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- According to James Hoffmann video on the subject, when he tried to replicate the results, the choice of grinder had a big impact. In the paper, they used a Ma

by GuB-42 3y ago

- According to James Hoffmann video on the subject, when he tried to replicate the results, the choice of grinder had a big impact. In the paper, they used a Mahlkönig EK43, a very popular grinder in cafés, less so at home. - Your routine with the cup can count as "high effort", and if spraying a bit of water on the beans lets you avoid that extra step, it may actually be an improvement in terms of effort. In the end, I think it all comes down to your grinder and tolerance for effort. Some people have espresso as a ritual, and as far as rituals go, that one is harmless and results in a good cup of coffee, so I am all for it. Not my thing either though, and while I like playing a bit from time to time just to see what can be done with some effort, my routine is as simple as it can get. Note that I happen to have a doser grinder, which is usually not ideal in a home setting, but it does a good job with the static, essentially what you are doing but as built-in feature of the grinder.

akira2501 3y ago
I have the Bezzera BB005 grinder. It's a reasonable choice for someone unwilling to spend $3000 on a grinder for home. I actually like to use the bean hopper, and to use the RDT, you have to keep the hopper empty and fill on each use so you can actually spray the beans that are about to be ground. With the cup, I can load up the hopper for the entire day, then just grind. It's significantly less effort. Particularly when it comes to weighing the shot into the basket, I can just tare out the weight of the cup, and I don't have to mess around trying to balance a basket on a scale. When I watch most of these "youtube experts" push out a cup of espresso it drives me up the wall how much effort they waste. In particular, because to them, it seems like the more effort wasted the "better" the routine is. It needlessly scares amateurs away from learning how to make their own espresso.

by GuB-42 3y ago

akira2501 3y ago

I have the Bezzera BB005 grinder. It's a reasonable choice for someone unwilling to spend $3000 on a grinder for home. I actually like to use the bean hopper, and to use the RDT, you have to keep the hopper empty and fill on each use so you can actually spray the beans that are about to be ground. With the cup, I can load up the hopper for the entire day, then just grind. It's significantly less effort. Particularly when it comes to weighing the shot into the basket, I can just tare out the weight of the cup, and I don't have to mess around trying to balance a basket on a scale. When I watch most of these "youtube experts" push out a cup of espresso it drives me up the wall how much effort they waste. In particular, because to them, it seems like the more effort wasted the "better" the routine is. It needlessly scares amateurs away from learning how to make their own espresso.