Did my first two years in the Navy in Sicily....those coffee shops were amazing.
Let's talk home Espresso
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We have a Breville Dual Boiler BES920XL and a BCG820BSSXL burr grinder. We use Maromas Orphea beans.
Like others we drank a lot of Starbucks. Then we bought our machine September 2017. Since then, based on cleaning cycles of the machine, we have brewed roughly 1100 double-shots. At an average price of $5.50 per drink at SB, this is about $5800. So we are easily $3500 ahead after the cost of the machine and beans/consumables. Plus, as others have said, the difference in taste and quality is incomparable.
Like others we drank a lot of Starbucks. Then we bought our machine September 2017. Since then, based on cleaning cycles of the machine, we have brewed roughly 1100 double-shots. At an average price of $5.50 per drink at SB, this is about $5800. So we are easily $3500 ahead after the cost of the machine and beans/consumables. Plus, as others have said, the difference in taste and quality is incomparable.
After drinking "coffee" on a DDG for a week I can appreciate any other coffee.
HAHAHA....Yeah..had some ruff nights the 10 years of sea duty I went through on Minehunters and Minesweepers. 5 and Dimes suck! We use to stock up on Boom Booms.....Middle Eastern Red Bulls....
My brother in law and sister made a coffee bar in their home after he found a Victoria Arduino Adonis 3 station barely used from a coffee shop going out of business. He wired it up to a 220 outlet, ran a water line, and boom, espressos for days.
There was a coffee thread awhile back and I mentioned this. The nespresso is phenomenal. Vertuo and order the gold color flavor, ****inf delicious. And again, I'm not even a coffee guy.
We have a nespresso currently and it’s great for on the go stuff. A buddy just got the breville BES870XL and has been raving about how well it does at its price point so I may look into one of those.
Rocket Giotto Evoluzione v1
Mazzer Robur with an Auber timer
Rancilio Rocky is on French press duty
Not into roasting yet, but I suppose it’s inevitable...
Mazzer Robur with an Auber timer
Rancilio Rocky is on French press duty
Not into roasting yet, but I suppose it’s inevitable...
Well, it appears a few of us have gone and went Full Retard with dedicated hardcore espresso machines..... That Victoria Arduino three group machine costs more than my Fiesta ST.....
Nice machine. I know mazzers are good but damn are they too tall with Hoppers that hold pounds and pounds of beans. Clearly designed for a shop. I've also cant stand dosers.
Yes the Robur is big and weighs 70 lbs....does that make it anti theft? The Amber timer really helps to grind the near perfect amount. I usually drink 3 triples (21 gram) per day, so the waste is minimal.
I run a Crossland CC1, with a Baratza Vario grinder. Great entry level setup for under $1,000. Here is a little video I did after I added a custom pressure gauge. Running at about 10 bar.
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