I’m not averse to little twisty knobs and buttons. (Once, after Bob Moog introduced a new synth that was mostly digital. I asked him “where are all the knobs?” To shame him for staring at my wife’s legs through his talk) but, my wife hates tech, and if we get something too tech I’ll be the one making every cup.
i'm already there
to be fair i have it down with the rig and beans that we have
Iâm not averse to little twisty knobs and buttons. (Once, after Bob Moog introduced a new synth that was mostly digital. I asked him âwhere are all the knobs?â To shame him for staring at my wifeâs legs through his talk)
but, my wife hates tech, and if we get something too tech Iâll be the one making every cup.
cool i have access to tons of little bodegas that produce some of the finest cuban crack known to man if you and your partner ever get the chance give it a shot
I'm debating a Black Friday splurge since I've been working working working day and night. Looking at an espresso machine, and was going for a Breville. Then a SMEG got my attention. Anyone got thoughts one way or the other?
That touchscreen on the Breville concerns me. I'd go with one that's more buttons and dials than pixels...
i'm not a luddite, but i do enjoy the button pushing and knob turning too my cureent rig has an updated version that has...a selector know besides my lcd screen is way too small either that or my eyes have seen the years
from what i can tell, these are god-like coffee machines i was taken by the concept and watched several videos some time back i searched and searched for one in the wild you know, just to try it, but no dice maybe i'll do another search and see if something is close that i can experience
Actually my coffee guys got rid of theirs. I think mainly because of the maintenance - I think it's a finicky beast and it was hard/expensive to get someone up from Melbourne to fix it. Other machines are nearly as good and more automatic.
If you are ever in Santa Fe, Ikonic Coffee uses Slayers. My partner is a savant on finding good coffee, even found a good cup in Broken Hill.
cool i have access to tons of little bodegas that produce some of the finest cuban crack known to man if you and your partner ever get the chance give it a shot
from what i can tell, these are god-like coffee machines i was taken by the concept and watched several videos some time back i searched and searched for one in the wild you know, just to try it, but no dice maybe i'll do another search and see if something is close that i can experience
Actually my coffee guys got rid of theirs. I think mainly because of the maintenance - I think it's a finicky beast and it was hard/expensive to get someone up from Melbourne to fix it. Other machines are nearly as good and more automatic.
If you are ever in Santa Fe, Ikonic Coffee uses Slayers. My partner is a savant on finding good coffee, even found a good cup in Broken Hill.
I thought you gave up that working business. You could spend all of that disposable income and then some on a Slayer
from what i can tell, these are god-like coffee machines i was taken by the concept and watched several videos some time back i searched and searched for one in the wild you know, just to try it, but no dice maybe i'll do another search and see if something is close that i can experience
I'm debating a Black Friday splurge since I've been working working working day and night. Looking at an espresso machine, and was going for a Breville. Then a SMEG got my attention. Anyone got thoughts one way or the other?
We have a Delonghi Dedica. It's very similar to the Smeg, but less stylized (I'd just refer to it as underinflated). It is mostly metal and has a much more solid feel. Ours has seen almost daily use for just about 5 years now - I highly recommend it.
I'm debating a Black Friday splurge since I've been working working working day and night. Looking at an espresso machine, and was going for a Breville. Then a SMEG got my attention. Anyone got thoughts one way or the other?
That touchscreen on the Breville concerns me. I'd go with one that's more buttons and dials than pixels...
I'm debating a Black Friday splurge since I've been working working working day and night. Looking at an espresso machine, and was going for a Breville. Then a SMEG got my attention. Anyone got thoughts one way or the other?
I thought you gave up that working business. You could spend all of that disposable income and then some on a Slayer
I'm debating a Black Friday splurge since I've been working working working day and night.
Looking at an espresso machine, and was going for a Breville.
Then a SMEG got my attention. Anyone got thoughts one way or the other?
Build a greenhouse....heat it well... and grow. Of course...the heat alone will cost more than any beans you might harvest...but it's a hedge against supply chain issues and market volatility!
The relaxation of drinking a warm cup of joe from inside your new structure at -20... Priceless!
LOL! For that kind of money, I could afford to fly down to Colombia and buy a coffee finca or two.
And then if I was super astute, I would buy a finca at the right elevation and the right location so the finca could be retrofitted to coca bushes and then sell it to enthusiastic northern hemisphere consumers looking to hedge their consumption.
Coffee snobs have a lot to worry about right now. A global shortage of beans is already threatening to push up prices at cafes and supermarkets. Now, your morning cappuccino or latte might start leaving a bitter taste for other reasons too.
The world is facing a desperate shortfall of arabica coffee, the variety that gives the smoothest flavor and makes up about 60% of world production. Supplies were decimated after extreme weather destroyed crops, and with a La Nina pattern forecast through early 2022 expected to further hurt yields, it could take years for the market to recover. Arabica prices are surging to reflect the mounting crisis, while global shipping congestion is making it even harder to get beans where they are needed.
âThis is not just a short-term issue,â said Kona Haque, who leads research at commodity trader ED&F Man in London. âItâs actually something that weâre going to be factoring in for the next couple of years.â
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Clearly my hoarding strategy appears to be inadequate. Any hints on how to grow coffee in the backyard where winter temperatures can dip to -2OC?
P.S. La Niña years also cause hydroelectric shortages in parts of South America. Translation: natural gas will be popular for decades yet to come.
Or you could get used to Robusta. Most (all?) of the high-caffeine coffees out there use some Robusta because it's got more caffeine. Death Wish, etc. It's suffered at the hands of coffee snobbery but it's possible that we'll find it's just a different taste, the way Guatemala and Ethiopia Arabicas taste different, and we just need to adjust.
Clearly my hoarding strategy appears to be inadequate. Any hints on how to grow coffee in the backyard where winter temperatures can dip to -2OC?
Build a greenhouse....heat it well... and grow. Of course...the heat alone will cost more than any beans you might harvest...but it's a hedge against supply chain issues and market volatility!
The relaxation of drinking a warm cup of joe from inside your new structure at -20... Priceless!
Coffee snobs have a lot to worry about right now. A global shortage of beans is already threatening to push up prices at cafes and supermarkets. Now, your morning cappuccino or latte might start leaving a bitter taste for other reasons too.
The world is facing a desperate shortfall of arabica coffee, the variety that gives the smoothest flavor and makes up about 60% of world production. Supplies were decimated after extreme weather destroyed crops, and with a La Nina pattern forecast through early 2022 expected to further hurt yields, it could take years for the market to recover. Arabica prices are surging to reflect the mounting crisis, while global shipping congestion is making it even harder to get beans where they are needed.
âThis is not just a short-term issue,â said Kona Haque, who leads research at commodity trader ED&F Man in London. âItâs actually something that weâre going to be factoring in for the next couple of years.â
...........
Clearly my hoarding strategy appears to be inadequate. Any hints on how to grow coffee in the backyard where winter temperatures can dip to -2OC?
P.S. La Niña years also cause hydroelectric shortages in parts of South America. Translation: natural gas will be popular for decades yet to come.
One washer, two dryers if you count the clothes line (which gets far more use than the electric one). Two hoovers but really should get rid of the crappy one. The only roombas are the Dalmatians.
