Coffee grinder

[vivdunstan]

Got a whizzy new one shot grinder for my coffee. It’s taken a little dialling in to get to the right grind level, but it’s a great flavour now. It will grind to espresso fineness, but for now we’re mainly using it for Hario Switch V60 immersion/drip combo. Which needs a much less fine grind level. But it does that too. This will mean I can enjoy fresher tastier coffee at home, that also keeps fresher for longer.

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[a_cubed]

I used to use a blade grinder (still have it in a cupboard) but gave in and bought a burr grinder which allows for adjustment for fineness. I keep looking at espresso machines, but not until I've got a new job (seven years and pending on insecurity, sigh), so it sits permanently on a cafetiere setting. The beans live in the freezer.

[vivdunstan]

We occasionally have espresso from a handheld espresso maker, so espresso grind is a handy but rarely used option to have too. Good tip re the freezer. Thanks! Ours is a conical burr grinder.

[a_cubed]

I got the freezer tip for coffee from Andrew Paterson, another StA CS alumnus who I knew through the gaming and SF groups there.

[vivdunstan]

Great! Andrew and I were undergrads together 1990-4. We were 2 of only 3 CS undergrads in our class for honours years, after a huge class rebellion in 2nd year. We hardly ever saw the 3rd (joint honours) student. Andrew has stayed good friends with us. He lives in St Andrews. When we had Covid in September he called into our home with a care package :)

[a_cubed]

When we were in Edinburgh before $MOTHER's funeral in 2016, we met up with Andrew there (he was weekly commuting to Edinburgh for work at that point) and then again in St Andrews at the weekend.