I’ve been out of the game for a while on the new equipment side but the Baratza Sette seems like a winner if you aren’t totally against conical.
Made an Espresso Parmesan martini last night that was pretty delicious. Next time I think I am going to add in a little honey to the espresso while it is hot to sweeten it up just a tad. Most recipes call for simple syrup but I subbed that with dry sherry because I can’t handle too much sweet. Pinch if sea salt 1.5oz espresso 1.5oz vodka .5oz coffee liqueur .5oz dry sherry Garnish with Parmesan Thought maybe this thread might appreciate it.
i don't have one but i'm going to second the recommendation on the Niche. i've done a bunch of research on this recently + over the last ~18-24 months and the Niche is just an incredible value for what it does relative to other grinders. the next level up from there is significantly out of your budget (like a lagom p64 or p100, mahlkonig, eureka, weber, kafatek monolith) and i'm not even sure if they're improved from what people say the Niche does. i just bought a kafatek monolith flat max (and a la marzocco linea mini) from a guy going through a divorce with all of this new-in-box stuff he's trying to get rid of. really excited to get everything set up later in April when I'm able to pick things up.
I ordered a Niche this morning, and got in on the timemore 64s kickstarter. Hopefully I’m not going down this guy’s path.
oh, i forgot the last line. i just bought this incredible grinder (sort of top of the line, right next to the eg-1) and even i'm thinking of adding a Niche at some point just to have a conical burr and the quiet/convenience
You use it for pour over? Everything I’d read on the sette said not great for pour over and some shimming maybe required. For his price range he could splurge on a forte but never seen anyone compare it to other comparable grinders
When Fellow drop text starts with most exclusive coffee ever I was holding breath to see price $33 for 8.8oz
Well .. to be fair, Manhattan's Diego Bermudez offerings have been very good. Especially the thermal shock processed Letty Bermudez that I had from them last year.
Oh my word. This thing just feels solid and well built right off the bat when you unbox it. Very quiet and smooth when grinding. This is going to be nice. Smart Grinder Pro: Niche:
B&W's sub this month had a cinnamon anaerobic. I can see that being polarizing because it's strong on the verge of feeling flavored, but I think it's great.
Welp.. landed a Zerno Z1 preorder. About to cancel the DF64V. The wait until June's going to be hard!
I had noticed a thread on Home Barista's forums last year but had ignored it. But then people like Lance Hedrick started talking about it and I looked at it further and it just seems like the perfect no-fuss grinder out there and 500$ cheaper than Lagom P64.
I have a Niche right now and had backed the Timemore 78s on Kickstarter (Cancelled) and pre-ordered DF64v that I am going to cancel. While the variable RPM is interesting, I feel I won't be using it as much as I initially thought. Also, the prospect of using bellows to clear the grinds chamber may get cumbersome fast. Once the Zerno shows up, I do plan to sell my Niche.
Got an 18g precision basked from IMS for my bottomless portafilter and have been dialing in the Niche. Just pulled a 30s 18g 2:1 shot of the Bold Bean rare Ethiopia and I’m in heaven.
The stock Breville one, but I have this one on the way that says it is designed for the IMS basket. https://a.co/d/hgzhQ6p
To add some consistency, try the normcore spring loaded one (or similar) instead. Normcore V4 Coffee Tamper 53.3mm - Spring-loaded Tamper – Barista Espresso Tamper with 15lb / 25lb / 30lbs Replacement Springs - Anodized Aluminum Handle and Stand - Flat Base https://a.co/d/hw0LZAa
What pressure setting are you using on the one you have? I do have the magnetic dosing funnel and a shot mirror from normcore. I was using a set depth tamper for a while, but realized that wasn’t the best when I started having coffees that needed pretty different grind settings. Went back to the stock manual one for that reason. I can be pretty consistent with it, but it has a little leeway on the edges so there’s usually some grounds left on the walls. Thought if this one was machined for the IMS basket then it might have a better fit. Might get this spring one later. I went back to the James Hofmann espresso tools and techniques video fairly recently. Have/do you use paper filters in the bottom of your portafilter and/or use puck screens/filters on top of the puck? After going through all the various tools and stuff and which ones he likes, in his final actual workflow segment he uses a paper filter on the bottom before grinding, but nothing on top.
Might be a difference in machines but I barely tamp, just a little press and turn to polish. Spend more time on WDT.
Same. A light tamp just hard enough to get the air out, stop when I feel the resistance has stopped changing. I think the spring ones are to more so ensure equal pressure over the whole puck so there’s no slope to the top of the puck if you don’t come down perfectly straight.
This. I just use it to remove the variable of an uneven tamp. I just use the 15lb spring -fwiw, there's no such thing as an over-tamp. I use a filter paper at the bottom for light roasts only - Anecdotal perhaps but it helps with channeling and astringency, which are usually not an issue for me with medium roasts.
How often are you all cleaning your grinders? Like taking both burrs out and deep cleaning? I was cleaning my Breville smart grinder regularly but not taking the bottom burr out. There was enough buildup under that to make the impeller start slipping. Official Breville support channel sent me an unofficial video of something not in the manual that had some rando prying the impeller out with two kitchen knives. Anyway, that shit is working again and being sent to a friend. I’ll need to take better care of the Niche.
I used to do it once a quarter or so when I had an electric. It was pretty nasty stuff. I just use the camera air blower daily since I'm using a manual grinder...those are pretty easy to get out of alignment during dissembly. They retain much less than the electric I had, so it's probably not as necessary.
I’ve been doing manual 1Zpresso grinders for years now. There is almost no retention ever given I exclusively do pour overs. So maybe 2 times over the last three years. It’s just not needed as much.
I just bought them from the link below & they sell a lot of size variations - I use a 18g VST basket and to confirm, i downloaded their template and printed it at 100% scale & checked the size that fit the best. https://goodbrotherscoffee.com/prod...esso-filters-200-count?variant=40030979129457 100 lasts me a couple of months to go through at this point..
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Thx what’s odd is I just read an email saying thank you for being part of our past shipments and the details of the next shipment and to look for order details next week. So you must be in an extra special early order? Regardless in for 1.
Used my new Delonghi Digital Coffee and Espresso Machine for the first time today. I need some work on making an espresso.