SM29
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No I have a Saeco Incanto superautomatic pictured with two of my favorite coffees.
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Lol, for $1100 it better make the best coffee ever, do my laundry, and wash the dishes.
Tuck you in and kiss you good night too!!Lol, for $1100 it better make the best coffee ever, do my laundry, and wash the dishes.
Thanks. Yeah, I'm sure that down the road I may be replacing it. I am normally a 1 cup a day person and I have never been crazy for coffee, I am just looking for something better than using whatever old ground beans are on sale this week and using them in a reusable k-cup. Based on everything I have read, heard and seen using better beans, grinding them myself, and using the Aeropress should make a huge difference. I am just dipping my toes into this world to see if I can even tell the difference.
The world of coffee is like all the rabbit holes around here. Deep and easy to go into tread carefully
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You are going to learn to appreciate the true flavor of coffee. Grinding it yourself is a HUGE step up from using pre-ground.
Ok so been meaning to do a review here for a bit now. Picked up one of these a while back.
I got it on a sale and also got the barista kit since I had some credit to use. That allows for double espresso and quickly making multiple rounds of espresso.
I gotta say I'm absolutely loving it. It hits 18 bar of pressure as you pump it so this is true espresso and cleanup isn't to much more than an aeropress. It can take a bit of effort to remove the puck of grinds from the cylinder after brewing but they generally come out all together so very little mess.
Here's a little walk through of the process.
this is the setup for a double. And this is more of a medium to light roast.
The grounds go in the cylinder on the left and are tamped down the put into the press.
The reservoir on the right is filled with hot water and attached, the flip everything over and start pumping. Takes 30-45 seconds to brew depending how well you keep pace lol.
After brewing you can see there is plenty of crema, indicating proper espresso pressure was achieved.
Then I topped up with water for an Americano because it just doesn't last long enough if I don't.
I got it on a sale and also got the barista kit since I had some credit to use. That allows for double espresso and quickly making multiple rounds of espresso.
I gotta say I'm absolutely loving it. It hits 18 bar of pressure as you pump it so this is true espresso and cleanup isn't to much more than an aeropress. It can take a bit of effort to remove the puck of grinds from the cylinder after brewing but they generally come out all together so very little mess.
Here's a little walk through of the process.
this is the setup for a double. And this is more of a medium to light roast.
The grounds go in the cylinder on the left and are tamped down the put into the press.
The reservoir on the right is filled with hot water and attached, the flip everything over and start pumping. Takes 30-45 seconds to brew depending how well you keep pace lol.
After brewing you can see there is plenty of crema, indicating proper espresso pressure was achieved.
Then I topped up with water for an Americano because it just doesn't last long enough if I don't.
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Thank you for the review of that... I was wondering if anyone would get one of those style after I posted on here about finding them. I don't know if anyone remembers but there are some of those style for a very good price ( cheaper than an aeropress ) they can be found for about 20 dollars if someone wanted to try a lower prices one...Just search handheld espresso maker
Open the box. Duh!
Open the box. Duh!
Ok I opened the box , took it out and read the instructions..right now I'm having to wash it first so it'll have to wait until tomorrow...
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hint for the future, it is self drying as the plunger also acts like a squeegee!
Thanks I figured since it was brand new I would wash it though.. I don't like to use anything like that straight out of the box....hint for the future, it is self drying as the plunger also acts like a squeegee!
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
I use my Aeropress inverted. BTW the inventor says he uses his paper filters up to 80 times; I currently trash it after 5-6 but now might go longer.
Shavin’ Yeti
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The inverted method is definitely the way to go. Nice video @woodpusher . I also use an app (Coffee guru) with a timer and numerous recipe variations for grind and quantity.
Coffee time.. Coffee is from Rooster's Crow Coffee Roastery. Brewing a 50/50 blend of Colombian medium roast and Mexican dark roast.. I call it "Cartel War".
I made my wife a cup of Red velvet today with my new Aeropress but used the regular method and not the inverted method but it seemed weak. I put the thing together like it says and put the coffee in then poured the water in but it seemed like the water had already ran through before I even got the plunger in. I guess I will have to stick to inverted until I can figure out how to make it better.. Any tips?