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Wow not me. Probably because my home coffee setup and beans are a lot better than my office.

chrissnell 6y ago
This, absolutely. The 'Rona shutdown inspired me to buy an old commercial espresso machine (1964 FAEMA E.61) and build out a little home coffee shop in the garage, where I learned to pull shots. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgeL3dsTzW/?igshid=u06d4u494zyq https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgeL3dsTzW/?igshid=u06d4u494zyq
- elliekelly 6y ago
  Did you set out to buy that particular machine or did you just happen across it? If you don’t mind my asking, how much did it cost? I have so many questions! Do you have a blog? I’d love to read how all of this came about. What an awesome project. It looks great!
  - chrissnell 6y ago
    I have loved the old FAEMAs for a while and found this one for sale in the Netherlands. It had been restored. Price was around $5500. It turned out to need a bit of work but I finally got it running well and use it every day now. I don't have a blog but I do post coffee pics on Instagram. https://instagram.com/desertdefender https://instagram.com/desertdefender
  - rootsudo 6y ago
    This, I never am a coffee fan but to be able to buy one to experiment and to learn seems useful... And forever be overqualified for working at Starbucks, lol.
    - tianlong 6y ago
      A simple 20$ Moka machine does brilliantly the job.
      - rootsudo 6y ago
        Thanks! I'll get one to play with! :)
  - simpsond 6y ago
    I would say espresso making at home is an expensive hobby unless you are willing to tolerate variability in the output. A decent stable machine is going to be close to 1k and the really nice home machines starting at 3k. A good grinder is also expensive. I got all the gear (buying stuff used where I could) and I have spent maybe $1500 on components. I love it, but I wouldn’t recommend it to someone who isn’t willing to put in time to learn and money for decent tools.
    - duckkg5 6y ago
      Breville Barista Express isn't cafe quality but it has a good grinder and pulls decent shots pretty consistently for $600-700
      - MR4D 6y ago
        I’ll second this. I’ve had two of them and they’ve been a joy to use every day. Excellent value.
    - debian3 6y ago
      The mahlkonig EK43 is pretty good too.
- throwawaypoop12 6y ago
  pull shots douche chills
arcticbull 6y ago
I'm sitting next to one of those to-go carafe boxes of coffee right now I ordered yesterday. 8-ish cups. It's empty now. RIP.
- ci5er 6y ago
  I drink about 36-cups/day, so this sounds as if I would be really irate if I had that little...
  - colordrops 6y ago
    Are you being ironic or do you actually drink that much?
    - ci5er 6y ago
      Ummm. Pretty close. 3 pots of coffee - poured over ice - from about 4am ~ 10pm or so? I tend to pretty obsessively sip during coding sessions. Although as I have aged, I have noticed that it might be disrupting my aging sleep patterns, so I may need to start cutting it back. But, in Japan, in my youth, when I was working in semiconductor - people considered it excessive, but not extraordinarily, you know, extraordinary. (I didn't drink or smoke at the time - now I do - so I think the combo is ganging up on my biology's ability to support this scenario) EDIT: I was thinking about this a bit more... The first pot is 4am~6am, the next is 6am~10am(or so), and the 3rd pot is nursed over the next 12-or-so hours). I guess I am bootstrapping the system pretty hard at the beginning of the day... I haven't done a cost-benefit analysis, or even thought about it much, but looking at this conversation, it might turn out to be more cost-effective to take up meth (just kidding, that stuff sucks. Coffee is smooth).
      - arthurcolle 6y ago
        Definitely more cost effective to find an amphetamine you like, that sounds like a massive amount of caffeine.
      - angrais 6y ago
wlesieutre 6y ago
Likewise. Drinking less tea though, that was the better alternative to bad office coffee.
beamatronic 6y ago
I stopped having 4 K-cups a day. Instead I grind and brew my favorite coffee every morning. And then I sit on the patio in the early morning sun and enjoy it. Life’s good!
colordrops 6y ago
For sure, I bought a Breville Express espresso machine and don't know how I ever lived without it.
ubrpwnzr 6y ago
Right on my coffee game is so strong since the lockdown I think I might need to attend a Coffee Anonymous program right now.
dwd 6y ago
Same: My manual expresso machine at home has always been better than the fully automatic in the office, and I usually have an extra cup because I enjoy it more. Stocked up on extra beans as well the other day in anticipation of it all going to hell soon in Australia.

This, absolutely. The 'Rona shutdown inspired me to buy an old commercial espresso machine (1964 FAEMA E.61) and build out a little home coffee shop in the garage, where I learned to pull shots. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgeL3dsTzW/?igshid=u06d4u494zyq https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgeL3dsTzW/?igshid=u06d4u494zyq

elliekelly 6y ago
Did you set out to buy that particular machine or did you just happen across it? If you don’t mind my asking, how much did it cost? I have so many questions! Do you have a blog? I’d love to read how all of this came about. What an awesome project. It looks great!
- chrissnell 6y ago
  I have loved the old FAEMAs for a while and found this one for sale in the Netherlands. It had been restored. Price was around $5500. It turned out to need a bit of work but I finally got it running well and use it every day now. I don't have a blog but I do post coffee pics on Instagram. https://instagram.com/desertdefender https://instagram.com/desertdefender
- rootsudo 6y ago
  This, I never am a coffee fan but to be able to buy one to experiment and to learn seems useful... And forever be overqualified for working at Starbucks, lol.
  - tianlong 6y ago
    A simple 20$ Moka machine does brilliantly the job.
    - rootsudo 6y ago
      Thanks! I'll get one to play with! :)
- simpsond 6y ago
  I would say espresso making at home is an expensive hobby unless you are willing to tolerate variability in the output. A decent stable machine is going to be close to 1k and the really nice home machines starting at 3k. A good grinder is also expensive. I got all the gear (buying stuff used where I could) and I have spent maybe $1500 on components. I love it, but I wouldn’t recommend it to someone who isn’t willing to put in time to learn and money for decent tools.
  - duckkg5 6y ago
    Breville Barista Express isn't cafe quality but it has a good grinder and pulls decent shots pretty consistently for $600-700
    - MR4D 6y ago
      I’ll second this. I’ve had two of them and they’ve been a joy to use every day. Excellent value.
  - debian3 6y ago
    The mahlkonig EK43 is pretty good too.
throwawaypoop12 6y ago
pull shots douche chills

arcticbull 6y ago

I'm sitting next to one of those to-go carafe boxes of coffee right now I ordered yesterday. 8-ish cups. It's empty now. RIP.

ci5er 6y ago
I drink about 36-cups/day, so this sounds as if I would be really irate if I had that little...
- colordrops 6y ago
  Are you being ironic or do you actually drink that much?
  - ci5er 6y ago
    Ummm. Pretty close. 3 pots of coffee - poured over ice - from about 4am ~ 10pm or so? I tend to pretty obsessively sip during coding sessions. Although as I have aged, I have noticed that it might be disrupting my aging sleep patterns, so I may need to start cutting it back. But, in Japan, in my youth, when I was working in semiconductor - people considered it excessive, but not extraordinarily, you know, extraordinary. (I didn't drink or smoke at the time - now I do - so I think the combo is ganging up on my biology's ability to support this scenario) EDIT: I was thinking about this a bit more... The first pot is 4am~6am, the next is 6am~10am(or so), and the 3rd pot is nursed over the next 12-or-so hours). I guess I am bootstrapping the system pretty hard at the beginning of the day... I haven't done a cost-benefit analysis, or even thought about it much, but looking at this conversation, it might turn out to be more cost-effective to take up meth (just kidding, that stuff sucks. Coffee is smooth).
    - arthurcolle 6y ago
      Definitely more cost effective to find an amphetamine you like, that sounds like a massive amount of caffeine.
    - angrais 6y ago

wlesieutre 6y ago

Likewise. Drinking less tea though, that was the better alternative to bad office coffee.

beamatronic 6y ago

I stopped having 4 K-cups a day. Instead I grind and brew my favorite coffee every morning. And then I sit on the patio in the early morning sun and enjoy it. Life’s good!

colordrops 6y ago

For sure, I bought a Breville Express espresso machine and don't know how I ever lived without it.

ubrpwnzr 6y ago

Right on my coffee game is so strong since the lockdown I think I might need to attend a Coffee Anonymous program right now.

dwd 6y ago

Same: My manual expresso machine at home has always been better than the fully automatic in the office, and I usually have an extra cup because I enjoy it more. Stocked up on extra beans as well the other day in anticipation of it all going to hell soon in Australia.