Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:17 pm

any Toddy Boys in here? i went to re-up on filters and found these new giant filter bags:

https://www.amazon.com/Toddy-THMPF20-Fi ... filter+bag

just brewed first batch. great improvement to process. you can mix all the coffee and all the water together at once vs. the water/coffee/water/coffee/wait 5 mins/water layering. it brews slightly more efficiently and then you just toss the bag no mess of cleaning out brewing container.

worth it if you brew regularly. i try to do every sunday which gets me through the week. the concentrate actually makes a solid cup of hot coffee too. love a Toddy.
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Postby galactagogue » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:34 am

we used to do the toddy method for iced coffee at my coffee shop. it was a good method, iirc, you can also do it for tea.
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Postby warmjets » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:54 am

do you just do half hot water, half toddy concentrate for a hot cup?
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Postby milano boy » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:59 am

shizaam wrote:had some of this from parlor a few weeks ago, and it's maybe my favorite bag i've ever bought


i was gifted some prospect parlor beans for the holidays and they were excellent. i'm splitting the subscription with my brother's partner so it comes out to $16.25 a bag -- https://parlorcoffee.com/collections/subscriptions
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Postby powderfinger » Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:38 am

buboclot wrote:any Toddy Boys in here? i went to re-up on filters and found these new giant filter bags:

https://www.amazon.com/Toddy-THMPF20-Fi ... filter+bag

just brewed first batch. great improvement to process. you can mix all the coffee and all the water together at once vs. the water/coffee/water/coffee/wait 5 mins/water layering. it brews slightly more efficiently and then you just toss the bag no mess of cleaning out brewing container.

worth it if you brew regularly. i try to do every sunday which gets me through the week. the concentrate actually makes a solid cup of hot coffee too. love a Toddy.


damn these will be a game-changer

I love the Toddy coffee but don't brew it often because it's such a goddamned process
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Postby Dad: The Boarder » Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:51 am

My kids bought this for me and my wife for Christmas.
A rapid cold brew maker.
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Makes really tasty cold brew in 5 minutes (for weaker coffee) to 15 minutes (for concentrate).
Super thoughtful and really cool. We're enjoying the hell out of it.
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Postby warmjets » Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:58 am

that parlor is some expensive shit, jesus
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Postby milano boy » Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:06 am

i only drink it on the weekends. it's a nice treat i guess
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Postby shizaam » Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:44 am

yeah not cheap, but an awesome christmas gift
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Postby gazedo » Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:06 pm

deadwolfbones wrote:Burr grinder is the best upgrade you can get. The new cheap OXO is fine, and I like my Capresso.


my partner's parents just gave us a Capresso grinder as a present. been using a hario hand grinder for the last 4 years. pretty excited not to spend the first 5 minutes of every morning hand grinding my beans. :awful:
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Postby Render » Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:20 pm

I haven't gotten any Parlor yet because I struggle with getting only 8 oz of it. I do get Ruby's monthly subscription and that's two 8 oz bags of different stuff though. I still have to supplement that with another bag of higher-end stuff and get a local roaster's light roast for the weekday morning first pot of coffee.
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Postby galactagogue » Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:05 pm

I wish i could afford Parlor again. It was so fucking good.
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Postby warmjets » Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:15 pm

I love throwing money away on coffee so maybe I'll give them a shot.
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Postby deadwolfbones » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:44 pm

If y'all want a really good coffee subscription service, check out MistoBox. I had to review a ton of different services for my job last year (I know, what a drag) and it was easily my favorite of the bunch. Great selection and they do a great job of tailoring the choices to your taste if you don't want to choose for yourself. Prices are reasonable for the quality.
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Postby deadwolfbones » Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:44 pm

I think you can also get the first delivery for like $10 or $12 with a coupon, too.
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Postby shizaam » Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:07 pm

Drinktrade.com also has some great roasters. ‘nathanlain’ should give you 50% off first order
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