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This comment gives me "how much could a banana cost" vibes. You can out-brew Starbucks with about $50 of "equipment": $20 Mr. Coffee machine, a pack of 100 pap
by lelandfe 4y ago
This comment gives me "how much could a banana cost" vibes.
You can out-brew Starbucks with about $50 of "equipment": $20 Mr. Coffee machine, a pack of 100 paper filters for $5, and a $20 electric grinder. Skip teaching yourself how to source good beans and just buy some fresh, local whole beans at your grocery store. Probably a medium roast.
Pike Place really is not a high bar. (I doubt I'm even two degrees away from anyone who has a $3,400 coffee setup.)
- mgaunard 4y agoIgnorance is bliss, I guess. A good grinder alone is 675 dollars.
- lelandfe 4y agoA Baratza Encore burr grinder retails new for $170, but you can get one in great shape on eBay for $50-70: https://www.ebay.com/itm/325267513385 https://www.ebay.com/itm/325267513385 I can't even fathom what you'd get for $675. What does it do?
- lelandfe 4y agohttps://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/325267513385?item=325267513385&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2565 https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/325267513385?item=32526751... Heh, looks like this link started a bidding war
- mgaunard 4y agoYou can look up the Niche Zero.
- newaccount74 4y agoIf you want to make espresso the type of grinder is important for the quality of the coffee. More important than the espresso machine. You want a disc grinder, and they are more expensive than cone grinders. For filter / french press / aeropress it doesn't matter as much and you can use any cheap grinder.
- lelandfe 4y agoYour prices are starting to make more sense. Wild stab here, but I don't think most people read "decent coffee equipment" and thought, "espresso machine at a minimum"
- newaccount74 4y agoI agree with you, and I'd like to add that parents prices are high even for espresso machines. You can get a decent espresso machine + grinder for under 1000€.
- throwaway743 4y agoYou gotta be trolling. This is definitely a caricature of some of the worst commenters on hn.
- system2 4y agoHow good do you need to grind to justify $675 to crush your beans?