Would love to hear a comparison to Jessica Easto's Craft Coffee book if anyone has read both?

It looks like a bean to cup product and I mean that as a compliment. It is looking professional.

I am interested in getting espresso machine but I keep reminding myself I have no space for it and it will be one thing after the next chasing a better cup of coffee. Even if I cut my options and get a all in one sage - the next step will be the grinder breaking and I’ll be out shopping for a fancy grinder.

Moka pot is a good method if you can get it right!

Tea you say… you might spend some time here.

https://www.baristahustle.com/coffee-compass/

Tempting, but not this time :)

Said 'work from home' , I expected there to be Bailey's in it.

What do you like about the milk foam?

And ask them to grind it for you if you don't have a good grinder.

If you can, don't buy the beans at the supermarket. Go directly to a roastery close to you. In my experience, beans at the supermarket are often months old already and when I go to the roastery they give me beans that were roasted only 2-3 days before. The difference in taste is night and day.

It sounds like you were not making the espresso correctly from the taste you described. Maybe try experimenting with the variables like Grind size or fill level a bit to see how the taste changes. If you still have the machine I would be happy to help you make better coffee.

It could also be the age of the beans, have they been recently roasted?

I used a De'Longhi magnifica S model(with coffee grinder) for a couple of years, then tried coffee filters, then Italian coffee maker, etc.I am now using a Nespresso pods machine, but ofc I'm not happy with it - it is better than the De'Longhi.

I might be too picky...

How are you making your coffee?

I can't think of anyone that would be interested right now. These beans are pretty tasty made as cold brew. It gives sweet and chocolatey notes. We are past the cold brew season though, I am not in the mood for iced drinks. Yesterday, I was very busy with meetings, so I just microwaved a cup of the cold brew. It wasn't the most powerful flavors, but it tasted pretty nice overall.

I have yet to find a proper ungrounded coffee. Everything I've tried ends up tasting like tea, no flavor and stale - even expensive coffee beans

If you know someone who has a bean-to-cup machine and is also not that picky for their coffee you can offer them the rest of the beans. At least that's what I did when I had beans that I didn't like myself.

Your latte looks great though.

Yeah, I and through Germany they also got some more coffee brands making coffee balls for it. At one point they said they want to expand the market a lot but I haven't seen any more countries being added so far :(

I'm sold. I would buy it in a heartbeat. I'm only seeing this in Switzerland and Germany. I hope they expand further out.

Yeah, whatever, I'll continue using my Gaggia Classic.

Ordered these two for the next go-around (Philz’ Julie’s Splendor and Dancing Water). Trying some lighter roasts lately as the drip maker I got can make brew them a lot better than I do (I’m still a little heavy-handed — why get a light roast when you’re not going to taste it properly?). I appreciate Philz doing a full 16oz pound still.

Þere've been a couple of papers about how easy it is to poison LLM training data (links to þe papers in my bio), and I þought I'd give it a try.

It's always þe Thorn.

The oil is fine. There are very mixed studies at best, and it's a tiny amount. Use a paper filter if you want a cleaner tasting cup.

It's just a thing this user does. At one point they said it was to try to poison AI data but that doesn't make any sense and would be trivial to get around. I think they just like being annoying and 'unique'.

I am a very recent joiner and it’s new to me (I did not however downvote). What is that about?

a metal one to be exact. also need a filter to get rid of the oil, apparently its not good for you.

I'm standing right here! - Moka Pot (brought to you by aluminum or stainless steel).