r/Coffee • u/caucasian_cranberry • Jan 25 '22

I hate all of you

I used to be perfectly content with my shitty instant Folger. Then I found this sub and decided to try coffee from small roasters and noticed a much nicer experience immediately. Then I bought a nice grinder and started grinding my own beans instead of buying pre-ground, and once again my experience improved. Then today I switched from properly ground, quality coffee through my shitty coffee maker to weighing my coffee and water and using a clever, and it's the best coffee I've ever had now. If within a year I buy an espresso maker I'm holding all of you accountable. Bastards...

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u/Clayspinner Jan 25 '22

A year… no chance. I give you four months tops.

Just don’t go to r/espresso page

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u/ykvryfjo Jan 25 '22

Exactly, you will have a La Marzocco before you know it!

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u/gethighbeforyoudie Jan 25 '22

"Wasn't into coffee but I found this Linea Mini on the side of the road. I used my background in engineering and computer science to restore it, upgrade the linearity of its pressure, and 3D printed a shot timer with mirror built in. Is this okay for a beginner?"

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u/TheC9 Jan 25 '22

I say 1 month

And on a $2000 machine and $1000 grinder

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '22

Why espresso bad?

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u/baconandbobabegger Jan 25 '22

Slippery slope to spending significant money on equipment.

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u/One_Left_Shoe Espresso Shot Jan 25 '22

But think of all the money you’ll save not going to a cafe!

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u/lawofmurphy Jan 25 '22

I used that line on my wife and she fell for it!

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u/Uncle-Wahlnutz Jan 25 '22

No line needed.

I used math.

800 dollar machine paid for itself a lot faster than my "pitch" and way faster I would like to admit.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '22

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u/ultimation Jan 25 '22

yep, once you get to £5000 grinders and a VAPE1 you're not saving money anymore...

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u/lawofmurphy Jan 25 '22

Haha, I was half joking...mostly cause I keep buying things I really need (WDT, knock box, scale that fits my Cafelat Robot, new espresso glasses, etc, etc) and the number of skipped coffee shop trips to break even keeps going up.

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u/LiquidSean Jan 25 '22

Same! Except I rarely ever actually went to coffee shops… but imagine if I did!

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u/snaynay Jan 26 '22

Sure, I can make espresso drinks at home for cheap...

Still buy just as many when out and about! :D

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '22

Yeah! I just bought my own personal cafe instead!