Its a trade off between knowing enough about the hobby to buy the right gear for what you actually need, is it a huge 3D printer? Something that prints really fast? Or may be you need something that can print multiple filaments like a Prusa XL?
Buying the wrong thing when its expensive for you can be worse than buying something cheap that you can learn from. Obviously not everybody needs this learning experience, but most people benefit from it.
Espresso is the big one I see people trying to go hard right out the bat. Typically they will by a Linea Mini or a Decent and then pair it with what has become a shit espresso grinder (as grinders have moved on massively since it came out) like a Niche Zero. Its like the opposite to what you actually need to make good espresso, and something like a Decent has such a deep configuration option working out what does what is very tough. If you aren’t actually using those options then why did you buy the Decent lol, its entire selling point is that level of configuration.
Espresso in order of importance is water quality > beans > grinder > technique > espresso machine. As long as the espresso machine has a reasonably consistent temperature and pressure, so a OPV and PID both calibrated properly, it will make good to great espresso, that’s all it needs. These start at a 1/6th of the cost of the two espresso machines I listed above, less if you buy second hand.
I see you really like coffee lol. I like coffee too. But my interest stopped at “drip this and refrigerate it, add ice in the morning”. No sugar. But I am not particular about coffee taste, as long as it isn’t sour.
Hmm but now that I’ve got your attention, what would you recommend to upgrade the palatability of my cold brew?
Oooo, I just use ground beans and toss them on two filters and run the coffee pot. My water is kinda hard, we have an espresso machine (breville batista touch) that had us do a water test with our filtered water. If I’m doing espresso we try to do local seller beans from Fred Meyers.
I don’t mind espresso, but an Americano just tastes like coffee that’s been watered down, or too bitter which I don’t mind. But just a drip has been a better taste for me. I’m not extremely picky but I would love to get a better taste because I’ve definitely noticed the difference in coffee beans.
BTW I drink my coffee straight. No cream no sugar most times. And I love it iced.
Its a trade off between knowing enough about the hobby to buy the right gear for what you actually need, is it a huge 3D printer? Something that prints really fast? Or may be you need something that can print multiple filaments like a Prusa XL?
Buying the wrong thing when its expensive for you can be worse than buying something cheap that you can learn from. Obviously not everybody needs this learning experience, but most people benefit from it.
Espresso is the big one I see people trying to go hard right out the bat. Typically they will by a Linea Mini or a Decent and then pair it with what has become a shit espresso grinder (as grinders have moved on massively since it came out) like a Niche Zero. Its like the opposite to what you actually need to make good espresso, and something like a Decent has such a deep configuration option working out what does what is very tough. If you aren’t actually using those options then why did you buy the Decent lol, its entire selling point is that level of configuration.
Espresso in order of importance is water quality > beans > grinder > technique > espresso machine. As long as the espresso machine has a reasonably consistent temperature and pressure, so a OPV and PID both calibrated properly, it will make good to great espresso, that’s all it needs. These start at a 1/6th of the cost of the two espresso machines I listed above, less if you buy second hand.
I see you really like coffee lol. I like coffee too. But my interest stopped at “drip this and refrigerate it, add ice in the morning”. No sugar. But I am not particular about coffee taste, as long as it isn’t sour.
Hmm but now that I’ve got your attention, what would you recommend to upgrade the palatability of my cold brew?
What’s your water and beans like? Do you grind at home already, if so what grinder do you have?
Oooo, I just use ground beans and toss them on two filters and run the coffee pot. My water is kinda hard, we have an espresso machine (breville batista touch) that had us do a water test with our filtered water. If I’m doing espresso we try to do local seller beans from Fred Meyers.
I don’t mind espresso, but an Americano just tastes like coffee that’s been watered down, or too bitter which I don’t mind. But just a drip has been a better taste for me. I’m not extremely picky but I would love to get a better taste because I’ve definitely noticed the difference in coffee beans.
BTW I drink my coffee straight. No cream no sugar most times. And I love it iced.