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Roasting & Education
Cook’s Illustrated Weighs In on Gear
As an avid reader of Cook’s, I found their ideas on necessary coffee gear a good read. It’s great to see them raising the bar. Cook’s full article is available for your review.
Our daughter has the Bonavita 8-cup and I can heartily endorse their judgement on it. The brewer brings the water to the appropriate temp (195-205°) and presents a cup that rivals my pourovers. While not a fan of plastic in the prep, I have seen enough geeks use their Clever that I believe it too offers a great cup. Grab one here from Seattle Coffee Gear. Seattle Coffee Gear, a retailer from whom I have always received good service, will ship quickly. Give them a try. Seattle Coffee Gear has a ton of YouTubes on coffee equipment. View some when you need tips using your hardware.
Technivorm? That is all we use in the office as we don’t have an ability to heat water in a kettle. Truth is, I don’t think I could differentiate between a cup prepared in the TV from my own pourovers at home. Remember the TV when you are gifting someone for a special occasion. Technivorm from Seattle Coffee Gear.
Downside to the article? Grinders. Whirlygigs are woefully inadequate as a grinder of your coffee. Step up to the entry grinder, Baratza’s Encore ($130 shipped from Amazon). I have introduced at least 10 homebrewers to the Encore and all have raved at the improvement of the cup from the whirlygigs they were previously using.
Thanks, Cook’s, for keeping the discussion going.
2 Comments
Aaron
Great Illustration! And full of knowledge base……
John Farrell
Being a maturing newbie to the coffee fraternity (and recently retired) I spend a lot of time reading blogs, advice on doing a better job at coffee and continuously searching for additional information. I read the blog about the Focus on the Roast and the negative responses thereto. I’d suggest that no matter what logo was used or tried out, someone would find reason to complain.
I refer to those regular complainers as people that would complain if they were hung with a gold rope. To them I say, “get a life” or wear a heavier raincoat, because from time to time it’s gonna rain on your parade.
Good content and a well designed website for Mill City Roasters. The next time I’m in Minneapolis I’ll make a trip out to your shop and leave money.