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Burr geometry

Time to return to my favourite piece of coffee kit/equipment/machinery… the coffee grinder.  Today we’ll discuss grinder burr geometry as well as coffee grind particle distribution.  I promise that that...

Burr geometry

Time to return to my favourite piece of coffee kit/equipment/machinery… the coffee grinder.  Today we’ll discuss grinder burr geometry as well as coffee grind particle distribution.  I promise that that...

Consistent portafilter dosing

I thought I’d start the first note (of what will likely be a relatively long series) about coffee grinders.  Now coffee grinders are my favourite pieces of coffee equipment… bar...

Consistent portafilter dosing

I thought I’d start the first note (of what will likely be a relatively long series) about coffee grinders.  Now coffee grinders are my favourite pieces of coffee equipment… bar...

Melbourne trip

We’ve just returned from a fun family holiday to Melbourne.  I had a bit more than a week without my own coffee machine and grinder and had the pleasure of using my...

Melbourne trip

We’ve just returned from a fun family holiday to Melbourne.  I had a bit more than a week without my own coffee machine and grinder and had the pleasure of using my...

Brew ratio

Texture is overwhelmingly important to me when I consume food and drink.  I love veal glace, King Island cream, pre-phylloxera 1878 muscat (only tasted once almost a quarter of a century ago),...

Brew ratio

Texture is overwhelmingly important to me when I consume food and drink.  I love veal glace, King Island cream, pre-phylloxera 1878 muscat (only tasted once almost a quarter of a century ago),...

Inflation in coffee

This week I wanted to quickly discuss the drivers of recent coffee price rises.  The common factor that coffee shares with all other commodities is turmoil in supply chains, effectively...

Inflation in coffee

This week I wanted to quickly discuss the drivers of recent coffee price rises.  The common factor that coffee shares with all other commodities is turmoil in supply chains, effectively...

Roast age preference

I was intending to write a note about the factors driving the rise in cost of coffee… but the day seems to have slipped away from me and it also felt...

Roast age preference

I was intending to write a note about the factors driving the rise in cost of coffee… but the day seems to have slipped away from me and it also felt...