Coffee machine

[V12man]

V12 are you referring to the grinder of the coffee machine?

The grinder

[the nerd]

Thanks, I have the Gran Machinino and bought it new. I'm hoping it was all good from the start?

 

I couldn't get it fine enough for the Pavoni but should be ok. 

[andydude]

Phillips make a nice super auto that takes two different beans, touch of a button. 

 

Thanks nerd    I will check it out

[LuckyLuke]

Installed mine over the weekend.

[V12man]

Installed mine over the weekend.

You planning on leaving that on all the time?

 

Is it home or work?

[LuckyLuke]

Hi, switch it on at 6 in the morning and off at 2pm. Don't drink coffe after that otherwise I don't sleep well. It's installed at home, I work just around the corner. On a caffiene high till about 5 in the afternoon.

[GBguy]

Ok please don't kill me, but I just can't read the whole thread now.

 

Quick question - is there a good small coffee machine available that gives you the option to change quickly between caffeine or decaf? Not nespresso or something like that, but with beans.

Aeropress, IMHO. Much better than buying a crappy machine. 

[andydude]

Aeropress, IMHO. Much better than buying a crappy machine. 

 

Cool, thanks. I guess the combo is the way to go http://www.aeropress.com/product-category/all-in-combos/ because then you also get the grinder.

[Grebel]

My Krupps Grinder seems like it is about to give up on life... I don't have the budget for high tech electric grinder so I was thinking about a hand grinder for now. Will be great for holidays as well as load shedding to go along with my Aeropress. (Haven't switched on the Delonghi for months now...)

 

Two come to mind based on what I have read here. Hario and Porlex. Question is which one...?

 

Another option is that I have a relative that is coming over from UK next month and I was looking on Amazon.co.uk and the pricing seems good. There are also a lot of options available. Looking specifically at the Porlex clones with ceramic burs for around the 10-15 pound mark. Now the question is... will a 10 pound grinder that looks like a porlex do the same job?

[kenironside]

My Krupps Grinder seems like it is about to give up on life... I don't have the budget for high tech electric grinder so I was thinking about a hand grinder for now. Will be great for holidays as well as load shedding to go along with my Aeropress. (Haven't switched on the Delonghi for months now...)

 

Two come to mind based on what I have read here. Hario and Porlex. Question is which one...?

 

Another option is that I have a relative that is coming over from UK next month and I was looking on Amazon.co.uk and the pricing seems good. There are also a lot of options available. Looking specifically at the Porlex clones with ceramic burs for around the 10-15 pound mark. Now the question is... will a 10 pound grinder that looks like a porlex do the same job?

 

From expensive experience, buy the right one now or you will end up buying (at least) two grinders and spending much more than what you would on buying the right one now. The Hario & Porlex are both good choices, the Porlex is more portable and travel-friendly than the Hario. 

 

Regards, Ken

[kenironside]

Installed mine over the weekend.

 

Looks like a two group cousin of my CMA Dora:

 

[GBguy]

Cool, thanks. I guess the combo is the way to go http://www.aeropress.com/product-category/all-in-combos/ because then you also get the grinder.

Mmm, maybe. The Aeropress doesn't rely on an even grind, in the same way that a pressurised espresso machine does (the coffee grounds float in suspension in the hot water) so pretty much any grinding method will work.

 

If you have or buy a simple blade-type grinder for a few bucks, at least you won't be wasting money. When you get a decent espresso machine down the line, you'll need a really good grinder then. 

[Brian Fantana]

My Krupps Grinder seems like it is about to give up on life... I don't have the budget for high tech electric grinder so I was thinking about a hand grinder for now. Will be great for holidays as well as load shedding to go along with my Aeropress. (Haven't switched on the Delonghi for months now...)

 

Two come to mind based on what I have read here. Hario and Porlex. Question is which one...?

 

Another option is that I have a relative that is coming over from UK next month and I was looking on Amazon.co.uk and the pricing seems good. There are also a lot of options available. Looking specifically at the Porlex clones with ceramic burs for around the 10-15 pound mark. Now the question is... will a 10 pound grinder that looks like a porlex do the same job?

Ask your relative in the UK to bring you a Madebyknock Feldgrind, Feldwood, Hausgrind or Feldfarb for you. It should be easy to obtain, as it is made in Scotland. It is about 2.5+ times the price of a porlex, but will last 20 times longer. A porlex takes about 90+ seconds to grind 20grams for Aeropress. At the same setting my Madebyknock grinder takes less than 20 seconds. I grind for a 6 cup french press in less than 30 seconds.

 

I don't even use my Porlex for travelling anymore, I just carry my heavy Madebyknock grinder in my hand luggage. Once you have used a steel burr hand grinder, you will wonder why you ever used ceramic burrs.

 

http://www.madebyknock.com/handgrind-grinders.html

 

 

Edited February 26, 2016 by Brian Fantana

[Bobbo_SA]

Ask your relative in the UK to bring you a Madebyknock Feldgrind, Feldwood, Hausgrind or Feldfarb for you. It should be easy to obtain, as it is made in Scotland. It is about 2.5+ times the price of a porlex, but will last 20 times longer. A porlex takes about 90+ seconds to grind 20grams for Aeropress. At the same setting my Madebyknock grinder takes less than 20 seconds. I grind for a 6 cup french press in less than 30 seconds.

 

I don't even use my Porlex for travelling anymore, I just carry my heavy Madebyknock grinder in my hand luggage. Once you have used a steel burr hand grinder, you will wonder why you ever used ceramic burrs.

 

http://www.madebyknock.com/handgrind-grinders.html

 

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Planning on selling the Porlex?

[Meezo]

Any hubbers coming down to CPT from Joburg, looking for a way to get Flippa's old machine down to me...

 

PM me please

[V12man]

Any hubbers coming down to CPT from Joburg, looking for a way to get Flippa's old machine down to me...

 

PM me please

Ask him to drop it off with me -  coming for Epic next week.