EdipisReks1
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I hate replacing a permanent piece of gear with something disposable, but I really prefer using a paper filter instead of the puck screen with the Flair. Great pull just now, and no screen to always have to deal with.
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The Apple Watch Ultra is pretty big, but in practice feels like a 44mm on the wrist. I like it.
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On 1/16/2023 at 12:07 AM, mikeymad said:
That is a bit of money for a basket. But it is really pretty.
I have not made the jump to IMS or VST yet. I have heard good things about both and was leaning towards a VST 20g ridgeless. Do you (or others) have a preference? But at the price, I could try a few. I have not had an interest in a puck screen at this point.
Next step after the Weber is the refractometer.
I have a couple IMS and a couple VST. Honestly I grab them pretty indiscriminately. I used to be careful with my dose matching the basket, but I shove a 20gram dose into all of them.
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I’m thinking about getting a Weber Unibasket. It’s absurdly expensive for a basket, and if I like it I’ll have to get two (one for the Flair one for the Breville as I don’t like having to switch gear over; there is a reason why I have three Acaia and two Timemore scales), but I find myself rather intrigued by it. And I like Weber stuff.
Anybody have any thoughts on the supposed benefits or have used the Unifilter? I have IMS and VST baskets already; quite the jump in price.
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15 hours ago, mikeymad said:
Okay did I need a new water separator? and screen? and portafilter seal? Was there a problem I was trying to fix?
Nope.
But look shiny.. 💎🦜 {peck peck}
I did the same thing with mine (with the exact same bits): shiny is good! I have noticed no difference, but the gasket had gotten hard and likely needed replacement, or would soon.
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Bryan, if you go with the Flair try a Bellman stovetop steamer; it’s a little slow compared to my Breville, but it steams very high quality milk. You would just want an induction burner on your coffee bar.
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That’s a big buy! You have to report back, of course.
I don’t know anything about the Odyssey Argos, but I heartily recommend the Flair. It won’t make lattes, though!
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It definitely wears like a 40mm watch, but of course very slim. It wears similarly to the Drive extra flat, which is also a bigger watch than a lot of people expect.
Sam, it’s interesting to me that the typeface looks perfectly art deco while looking completely contemporary.
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It arrived. I ended up just sitting outside for 3 hours. Anyway, I love it. The internet has different thicknesses listed. I get 7.85 mm. It’s just thick enough to have some presence. Not much thicker than the hand wound Reverso ultra thin case, though a noticeable bit thicker than the Drive extra flat. The strap is the nicest alligator strap I’ve handled.
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11 hours ago, grawk said:
it’s a sad story but 6 month old coffee is pretty old already.
Last week I found a bag of coffee at my local Fresh Market that was from April 2021. At least it was on sale. That said, I’ll happily drink coffee from beans that old if said beans have been frozen the entire time. I have some special beans in my freezer that are over a year old; frozen two weeks off roast the beans taste, to me, more or less how they did when I got them.
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FYI: think twice before buying something on eBay that goes through “authentication:” FedEx Express* is the last mile provider, and if you live in an apartment or condo complex you ain’t gonna get your watch unless you go through a lot of hoops or knew beforehand that it’s best just to have the box delivered to a FedEx location for hold.
I’m *hoping* the Hermes gets held today. Oh; the contract eBay has with FedEx requires the item to never be held anywhere unless eBay intervenes. EBay is at least easy to get on the phone. The authentication group is very aware of the problems. If the damned thing had just been sent directly to me from Japan I would have had it a week ago.
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Buyer flaked on the Speedmaster. Thanks EBay! Anyway, I may just keep it. Obviously I didn’t need to sell it to buy the Hermes, I have just been trying to consolidate without spending any money out of my pocket. Maybe what I need is a new strap for it. As I age I become less of a bracelet person.
Speaking of straps, apparently I’m not allergic to chrome tanned leather anymore, which is weird, as I had a rather strong and fairly immediate reaction. I could usually get away with wearing a chrome tanned strap for a few hours, but I would always get a rash the next day. I’m on day five of a chrome tanned alligator on my Santos, with no rash. This opens up a lot of possibilities for me, especially with the Santos with the proprietary lugs, and suggests I’ll be able to wear the Slim on the OEM Hermes strap.
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If anybody wants one of Twitter’s Lineas, here is your chance: https://www.gearpatrol.com/home/a42283958/twitter-furniture-auction/
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Nice! It feels really good when you get things dialed in. Plus, as you say: good coffee makes you happy.
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Speedy gone, Hermes Slim D’Hermes in grey incoming. I think I’m at or very close to a watch stable that will be, well, stable.
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The problem for me is that my wrists are quite round and quite small, so the Speedmaster pro sits very proud on my wrist. It’s why I tend to prefer watches that are substantially thinner (no longer have any extra flat watches though; those are too thin!). The JLC complete calendar is about as thick as I want a watch to be where the thickness is case and not crystal; it’s under 11mm. It wasn’t an issue when I had 8 inch wrists (you should have seen the Maurice LaCroix Double Retrograde GMT I used to wear!), but is certainly an issue with 6 3/4 wrists. I’m 6’ tall at about 190 and my wrists aren’t much larger than my 5’2” 100 pound 80 year old mother’s wrists.
The Ed White would be a hell of a $10,000 watch.
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Latte art is sure hard if you aren’t making 100 lattes a day and/or are not a robot.
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The Oracle and the Dual Boiler have the same basic mechanism, so yeah, it works the same way. I don’t think my having the OPV set much lower than factory affects the preinfusion, but my having a different solenoid very well may: I’m running at 80, which on my machine gives me a solid 1/2 bar preinfusion. My understanding is that it’s percentage of pump pressure, yeah.
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Not too terribly often; are you WDTing? I WDT or use a blind shaker; they both do a great job of distribution, which is the number one element for reducing channeling.
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I still love it, it just doesn’t fit my skinny wrists anymore! Because of that I don’t wear it, and there isn’t much point in having a watch I don’t wear. I plan on replacing it with something, if it sells, so the watch box stays full. I wish the Ed White weren’t so incredibly spendy, as it would fit my wrist better, I’m sure.
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I have a Normcore mirror and a Weber looking glass. The Weber is nice, but not worth the money over the Normcore. The Normcore has a magnetic base. I keep it on the edge of the drip tray.
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I’m selling my pre-moon speedy, if anybody is interested.
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And the corollary being that we can all calibrate the same way. I go slightly to the right of the indicator, myself.
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I clean grinders the same as Dan.
The Hoffman giveaway item I received was the refractometer! It’s not the best one in the world, but I’m sure it’ll be fun.
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That’s a beauty, Stretch! About the same dimensions as my Hermes, so I bet it wears like a dream. I love that blue.