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Looking for a good drip coffee maker, but can't drop $300 on a Technivorm? Check out the $80 Zojirushi Fresh Brew. 
Seems to perform better with chilled, not cold, water. Fits the normal gold cone filter if you should want that. Enjoy! lament.cfg fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Sep 17, 2011 |
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I'm spending today getting used to my Freshroast SR500. The Sweet Maria's tipsheet is completely inaccurate from what I've been doing, maybe my outlets aren't putting out sufficient electricity? Found that my best roast so far is: 1/3 cup. Med-High fan. 1 minute on Low, 30sec Cool, and 4.9min on Med. Nice C+ at that time.
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Sep 17, 2011 21:22
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Can someone recommend storage containers for green and for roasted coffee? Thanks.
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Sep 28, 2011 02:21
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rockcity posted:Does anyone have any home roaster recommendations? I've done a couple batches via the hot air popcorn popper method, but my popper got knocked off of the counter and broke and I was thinking about going to an actual roaster. From a quick skim of the few affordable options (sub $200) it seems like the FreshRoast SR500 is the best viewed option. Does anyone have any experience with it or anything else in that price range? I bought the SR500 used from Sweet Maria's with 8lb of coffee. I loving love it. My sweet spot seems to be 1/3 cup beans (dry measuring cup), Fan at 3/4 (white line pointing horizontally to the right). 1 minute on Low, Cool for 30 sec, restart on Medium. That's a nice hands-off roast that hits a good level on basically everything I've roasted with it. I can tweak per bean really easily, just watching and listening does it. I can't recommend it enough.
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Nov 10, 2011 02:01
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GrAviTy84 posted:grind up some rice in the grinder. Uncooked. 
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Nov 23, 2011 13:28
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Officer No Gun posted:Serious eats did a write up of coffee shops in Philly earlier this year, and there's more recommendations in the comments. Great list. Personally I used to buy from Old City Coffee, they have a space in Reading Terminal Market and a shop in Old City. They're great.
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Dec 3, 2011 00:10
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...that looks like nobody even attempted to clean it. Absolutely unacceptable, that's "heavily used" not "refurbished".
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Dec 6, 2011 18:59
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Rids! posted:Okay I thought capsules and pods were the same thing. When did coffee become so complicated. Ironically complicated to make lovely fast coffee easier.
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Dec 8, 2011 01:47
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http://www.baristaguide.com/coffee-industry-directory/coffee-roasters/portugal
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Dec 10, 2011 01:43
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Yeah I just googled 'portugal roasters', my bad.
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Dec 10, 2011 18:54
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Neptr posted:I just got a French press for my birthday and it makes a drat good coffee. Water?
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Dec 14, 2011 02:39
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So I apparently just lost my second Freshroast SR500. My first came from Sweet Maria's not working -- plugged in, no lights, wont turn on. Got a replacement and its been working for months, until today. Same symptoms as the previous. Is this a known issue with the 500? Anyone have suggestions on fixing it? Now I have 2 dead SR500 bodies to play with so I don't mind cracking one open. Also can someone suggest a comparable roaster if i need to buy one?
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Dec 15, 2011 23:03
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Uhh it just turned on so nevermind I guess? Maybe I can get the old one running too...
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Dec 15, 2011 23:07
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Any recommendation on electric kettles with programmed temps? Or is a regular kettle and a thermometer easier/better?
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Jan 8, 2012 02:33
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Bob_McBob posted:There is no reason to buy a fancy temperature-controlled kettle for coffee. If you want to get a new electric kettle, you'd be much better off buying something like the Bonavita, which has some serious utility for pourover. I assume you have some sort of kitchen thermometer. Just check approximately how long it takes to get to your chosen temperature after boiling, and keep that in mind for future reference. Thanks on that, and thanks to everyone else too. I'm trying to pick out some equipment for an at work setup and thought a temp controlled kettle might simplify. Ill probably end up using a CCD or French press so I guess timing the cooldown is pretty easy and both of those methods are somewhat forgiving.
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Jan 8, 2012 17:35
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Bob_McBob posted:The new Bonavita thermal carafe brewer seems quite promising. That thing is gorgeous... My Zoji might be 'breaking' soon.
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Jan 9, 2012 17:28
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origami posted:Are there other drip coffee makers you all could recommend? The amazon reviews on this gear make me pretty apprehensive. What issues are the reviews talking about? There's a factory defect where the water leaks: just return it to Amazon, you'll know the first time you put water in it. The carafe needs to be lined up with the pouring nozzle too, but as long as you set it in there right its fine.
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Jan 9, 2012 17:30
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Keyser S0ze posted:Hario has a V60 02 coffee pot (I have one) and it has markings for 5 cups or 600ml. It is too much for an 02 filter but the larger 03 filter you can run up to 5 cups into it. The 03 pot holds 800ml Thank you for testing the Bonavita (and saving me from buying it three days ago out of gearlust). I wonder how the SCAA certified it if it has such a long warmup? That doesn't sound like appropriate behavior IMO.. I think the drip machine needs a redesign like those guys on Kickstarter who did the PID Espresso machine.
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Jan 22, 2012 19:48
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*pops into the Beer thread* I JUST DRANK A 40 OF OLDE ENGLISH gently caress BEER THIS SUCKS
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Feb 21, 2012 01:02
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mystes posted:Can anyone who's used a Freshroast or similar machine indoors report on the levels of smoke produced? I've previously roasted coffee using an air popper and was able to manage the smoke by sticking the popper next to a fan by a window but I don't think this will work in my current apartment. "Smoke" like when you burn something on the stove is IMO not there, it's not a visible cloudiness. There's a distinct aroma that fills the air, but I wouldn't call it "smoky". I run my FR500 under the vent hood of my oven and that handles it, mostly. I generate more smoke when I cook on cast iron.
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Mar 4, 2012 20:06
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Astronaut Jones posted:Oof, I want one. $400? Are they loving high?
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I was in Starbucks the other day (because I still drink their sugarwater stuff, can't stop that addiction) and the barista offered "light roast, medium roast, or dark roast" to the guy in front of me. He chose dark roast, I cowered in fear. They actually introduced a loving darker roast along with the blond. Dear god.
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Mar 21, 2012 19:38
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The Bonavita is pretty much inarguably better. The Zoji is nice for a cheap auto-drip. Pregrinding and setting a timer for brewing (the next morning?) defeats the purpose of using fresh ground coffee.
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Apr 9, 2012 21:11
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I posted a brief review of that maker on the first page of this thread, it's the only auto-drip I'd buy*** ***barring the recently released Bonavita machines, thermal carafe or a ($400) Technivorm
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Jun 18, 2012 01:18
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...rape camp?
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Jul 11, 2012 02:23
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what is this posted:I need to order fresh roasted beans for work. Right now we're buying locally and it's a pain in the butt. Sweet Maria's
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Sep 17, 2012 22:07
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Whalley posted:I had a customer the other day who bought one of these then came in and informed me that my expresso don't got much crema, and since he bought one of them verismo starbucker machines, he gets to make expresso out of pods that gives him six inches of crema. That's a joke, right? gently caress.
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He's suggesting you blend 1/3 stick of butter into a mug of coffee. Jesus christ.the comments posted:Just got back from a Caribbean cruise. Stuffed myself all week. All the lobster, steak, eggs, pork, chicken, prime rib, etc. I could eat. And I got some stares for putting the butter in coffee -- I used at least 6-8 pats of butter every day. He seriously has people thinking they can lose weight and get healthy by eating what the gently caress ever, but being sure to add pure butter to their diet. lament.cfg fucked around with this message at 09:22 on Oct 1, 2012 |
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Oct 1, 2012 09:20
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Hey, hey, don't bring bacon fat into this
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Oct 1, 2012 22:50
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watery... yet there's a smack of brown
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Oct 3, 2012 23:59
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crikster posted:I gave up coffee/caffeine, starting today Please also give up posting stupid 'alternative health' poo poo ITT lament.cfg fucked around with this message at 18:15 on Oct 5, 2012 |
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Oct 5, 2012 18:10
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The afternoon crash and drain is getting in the way of my productivity. Replacing with fresh chamomile, passion flower, a Greek mountain tea, and something weird called Ashwagandha tincture. Maybe this stuff helps your mellow. Maybe it tastes good with a teaspoon of lard. Other then that, I reckon Coffee withdrawals are merely psychosemantic and to normal people, no coffee is no big deal.
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mystes posted:I think Crikster took the "hot brown water" thing a little bit too literally. This thread probably isn't the place for beverages brewed from leaves, although the inclusion of roasted roots may be permitted on occasion. Bring an electric kettle, hand grinder, and clever coffee dripper/pourover cone/aeropress to work you filthy heathen. This post is sarcastic, I buy poo poo sugarmilk drinks from Starbucks all the time
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Archer2338 posted:How do you guys store your roasted beans? Is it worth it to invest in one of those vacuum-pump equipped storage boxes, or is it okay to store them in the bags they were shipped in (with the valves) if I'm going to use it in 1-2 weeks? I bought a canister with a one-way valve from Sweet Maria's for a few bucks. I think anything more than that is probably mostly voodoo, but who knows.
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Oct 19, 2012 14:59
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geetee posted:Does anyone have the Bodum Bistro grinder? I can't seem to make a good pour over cup and I want to blame it on an inconsistent grind rather than my (likely) incompetence. I feel like I've tried every possible variation on grind size, quantity and temperature. Tried a variety of beans too. There always is this lingering astringency at the top of my mouth. It's "not bad". Definitely not as good as anything from Baratza, but if you can get it for a decent price it's alright. It's fine for drip, pour over, french press.. obviously not espresso.
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Nov 5, 2012 13:27
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Coffee beans in danger of extinction
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Nov 11, 2012 21:51
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Martello posted:Has anyone used the new Bodum Bistro b.over? It looks pretty cool, although I'm not sure it's better than the Technivorm Moccamaster which I already own. I'm not really looking to buy it I'm just curious. Saw it in a store. Definitely not Techni quality.
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Nov 18, 2012 23:13
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Doh004 posted:I need to order more green coffee from Sweet Marias. I ordered some Brazilian and Kenyan coffee last time and they were great. I want to try two different regions now. I know I like Ethiopian and dislike Indian coffees, so I'd be open to suggestions! Rwanda. Or chickencheese. Also thanks Gravity, now I'm going to go buy a Bonavita. Jerk.
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Nov 26, 2012 11:08
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GrAviTy84 posted:lol Stop it. My hand is reaching for my wallet. STOP.
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Green Coffee is good for 15 months Roasted Coffee is good for 15 days Ground Coffee is good for 15 minutes
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