Coffee Bulletin
Jan. 4th, 2006 11:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rhienellethFor those of you who've been reading my adv. in coffee posts with any modicum of interest, here is an item that might interest you:
Costco has a really awesome coffee deal going on. A Solis Maestro burr grinder on sale for $69.99. It's normally $110-120, and even at regular price is the cheapest true "conical burr grinder" you want to get. All those $50 Krups and Cuisinart supposed "burr" grinders are poorly made and use plastic parts that end up smashing your beans instead of really grinding them. You would be amazed at how the flavor of your coffee will change with this baby on your counter. Blade grinders don't grind - they chop. Unevenly at that. A true burr grinder grinds the beans uniformly, so you get all the great flavor notes other grinding methods don't allow, and also don't end up with dust or sludge in the bottom of your cup. Besides, right now you can get this excellent grinder for only $20 more than it's cheaper pretentious cousins. I'm picking up two as future gifts for friends. I highly recommend this deal to anyone curious about good coffee. :)
Also, the machinist at work finished the stainless steel ring for new homemade roaster. Now I'm just waiting on one part of arrive via UPS, and I'm set for roasting 1 pound batches of fresh coffee. :) Can't wait.
Costco has a really awesome coffee deal going on. A Solis Maestro burr grinder on sale for $69.99. It's normally $110-120, and even at regular price is the cheapest true "conical burr grinder" you want to get. All those $50 Krups and Cuisinart supposed "burr" grinders are poorly made and use plastic parts that end up smashing your beans instead of really grinding them. You would be amazed at how the flavor of your coffee will change with this baby on your counter. Blade grinders don't grind - they chop. Unevenly at that. A true burr grinder grinds the beans uniformly, so you get all the great flavor notes other grinding methods don't allow, and also don't end up with dust or sludge in the bottom of your cup. Besides, right now you can get this excellent grinder for only $20 more than it's cheaper pretentious cousins. I'm picking up two as future gifts for friends. I highly recommend this deal to anyone curious about good coffee. :)
Also, the machinist at work finished the stainless steel ring for new homemade roaster. Now I'm just waiting on one part of arrive via UPS, and I'm set for roasting 1 pound batches of fresh coffee. :) Can't wait.
