bruceb wrote:John, perhaps you can tell us more about what you expect from a machine,
Just read this thread with great interest and wondering how much coffee you guys make, I accept everything that's said regarding quality of machine-V-results. An 80 gram roast lasts me three/four days and I don't want to grind my beans until I brew so I'm only grinding 2/3 tablespoons of bean each time. Ok, I could risk grinding more, maybe the whole 80 grams but assuming money is no object is it feasible for such small quantities to have such a large machine ?
From store-bought coffee to where I am now with my Donald Duck popcorn roaster and spinning blade grinder is a huge-huge and fabulous improvement and given that I find the cupboard-space I may in time consider something more adventurous than the Duolit but in the mean-time the Duolit will be regarded as another boys unnecessary gadget. Hopefully a huge improvement on the soon to be relegated spinning blade machine.
I'm really excited that things have the potential for getting even better than they are now, in the mean-time, my kitchen extractor stinks of coffee roasting that apparently smells like tobacco and another problem to share with you guys.
Hot-air-gun roasting.
French press.
Aeropress. Swiss Gold Modified.
Bialetti Venus.
MahlKonig Vario.