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Sooo many folks here geeking out on their > $1k espresso machines and I'm just sitting here with a burr grinder and a pour over setup for coffee. What am I miss

• aynyc 4y ago
  Same here. I actually used one of the >$1k expresso machines for awhile, it wasn't for me. I enjoy holding a cup of hot coffee reading the news in the morning. Expresso doesn't cut it for me.
• LesZedCB 4y ago
  nothing. a hobby. giving a shit about 24% extraction yields. bullshit science. i have all the stuff. i still make a french press every morning for my partner. don't get me wrong, i love it. i love pulling a 'god shot' every now and then. i roast my own coffee and that's a fun learning curve. it's a community to engage with. but it's not better than any other coffee prep. just very technical, and for me that's fun.
• gtvwill 4y ago
  Caffeine, flavour. Fang a light roast, fine grind, chase those oils! Personally tho a vacuum press makes the best mix of flays and extraction density. Just takes a bit long to smash out in the morning if your time pressed.
• antisthenes 4y ago
  > What am I missing by not drinking espresso? Nothing. Some weird online status signalling maybe. Just do what you like. Personally, I like nursing a cup of hot coffee + milk for a little bit, so I don't drink espresso. It gets cold too quickly unless you chug it immediately, and then it's just disgusting.