Thank you, this stuff is so fucking good and it’s nice to be supporting a good cause :party-cat:

Got me thinking of saving for a manual espresso machine as I’ve only got pour over stuff right now!

  • flowernet [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    I like Espresso, but every time I look into getting a Machine, It goes like

    "Okay how Do I start making decent espresso on a budget?"

    "Okay, you see this $500 junk shit? That's the bare minimum, and it's hardly consistent, and there are like 5 glaring flaws you'll notice if you use it, but if you use the right technique and ratios, you can manage to extract a cup that is just passing decent. This entirely depends on your beans being ground correctly, you'll need a WYLiOGER Solo grinder at minimum."

    "uhh, okay, let me look up that grinder. Oh, it's $300, and it's out of stock everywhere"

      • SolidaritySplodarity [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        Estate sales might be a good option. Or rich people yard sales. Basically people who care about getting rid of rich person things more quickly than for the best price.

        Though imo a nice pour over tastes better and only costs a few bucks for gear.

    • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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      3 years ago

      I've been really happy with my manual hand grinder and french press setup, the extra hassle prevents me from just drinking like litres of coffee every day like when I visit anyone with a coffee machine.

    • SolidaritySplodarity [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      This is pretty accurate. The very cheapest option is an aeropress and manual grinder but that's so much goddamn work it's really not worth it compared to just doing a pour over or something.

      If you're patient I think you could get a pretty good single boiler and Burr grinder setup for under $500 used. But that's still a good chunk of change, the kind of thing that only makes sense if you're constantly buying espresso on the way to work (at-home price of two shots is like $0.69 vs $4 at a shop) or if coffee is your main hobby for years or something.

      Last year I thought, "hey, I should get one of those manual Italian-style lever ones, I bet they're cheap since it's just a big lever and shit" nope they're more expensive than good single boiler systems wtf.

      I'm sticking to my cloth filter in pour over into a big steel measuring cup method, lol. Total cost of like $20 and makes great coffee.