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I just brewed a cup and turned the strong setting off. The water shot through a lot faster.
I had forgotten that since i have had this machine maybe 5-6 years now and haven't fooled with it since the first week or so.
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Makes sense. Us old guys are still right every now and then.
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We have a Breville Touch and love it. If we are driving for a vacation we actually take it with us lol. Barista Touch
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j/c
Does anyone make a pot of folgers, drink it black, and then use the microwave the next day to heat up what was left in the pot? Or am I the only "non coffee snob" here. lol I don't do Folgers or anything already ground, but I'm a drip-coffee and don't even own a microwave to warm that stuff up the next day kinda person. I drink that day-old coffee at room temperature while I wait for the new pot to brew. Beans is where I splurge a little. I have a decent grinder, and I get bulk beans from GFS (2# for ~$13). The difference in flavor really IS worth it.
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No doubt fresh ground is best. The oils are inside the beans. You release the aroma when you grind them.
I think the K-cups do a pretty good job of sealing in the flavor...at least better than buying a big tin and opening and closing the thing for a few weeks. Every time you expose the grounds to air you are skunking them just a bit.
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Ran across this now that you chumps have me all excited about coffee. Pretty through article. Everything you want to know about BEANS: https://www.brewcoffeehome.com/best-coffee-beans/
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So the inventor of the k cup hates his invention. It's not environmentally friendly. I would suggest instead any of the other one cup coffee makers you can get. We have a ninja. Open the basket put in the coffee. Make the coffee empty the basket. Pretty simple without the environmental thing. Every little bit helps. Jmtc
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You can buy reusable K-cups. There are a bunch out there (Keurig probably has their own). I think there's one type that works with the older k-cups, and one that works with the newer (position of the needles that's supposed to pierce both ends, I think). These work really well.
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In March I decided to up my home espresso game. I started considering and researching last May on how I wanted to upgrade. As I narrowed things down I knew I wanted to wait until after we got back from our Alaskan trip to pull the trigger. This machine has been amazing to use. I do gravitate towards more traditional Italian style espresso instead of newer stuff with lighter roasts. Currently I am using a dark roast from Atomic coffee roasters in MA. I've started the research to decide what, if anything, I want to do about a new grinder. ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/1vvvW2P/20240417-181947.jpg)
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I forgot about this post. My wife was in a best buy around Christmas time , She ran into a breville rep. He gave her a code for a 1/2 off online purchase We splurged and got the Barista Touch for $500. We like lavazza for the beans Good quality at reasonable price. Thats a fine looking machine you got there. We are sooo glad we made the jump to one of these machines.
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I considered a Breville dual boiler but I really wanted a rotary pump instead of vibration pump. I had a list and researched anything I could find. It was narrowed down to two machines, the Micra and the Lelit Bianca. The Bianca is more boxy and she decided she didn't like the look of it. I was leaning towards the Micra anyway so that was good.
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This isn't anywhere near the level of what you all are talking about, but I just recently bought an iced coffee maker. I gotta take a look at the brand, but it's nothing special (I paid ~$40 for it).
It actually works pretty well. The idea behind it is that it uses an agitator to mix the coffee and water faster (~20 minutes vs overnight). Again, I was surprised by how easy it was to put out some decent iced coffee.
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If it makes coffee you enjoy that is the number one priority. I've never been big into iced coffee but on occasion it is delightful.
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With how warm the mornings have been, an iced coffee on the way to work and sipping on while I'm starting my workday has been really nice.
There is no level of sucking we haven't seen; in fact, I'm pretty sure we hold the patents on a few levels of sucking NOBODY had seen until the past few years.
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Does anyone make a pot of folgers, drink it black, and then use the microwave the next day to heat up what was left in the pot? Or am I the only "non coffee snob" here. To each his own. For me, life is too short to drink bad coffee. I like coffee and good coffee is one of the simple pleasures of life.
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It's just as good the next day.
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It's just as good the next day. Or it is just as bad... 
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Never been a fan of iced coffee.
The only time I deliberately cool down coffee is after I reduce it down in intensify flavor to use in homemade ice cream or some sort of topping for a dessert.
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Subject: Pour-over coffee
I also have a manual setup with the glass container with a cone on top to hold the filter (this is what I was referring to when I initially mentioned pour over). I weigh the right amount of coffee, grind it, boil the water and pour the water through. There's a method to the pouring though (initial pour is just to wet the grounds so they "bloom", wait, then second pour sinks those grounds back down, wait, then third and fourth pours goes through the "prepped" coffee and where most of the finished coffee comes from). All of this is done on a kitchen scale so you get the right water/coffee ratio. I could control the water/coffee ratio on the auto-pot, but not the pouring method. I'm still a super-noob with this method, but I can still put out a cup that blows my Mr. Coffee out of the water every time. Tastes completely different (MUCH smoother (I don't put anything in my coffee, just black), and the taste is just... more).
Supposedly, this method allows you to really get the full taste from a single strain/roast/batch/whatever bunch of beans (the opposite of a blend which is like every major bag of beans you can buy). I'm not sure I have a palette that's refined enough to confirm that, but I can definitely taste the difference when I was dialing grind size on my grinder. Not only does the intensity of the coffee change, but there's this weird sour -> bitter scale with a sweet spot in the middle that you need to experiment with to dial in the grind size.
The first time I tried it, it was intense... but really it's not. You're just watching the readout on a scale and a readout on a timer. I can't taste a ton of difference when I play with the timing, but I do when I play with the water/coffee ratio and grind size. Regardless though, I always get a very smooth cup of coffee with the manual method. My wife usually drowns her coffee with super-sweet creamer, and even she can almost drink the pour-over black.
I highly recommend that anyone even remotely interested in playing with the taste of their coffee try it. Getting set up doesn't have to be expensive (burr grinders can be expensive, but manual crank ones are cheap). Finally made my first pot today, prompted by a trip to Jamaica. I picked up some Jablum Jamaican Blue Mountain and ordered a set-up from the big A when I got home. In the meantime, I tried the JBM K-Cups and could not possibly be more disappointed. Bought them right from the Jablum store, so they're definitely not knockoffs. Terrible and terribly weak. If I saw Mr Jablum right here in the flesh, I'd punch him square in the face. Anyway, since I was waiting for a shipment, I added some Ethiopian Yirgacheffe to my Amazon order, that's what I brewed today. I do have a good palate after years in food, wine and liquor. This, in my opinion is the very best way to brew coffee. I'm pretty sure I've now tried them all (or close enough). I already had a great hand grinder, that was my weapon of choice since I like to make Turkish coffee about once a week. This hand grinder will grind to the consistency of flour. However, adjusting the grind is a bit cumbersome, and since I'm a newbie, I probably ground the beans for this pour-over a bit too fine. Still, the flavor is amazing. I love Colombian coffee for its acidity and nuanced undertones. This Ethiopian takes that acidity to a much sharper level and throws nuance out the window -- it's a joy-ride of fruit and floral notes with a super clean finish. As a side not to anyone that is intimidated by this, you don't really need to take it to the level of scales and timers, at least not during the brewing process. I did measure the beans on my digital kitchen scale (I actually just asked AI how much of this bean I should grind for two 10oz cups). I measured water by volume and added a few ml for "boil off", although it's basically non-existent in a spouted kettle. Everything is about experimenting anyway. If you're not sure but love coffee, take Ooober's advice and jump in.
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If I saw Mr Jablum right here in the flesh, I'd punch him square in the face. I've missed seeing you post. Glad you're enjoying it. You seem to have the palate needed to really appreciate the subtle differences. I've gotten away from doing pour over, but I'm also changing up my morning routine and I think bringing pour over back is in the cards.
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If I saw Mr Jablum right here in the flesh, I'd punch him square in the face. I've missed seeing you post. Glad you're enjoying it. You seem to have the palate needed to really appreciate the subtle differences. I've gotten away from doing pour over, but I'm also changing up my morning routine and I think bringing pour over back is in the cards. I don't care all that much. I can drink that last 2 inches that has been sitting on the pot for 3 hours if I want a hit of coffee. Black and hot is my choice. I have a Keurig. It gives me 6 choices as to how many of ounces I want to use and if I want to brew fast or slow which impacts strength. It works great.
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