Yeah, that's part of how I see it. Also, they're pretty separated and I try to rinse my palate, so usually I don't know if there'd be much of a perception boost there.

Only a couple dozen ways to find out!

Normcore tamper may be funny looking, but it works really well. And I’ve definitely been over tamping my pucks lately, so I know to have a little bit of a lighter touch now. Maybe I’ve been getting frustration out on my coffee.

Highly recommended. It’s very well built and not super duper spendy.

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Not a bad cup.

I like to make my purchases in reverse order. I bought the VST, then the Flair 58, then this tamper. Next will be the grinder then...oh yeah the coffee.

^^^ Art is not required to make sense. 

I’ll have to supervise my coffee routine myself in the morning, I guess. 

 

Edited February 9, 20224 yr by EdipisReks1

I pulled a truly wonderful shot. Last of an Ethiopian Guji I got in NC in the fall (remember I freeze beans). I can’t complain about it at all, which is rare for me. Bright, complex, sweet, smoky. 1:2 (19.5 in) peak 6, slow pressure draw down.

I’m finally dialing in the Flair, I think. 

Edited February 9, 20224 yr by EdipisReks1

Can anybody recommend a good counter top knock box? I don’t like my really cheap one, and would like to get something a little more nice to use, if that makes sense. 

Try Etsy, I have one in mind there. Be careful though, some sellers misrepresent the nature of their products and where they are made.

I’ll take a look! Thanks Greg. 

New supervisor. 

All of my cupping bowls are heating in the sink. Gesha cupping coming up. 

The Deeper Roots and Levercraft were pretty similar to each other, but the St. Frank Bolivian was radically different, in direct comparison. Very fruity and funky. They were all excellent, but that one…

Edited February 10, 20224 yr by EdipisReks1

On 2/7/2022 at 4:10 PM, EdipisReks1 said:

Normcore tamper may be funny looking, but it works really well. And I’ve definitely been over tamping my pucks lately, so I know to have a little bit of a lighter touch now. Maybe I’ve been getting frustration out on my coffee.

Highly recommended. It’s very well built and not super duper spendy.

 

Fixed image to make it a little more family friendly

Rocking my original pour over today. It makes perfectly nice coffee, though I don’t recommend using the permanent filter in the basket only… at the beginning of the pandemic when I couldn’t get coffee filters I tried the permanent one. I used a paper towel the next day.

Paper towel, toilet paper...whatever it takes for proper caffeination.  

Powa' to the peeps!

HS

1 hour ago, HemiSam said:

Paper towel, toilet paper...whatever it takes for proper caffeination.  

Powa' to the peeps!

HS

If paper towels hadn’t worked okay my next try was going to be a thin handkerchief.

Blind shaker finally arrived. 

It works perfectly with the Ode too, which is nice.

just in case you want to mok your coffee

 

Blind shaker works as advertised. Fluffy, relatively well distributed grounds. I didn’t get it quite ready to immediately tamp, but it was also my first time. I also just like it. It reminds me of the Option-O Remi in design and build, and is just a pleasure to use. 

I just noticed how adorable the CAFEC box is. 

The Ode is my development grinder. 

I’m not sure I know what I’m developing, but it’s a good chalkboard.