Wake Up and Coffee
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I'd be interested in a trade Sometime in January,. The most interesting roasteries available to me easily are heart from portland, Phil and sebastiens from calgary, ritual From sanfransico, supersonic from Berkeley and occasionally drop out of sweden . Check them out and if you'd be into it I'd be down for a trade for sure. The Corvus McLain posted sounds really great as well, so I'd be into sendings stuff south if you have any interest as well.
My good friend josh also recently started working for origin roasters in the uk as well, so hopefully I could get something interesting out of him for a trade as well
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I would add Dogwood as an offering too. I am personally more into single source bags for the most part.
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So ruddy tired….. And it's already the afternoon....

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i need that mug @Cutlasshound …
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i need that mug @Cutlasshound …
Dude I work right near the real mccoys shop so happy to pick one up for you if you want. They were £25. They also had the Buco ones….
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So I'm starting to think I could do with a new grinder. I've fused the handle of the Hario to the central column…Least it's not snapped yet..however, from experience, that's only a few months away.
Which hand grinders have all ya'll picked up in the last 6-9 months or so? Do Knock's Hausgrind get up? Is Lido 2 all the rage? Did something smash them both up? Always filter beans, of course.
I'm averaging a hand grinder every 1.5 years, with a RRP of between $30-60, so if it's $200-300 it's going to have to last at least a few years and or be more consistent with the grind....
So help me out, what's the go? TIA!
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i cant say from experience as im still using an electric burr grinder that is working for me, but a few people i know have been use the porlex hand grinder for awhile now and they have been happy with it.
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The wife occasionally hand-grinds using a Zassenhausen - reliably…
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@DanielAFC which electric are you using? I've had a few before but never been impressed with either the size, grind, cleaning, or space they take up.
@Foxy, thanks for the reply. Not sure it's up to my heavy duty addiction. I'm after a work-horse than can deal with heavy daily usage

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I have not seen or heard of anybody wearing Zassehausen out, the small or bigger one - they come with a 25 year warranty.
I think the more important questions are: do you want a ceramic or (stainless) steel grinder, how much coffee do you grind in one go, how exact are you about the grinding grade and how much physical effort you (want to) put into it… -
Great reply Foxy :). I did check the grinder out, they look like the bespoke grinder for light use. Couple with the statement 'occasionally uses' was enough for me to assume as such.
I'm still down with the Ceramic Burr grinders, that said @JCar2666 did blow my mind a while ago and I'm open to steel.
I grind around 21-22gms a go. I grind @ Medium Coarse (http://ineedcoffee.com/coffee-grind-chart/), and don't mind a bit of arm work. I expect to spend 1-1.5mins grinding of a morning, but like to walk around the house doing so.
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damn, o/course i'm gonna take one! or should i take two? ???
thanks @Cutlasshound

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Genuine question, and I am honestly not trying to be provocative here, what difference does the quality/ price/ style of the coffee mug make? Is it just a collectors thing or is it just a "that's a nice mug" thing? Am I missing something?
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imo if you buy "normal" mugs from ikea or similar places, i have to say that they do the job pretty well. the only thing i don't like about "normal" mugs is that they're too light for my liking.
i enjoy drinking coffee out of a heavy and thick mug…and even though it sounds/is stupid as hell, the coffee somehow tastes way better out of such a thick mug
also i like different styles/prints on my mugs...for me it isn't a price-thing or "checkout my expensive mug from japan etc." ... -
Fair answer, cheers Rafa

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That was actually the motivation to the question, the RMC mugs look great but £25…..it is just a mug....but it's a really nice mug.
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skip on a beer order and buy the mug…coffee is way more healthy than beer as you might know
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Now that is just silly

