Any Espresso Junkies?

[BBob]

I’m gonna give a shameless plug here for my buddy’s company, Odyssey Espresso. His Argos lever machine is beautiful and seems to be filling its niche quite well in the espresso world.

Looks great. His pricing competes with the La Pavoni manual machines. I've used one but never owned a manual. Someday, maybe one of your buddy's

 

[insanelupus]

 

[TheJimmer]

Depends on your definition of mid range. Is that $200 or $1000?

$200-500.

 

[renagde]

$200-500.

DF64, Timemore 064 or possibly a Eureka. Depends a little if you're looking to single dose or want a hopper.

 

[Jmort1754]

We have a nespresso does that count ?

I don't drink it for the taste I drink it because I work night shift and I need the heart racing jolt.

 

[dirtshooter]

I almost only make French press coffee for myself. Hario grinder/electric kettle/scale. I think my press is from Starbucks.

I buy beans from a local roaster. Trying to not start roasting.

I'm not great at picking out tasting notes. But I can look at them and determine which coffee I want. Variety/region mean a lot to me.

What's the scale for? X number of grams of grinds per cup?

 

[Muddler]

Espresso is my go to. We have a Breville. It's good enough, much better than drip coffee or a friggin keurig. If it wasn't for my wife, who was staunchly against it...I'd have a Rocket R58 on the counter with a grinder to match.

 

[renagde]

Espresso is my go to. We have a Breville. It's good enough, much better than drip coffee or a friggin keurig. If it wasn't for my wife, who was staunchly against it...I'd have a Rocket R58 on the counter with a grinder to match.

Haha you'll get there. The R58 would be a sweet setup.

 

[Yoder]

We have a nespresso does that count ?

I don't drink it for the taste I drink it because I work night shift and I need the heart racing jolt.

After reading this thread, I'm sticking with Meth. It's cheaper.

 

[307]

We just got a Breville touch. Still learning the basics but it's good enough for me and I have zero desire to go any further down the rabbit hole. In fact, the 10+ year old sort of broken drip coffee maker made its way back from the garage to the kitchen counter this morning as I just wanted some Folgers for my morning commute.

I'm a simple man.

 

[WyldGoose]

We haven’t gone super nerd yet…but we grind beans we get from a local roaster that sells single origin Colombian. We use an old percolator and a little heavy cream. Still haven’t found a better cup of coffee.

 

[Glendon Mullins]

whats the difference in espresso and regular coffee?

 

[rideold]

Regular coffee is made by pouring hot water through ground coffee at the ambient atmospheric pressure. Espresso is made by forcing hot water through a compressed puck of ground coffee at 9 bars of atmospheric pressure (19 grams of ground coffee extracted to 2-2.5 ounces of liquid in 27-30 seconds).

 

[BBob]

whats the difference in espresso and regular coffee?

Maybe, just maybe you're inquiring about the differences between a caffe americano and a regular drip coffee?

 

[LostArra]

I visited a professional roaster in NC. He was using this for making espresso shots for tasting or trial runs.

Flair PRO 2 Overview | Pro Home Espresso Machine | Flair

The Flair PRO 2 is the flagship model from Flair Espresso. The PRO 2 is cafe-quality espresso in a beautiful design. Select between three colors.

flairespresso.com

Anyone have experience with it?
My experience is limited to two shots which seemed good.

 

[Jmort1754]

After reading this thread, I'm sticking with Meth. It's cheaper.

Right. I was like jeesh

 

[svivian]

After reading this thread, I'm sticking with Meth. It's cheaper.

Good call, you also wont have to worry about coffee staining your teeth.

 

[feanor]

Just spun up a new tamper today- African Blackwood on stainless body.

 

[Afhunter1]

I have a 64oz thermos I got at wal mart. Fill it up everyday at rutters for $1.48. I like it, not too strong and not too weak.


That instant espresso pictured above is all I take hunting with me. It makes an excellent cup of coffee. Much better than any via or black rifle garbage.

 

[fishslap]

I have the breville bambino and their separate smart grinder. I make lattes most mornings. For the holiday season I’ve been putting crushed peppermint in once a week. I’ve used a variety of beans, including local small batch but we mostly just go with whatever Costco has.