I'm currently ~500 digests behind and have been meaning to write up an
OM-D minireview for ages and ages, but figured I'd briefly chime in on
the coffee discussion with a couple of photos:
http://i.imgur.com/MV5HN.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NhQEc.jpg
Equipment: grinder is a Baratza Preciso, which works just fine -- the
Bodum burr grinder is surprisingly good for the price and will just
about get down to espresso grind, but it's right at its limit (modding
it helps, mind you); the Preciso still has 1/3 of its range to go when
it's making a grind that'll choke my machine, so I have lots of room to
play around if the beans require it.
Machine is a Nuova Simonelli Oscar (HX machine) -- it makes nice shots
of espresso, of course, but I don't actually _like_ espresso that much,
I mostly wanted something that would steam to play around with latte
art, and it does that in spades. (I've actually had to restrict the
steam nozzle to keep things under control). Previous machine was a Saeco
Via Venezia, which also made reasonable coffee (especially once
depressurised), but wasn't steam-y enough.
Roaster, when it's not too cold outside, is an old Poppery II
(http://www.sweetmarias.com/airpop/airpopmethod.php) which does a
reasonable job in small batches.
Other tips: by far the best way to get a good shot of espresso-ish
coffee on the cheap is an Aeropress, just make sure to use it inverted.
(youtube for lots of links there).
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