Or buy a Bialetti moka and that's it.
Normal filter grinded store bought coffee is too coarse so you'll need a grinder for that anyways.
I'm a Coffee Roaster: Here's What You're Doing Wrong That's Ruining Your Coffee
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Re: I'm a Coffee Roaster: Here's What You're Doing Wrong That's Ruining Your Coffee
#62I pour about 1500 ml water over about 50 grams of coffee. It’s fine. It tastes good for some time. What makes coffee taste especially bad is just sitting out. It gets sour and real bitter.
That's really strong coffee unless your steep time is very slow or the grind is coarse. I think your guests will most likely not go for a second serving :p
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#63The more beans you put in the spinning grinder the wider the size distribution.
That's not entirely true. Blade grinders are simply breaking the beans unevenly. There's even scientific studies on how bean temperature affects how much fines they produce when grinding.
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#64The article says this about Baratza grinders:
> I prefer the Baratza line of grinders which can be easily maintained over time. An entry level model will set you back about $150 and you may be able to find it cheaper used.
Which I think undersells the best part of Baratza, as a part relevant to HN: the company actively supports maintenance, sells all parts and refurbished models, and has very helpful customer support. I love that they don't need to be forced into right-to-repair. I'm a very happy customer.
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#65Or buy a Bialetti moka and that's it.
I have never understood the love for these.
They're small, hot as hell, you don't prepare much coffee out of it, the coffee is burning hot, it's easy to fail your coffee, and the taste is most of the time very (too?) bitter.
But at least... digestion will indeed be facilitated ^^
Source: my family in Italy became Bialetti cultists, I have to bear it to avoid boring comments on "real" coffee.
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I have a manual grinder (Hario) and I really don't like how long it takes to grind the damn things with it. IMNSHO it adds to much friction to the process /rimshot/ and makes it that much less enjoyable. Caveat emptor, basically.
I enjoy the daily morning routine of grinding 25gr filter roast with a Commandante. Takes about 2-3 minutes. https://www.comandantegrinder.com/
The same amount takes roughly 10 seconds with my Baratza grinder :) I don't really care for hand grinding myself anylonger but if I had to choose between a hand grinder and store ground, I'd always pick the grinder.
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, if you have to grind more than one cup each time, it can get a bit tiresome. I got my first electric grinder after a few months of cranking it by hand. But for many, it's also just a part of the ritual and charm. I mean, if you really go at it, it shouldn't take more than 20 seconds per cup.
I must've been doing it wrong, but it was in a minutes range for a single cup fo me and it was more annoying than anything else.
Apply more force and vigor!
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#68I buy good beans and have good equipment to make good coffee. Because a good cup of coffee is good.
And then I let it go cold and drink a cup cold too. Because even cold coffee is coffee and coffee has caffeine.
And then I microwave the third cup, usually for too long, so it largely evaporates and develops an interesting aftertaste (and also becomes an excellent laxative). Because the headache doesn’t care how it tastes and who can be bothered to make fancy new coffee several times per day.
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As someone who drank Navy coffee for 6 years, who cares what it tastes like? The question is, does it wake you up?
If you're just into caffeine, there are pills to be had on the cheap. They are arguably more effective at waking you up, as well.
They don't hand them out when underway and don't enhance that morning cigarette. I guess you could stock up before leaving port or just drink the coffee.
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
As someone who drank Navy coffee for 6 years, who cares what it tastes like? The question is, does it wake you up?
Is that where if the pot gets cold they pour the coffee back into the tank and brew it over? Because I can tell you they do that in the US Coast Guard.
I don't remember that. I only remember a lot of black, bitter brew.