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This is a coffee community, not an espresso community. Here's my evil drip brew machine and morning abomination (europe.pub)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by to c/coffee@lemmy.world
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I like espressos (especially mochas) but they take a bit of work to prepare a single cup. With drip brew, I can do very little and get unhealthy amounts of caffeination into my corpse. Also, I pour ungodly amounts of creamer into my coffee. That Mason jar is quite literally half coffee half creamer.

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[–] 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I’ve only had mine for a month after my old Oxo 9-cup machine had an electronic failure. At a certain point, coffee is coffee. I don’t think the product from the Mocca is objectively much better than the Oxo’s. But the Mocca seems to be designed without any corner-cutting, using high-quality materials and reliable, simple mechanisms more than cheaper alternatives.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    At a certain point, coffee is coffee

    This is basically where I’ve landed after trying all the things. I’ve determined I care about coffee more than most but far less than many.

    If I’ve got good beans the rest is really nuance that I’d need to compare side by side.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I agree completely. Beans and even just proper technique (actually dialing in the water/bean ratio, using the right filters, rinsing the filter, etc.) are probably way more important than which drip machine you’re using.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I’ve fallen even further 😅

    My machine’s manual recommends using “oxygen whitened filters” and I used to stress this. Well the last time I went to buy filters the one place in town that used to sell them stopped. I decided I probably couldn’t tell the difference and bought the “natural” ones from the same company and I definitely don’t notice a difference.

    I’ve got my ratio locked in; 60:1 and I weigh the water and beans every time. But other than that and a thorough cleaning and descaling on the manufacturer’s recommended schedule, that’s about the extent of my fussiness anymore.

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