I’m pretty new to the world of coffee, at least to caring about it, anyway. I’ve been drinking drip coffee from pre-ground beans for years but wanted to start getting more into it. I picked up a moka pot and have loved it so far, but I’m stuck either using pre-ground or a blade grinder. I mostly do my coffee around 5:30 in the morning, a few hours before my infant daughter and wife are awake, and don’t want to risk waking them so I was thinking manual. I also don’t have tons of money to spend right now, since most of my money goes toward my daughter. My absolute cap would be $200 CAD but the cheaper the better honestly, as long as it isn’t really bad. I saw the Timemore S3 was very highly reviewed, and I can find it for around $180 CAD right now, so that’s what I was thinking, but I’ve only started doing research yesterday so I’m probably missing a thousand good models. Does anyone have any suggestions for models or blog posts or anything to look at? I’d really appreciate any help. The grinder would be used mostly for moka pot but I do also have a French press (mostly for my wife) and the aforementioned drip coffee machine that I’d like to be able to use the grinder for too. Espresso is off the table due to finances so I don’t need something that can go that finely ground.
There’s a story about Bella Abzug. One day she was with a group of other women and someone spilled gravy on a new silk blouse. Everyone was in a tizzy about finding the best dry cleaner. Finally Ms. Abzug said just use soap and water. Everyone was aghast. You can’t use soap and water on silk!
Why not? What do you think the Chinese emperors used back in the day?
Don’t listen to the people who tell you that you need expensive stuff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Abzug
I like that analogy. I’ll read up on her more too, she seems like an interesting person for sure. I haven’t heard of her before. Thanks for the wiki link.
My wildest coffee device is a $9.00 frother. A friend regifted me my first one, and I think I’ve brought two more. I nuke my cream for 30 seconds and then whip it and pour it on top of the coffee. I like to add a dash of cinnamon.
The grinder I use was $20 [?] at the hardware store. I use a stove top espresso pot.