skeevy_scallops

Great read. I wonder if there’s a possibly for open source tools to decode these types of marks? I can’t imagine it’s easy especially if a company like google is creating it so that they have proprietary access to the stored information

This makes me so uncomfortable

Fair enough. And yes the cleanliness of those machines can be problematic and require more care, but not enough to be an inconvenience to most people. But I agree with you on that in general as well as the cost aspect.

I am aware that those two phrases negate each other to some extent, however grinding the night before is still infinitely better than store-bought, pre-ground coffee. Just pointing out the small steps someone can make to improve their current setup. No need to overhaul the entire system you have for yourself if a couple small changes can get you to a better end product.

My own experience in coffee has always just been “use what you have until you understand the reason for updrading or changing your equipment.” Make baby steps along the way instead of changing everything at once is always my argument.

Been working in coffee for several years now. It started as a hobby which means I have about 6 different ways of making coffee at home. All that to say I can find very little wrong with these machines as long as your beans are decent quality and you’re grinding fresh for each pot.

Yes they rarely have any form of temp control and the hot plate leaves coffee tasting stale after a few hours of keeping it warm, but they’re consistent, albeit consistently mediocre.

And they come with the added bonus of being able to schedule the brew time which can be helpful for those rushed mornings.

seconding both of these. Anna’s is the goat and Vimm’s has a huge log of old games

ironic because it’s a YouTube video, but this helped me shake a similar funk. It just kinda opened my eyes to how much you can actually just go do

https://youtu.be/e-lL8hlZoXc

smol penor enrgi