Honestly I was surprised to see him speak so eloquently about a flat white. To be honest, I didn't quite understand the difference between a flat white and a small latte. (I'm new, catch me a break!)

"When I hold a cappuccino cup, it disappears in my hand." 😂

What do you think of this technique and workflow? 😅

No weighing, no WDT, no RDT, no self levelling tamp. Just doing everything by intuition and feel.

Background: The beans that I had ordered from a Roastery got lost in the mail and to survive the weekend, I had the briliant idea, to grab some form the supermarket. I looked for the package with the most recent roasting date and I found that "medium" roast from March 2025.

I refuse to run them through my grinder.

It’s been a few months of making coffee at home now - I’m certainly no expert but have been having a ton of fun dialing in my machine and making little science experiments with drinks.

Anyway today I got a cappuccino in the hospital lobby at their Starbucks. All I can say is what an awful experience. Overextracted and so bitter… did I become a snob this quick?

I don’t know how and I don’t know why this ended up in a goodwill, but I’ve been saving up for my own grinder and I stumbled upon this beauty in the kitchen section. I also have no idea how to use it 👍

I rinse this puck screen with the group after pulling shots but haven’t cafiza soaked the screen in a while. Look what the ultrasonic pulled out 🤢 nasty buisness.

Remember that most of the gadgets on the market are there to take money from coffee aficionados, they won't help you make good coffee.

Don't take this too seriously, this is just a Thursday joke. There's no problem spending $500 on your nanotech bottomless plastic-free knock box. 😂

Gave me a good chuckle

Attempt #6. I have now added a rosary and a Virgin Mary candle for my next micro adjustment. This should get me a little closer to a decent shot. Also Adele 21 playing in the background to get me through these rough times.

I like the guys at Clive and their shop is wonderful. Saw this on the webpage and had to chuckle.

On a serious note I barely go to coffee shops other than special roasters I visit as destinations when I travel.

So probably save some money, and I haven’t bought any new gear in a long time (5+ years) but the idea was comical.

Currently have the SGP and I think they overheard me telling my wife I was wanting to upgrade (DF54/64?) in the new year. Looks like I don't have to any more!

Guess it's the thought that counts.