Los Angeles/OC/San Diego 🌈

[cedar otter]

yeah this show is smart bc they use 4 exhibition halls. 2 on each floor. the bottom floor is all the sandwiches and the casual stuff

[eternal birch]

how was KR pastry game

whats the trend

[cedar otter]

the top 2 floor was all specialty coffee

[cedar otter]

Iono lol

only had coffee

my pee smells like coffee everyday

shio-pan is everywhere

[compact hound]

At junia

[proven anchor]

Too sweet lol

[mellow sonnet]

Ahh panama gesha
Sniff sniff
Smells like elida

[solid ferry]

I anti-hope for this

[cold apex]

update: hironori was good. appreciate the small details of the place. garlic and spicy add-ons being free ruled. small portion sizes, felt a little jipped getting like 6 cubes of tofu for $2.50 extra

def expensive. broth was bomb. noodles clung to it really well. chashu was bomb. just wish there was 3 cuts instead of 2

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah it's good but expensive

[cold apex]

for ~$20 a bowl i'd go to other spots but i didn't leave dissatisfied whatsoever

[mellow sonnet]

Can't speak on portions bc I don't eat a lot 💀

[cold apex]

i dont eat a lot either ive got a tiny stomach lol

[mellow sonnet]

There's a hironori in Pasadena I haven't been to yet either bc I've been trying other spots so far

[cold apex]

i wouldnt be surprised if this location in particular has stiffer portions bc of the area

[cold apex]

and half an egg was $3. wtf. give me the whole damn egg

[mellow sonnet]

Damn the egg prices went up since I last went

It was 1$ before

Egg shortage hit them hard I guess

[cold apex]

cant imagine its to the point where they're losing profit on them

although idk restaurant egg prices

[mellow sonnet]

I thought most people returned egg prices to lower when the shortage stopped

[cold apex]

def going to phoholic next. love that its open late so we could snag a bowl after the ducks game

🦆

sometimes inconvient to leave at 330-400 for a 700 game just to eat and sit in rush hour traffic

[mellow sonnet]

Phoholic 2 is my fave

1 kinda ghetto

3 is mid

Although 3 is the only one w clean floors that doesn't feel like I will slip and fall

2 is in Stanton and 3 is in Costa Mesa the South coast plaza location

[tight gorge]

3 days in my house and I already need to replace my sewer line. Winning!

[mellow sonnet]

Lasting longer than me

[short condor]

Vulcan Panama geshas from 2018/2019 crop are still the best coffees I’ve had to date.

When you’re asked if you want still or sparking it’s implied that they’re both complimentary if my opinion but never is sadly.

[eternal birch]

they offered 3, filtered, still, and sparkling

idgi but I thought filtered was for sure free, maybe they just mischarged us for still

[short condor]

But kimbo in Naples is 🤤

Coffee fest use to be good but it sucked ever since it left the reef location. Now it’s just corporate bullshit left and right.

[mellow sonnet]

https://www.kkinstagram.com/p/DRTbuMNgSaW/

Speaking of phoholic it's coming to sgv

[fallen gulch]

someone remember to screenshot when the thread hits 42069 messages tonight

[tight gorge]

we need 52 messages

time

to

spam

[mellow sonnet]

I don't even know where the count is

[short condor]

Mmmmm spam

[tight gorge]

42023

[short condor]

I’ll keep cash In your pocket, sell me your pietro 😈

I just added up all the other sections combined in the coffee events categories and the only had 14325 give or take a few compared to this groups now 42025 comments.

[compact hound]

Apollonias 2nd location open

Parking situation is better

Time to refresh my memory soon

[fallen gulch]

wait don't threads have a message count cap or something? I remember that we're on at least bana number two now

[dull adder]

That's for threads, which have a max number of users at 1,000.
This is using their post feature

[crude citrus]

Does everyone use the Acaia Pearl for PO?

[dull adder]

I do. Mine is kinda not that responsive to touch inputs?

[crude citrus]

Bc i feel like if im gonna spend that much I might as well get a Walmart paragon aka timemore black mirror duo

[boreal solar]

I use my lunar for pour over. 02 and smaller it’s doable tbh

Not ideal but I don’t really want another scale.

[compact hound]

Black mirror is good

Lowkey want the fellow tally ngl

[short condor]

Really enjoy it, it’s responsive and I like the auto ratio feature.

[earnest robin]

I have never done smog test and my car will be more than 8 years old next year. I got aftermarket intake in it and I'm kind of lazy to swap to the stock. How strict are smog checks with non CARB intakes?

[mellow sonnet]

Pearl and paragon 🫡

I think tally is a great scale tbh but I like how easy the pearl is to wipe down

[short condor]

You need to find a place that takes cash, best bet is Glendale and expect to pay double-ish

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah if u know a guy they can "test" for u

[earnest robin]

How much is smog usually?

[short condor]

Tally is bitch to clean

[earnest robin]

I'll probably just swap to stock if I have to drive to Glendale lol
It takes 30 minutes to swap and an hour to get to Glendale

[short condor]

50 for hybrids 75-125 for regular vehicles and trucks usually 175

[dull adder]

An intake may not be a problem, depends on which one and which car

[mellow sonnet]

Pearl got easier to clean when I stopped using the heat pad

[earnest robin]

These cones intakes in a plastic cold box

[short condor]

In Glendale you can find people that will “test” for more money plenty of cars with new registration that couldn’t pass a smog to save their life

[earnest robin]

Maybe I can get a fake carb number

It's obd check anyway. And it's super boring car

[dull adder]

You definitely don't need to go to Glendale lmao. There's sketchy shops all over. I think last time I physically went into a shop it was in Inglewood? And the last time I did this I paid someone through insta and didn't have to drive anywhere

But sorry I don't have any connects atm

[dull adder]

Also sorry but this doesn't really help clarify. K&N has an easy to find form for this, and sells cone in a box types: https://www.knfilters.com/replacement-carb-eo-decal-request

If you bought some random ebay special then yeah good luck. Ultimately this part of the policy is pretty stupid but it is what it is. As it's a visual inspection you could likely pass that part regardless.
And of course you can always just register in Nevada and the mod as much as you want lol

[crude citrus]

I’m using the lunar for now and the display is blocked by my kinto carafe.

Plus there’s no pour over mode? Unless I’m mistaken? It keeps doing auto tare or time stop

[earnest robin]

My part doesn't have carb

It's not random shop but they stated clearly it's not carb. I didn't know what that meant at that time

[dull adder]

You can disable/enable different modes from the settings. And maybe from the app?

[earnest robin]

How will you register out of state without being a resident or owning business there? Does Nevada allow that

[dull adder]

I can ask a friend, idk exact details. Some people I know own property there so it's easy for them. But some I know for sure don't lol. Probably only worth if you're really modding and tuning a lot

[crude citrus]

Yea I cycled through the modes and I don’t have PO mode. I think it’s only on the pearl bc it’s not on the lunar manual

[crude citrus]

This is a big can of worms question lol

[dull adder]

Last thing I'll say is be careful as you can flag your car if you fail a few times. But probably just go to a random shop in town you feel less safe in, and they wont care about the visual check. And it'll be cheaper

aaand

hehe funny number message count

[glossy sail]

niceeee

milestone moment for this thread lol

[weary chasm]

@desert stirrup might be still selling one. Maybe

[cedar otter]

Patrick rolf on some coal shit

[solid ferry]

Is this the 32nd flavor?

[fallen gulch]

thank you!

[boreal solar]

I don’t know how strict they are. The whole process is pretty basic. I did one on my secondary car yesterday. Took about ten minutes. They hook up the diagnostic cable to the cars computer, have you start it just grab a reading. The whole thing took like 10 minutes. I say just to go for it. Worst they can do is fail you and you’ll have to do it again.

[civic crest]

How about that thunder last night

Felt like I was back in the Midwest haha

[tight gorge]

If you fail once they will get on your ass and make you test yearly.

[boreal solar]

Oh don’t listen to me then. Honestly I never really thought much about it. The car I have to smogtest is a hybrid and they usually chuckle when I bring it in.

[neon scaffold]

It’s for sure gonna be easier to swap to stock. The costs of hot smogging alone will cost more than your labor

[mellow sonnet]

is prodigal good again? i got a bag of COE honduras and its actually good

bought bc i havent had honduras in over a year but im actually impressed w prodigal roasting

[boreal solar]

I don’t think they were ever bad. Closer to inconsistent. I’ve had some good bags.

[glossy sail]

Felt like some prodigal roasts were a little too developed

But I haven't had prodigal in a while. Year or so.

[dull adder]

Idk someone here said $100 for a regular smog check and that's nearly what I paid last time for a dirty smog 😂

[boreal solar]

They can be. Scott is a pioneer and modern trends involve lighter roasts. I think he’s the one who introduced the 12% dv rule iirc

I also feel like development doesn’t mean bad. Just not your preference.

Unless we’re talking a black oily mess

[neon scaffold]

Damn $100 for a smog is crazy

If anyone gets overwhelmed with their aviary sub and wants to sell a bag lmk I wanna try some, never have tasted

[boreal solar]

I paid like 50 for a standard smog check yesterday

[desert stirrup]

Hell nah! Best hand grinder for pour over I’ve owned

It’s worth it, just buy one new!

Sometimes they’ll pop up on the buy sell channel

That way you don’t have to season 5kg by hand 💀

[desert stirrup]

Bruh, I just sold my barely used one on eBay

@crude citrus just stop. You can’t reverse time.

Accept the unc card

You even have a ||wife|| and ||kid||

That’s mega unc

[crude citrus]

Bro keeping tabs on who reacts and how now

[desert stirrup]

There was only one 6 and one 7 react

I knew without even looking

[desert stirrup]

Actually wait a few weeks. Someone is trying to make adapters for the Pietro burrs to fit into a niche zero

https://www.uuinstagram.com/reel/DRLgsjgDD90/

[mellow sonnet]

I think aviary got super hyped 2024 and then this year was mid. Idk about next year hopefully better

[mellow sonnet]

They already exist no? Sworks did it a long time ago

The niche also struggles with torque though because conicals generally run lower rpm than flats

So you get less torque and u have to do jank shit to hold the pin down to hot start to help with the lack of torque

[boreal solar]

Brb driving to Colorado

[dull adder]

New roaster. It's hype again

[crude citrus]

Did he switch from the Stronghold? Or was it a Loring? I can’t keep up

[dull adder]

Stronghold S9X to Roest P3000

[compact hound]

@eternal birch junia po not bad not great

I would just stick with the drip

I also dont like fc

[mellow sonnet]

Waymo on the freeway

Kinda crazy to see

[crude citrus]

He’s going from an 8kg roaster to a 3kg?

[earnest robin]

I have seen that too but there was a person on the driver seat

Maybe they are testing it

[compact hound]

Yuh

[earnest robin]

Unhyped

[crude citrus]

You can call a Waymo in LA now. It’s been out for a couple years

It’s just more expensive than uber

[vivid violet]

I had also seen a weird boxy one when picking up at Ondo, a few weeks ago..

[compact hound]

What did you think

[dull adder]

Yeah Jaguar has ended production of the I-Pace, I heard Waymo bought the rest of them. And this Zeeker is cheaper than the Jaguar which helps.

[dull adder]

They have been testing on the freeway, with employees in the driver's seat. But they also just recently allowed people to start riding in them on the freeway

[crude citrus]

That’s a rare sighting. Didn’t know they were testing in LA

[dull adder]

You can't just directly compare the listed max batch size. And also they don't necessarily take the same time. The Roest is faster so ultimately it's only a small downgrade in capacity.

More info here: #coffee-roasting message

Comparing between air roasters is better.. but if you compare a drum to a fluid bed and only consider max batch size from the mfg it would seem more dramatic than it is in reality

[boreal solar]

Its not that much faster though. The stronghold isn't really a tradational drum. One of the draws is that its faster than tradational drum roasters with improved back to back ability.

I doubt it makes up for the batch limitation.

its a three heat system.

[dull adder]

I don't roast, and don't have experience with either machine. But if Feran is saying he's seeing the P3000 as 40% faster than the Stronghold then I believe him

[boreal solar]

No denying its faster. I was just stating that it wouldn't offset the batch being less than half the size.

There might be other reasons though. I haven't really had hands on experience with the roest beyond their sample models. I'm sure he likes something else about it.

[earnest robin]

It was cheaper for me when I was ordering it

[crude citrus]

Not comparing the capabilities of the machines, only the batch size. Obviously he knows roasting well and his own production needs. Just wondering how that would affect his output and it seems like it isn’t much

Link was exactly what I was looking for though, an explanation from Feran himself. Thanks for that

[eternal birch]

lmao

technique gud?

[eternal birch]

sourdough donuts??

[dull adder]

If one machine has 6kg capacity and takes 5 minutes to roast and 5 minutes to warm up. And another has 3kg and takes 5 to roast, 0 to warm. Then throughput is the same, despite half the capacity.
Also Feran states he was only doing 6kg, which is why is my point with batch size. You can't just take what the mfg says and compare. Most roasters can't max out their capacity

[crude citrus]

That’s assuming you let the roaster cooldown all the way between roasts which I’m sure he doesn’t do 😃

And I assume at least 10% the listed capacity is the max batch size across all roasters

Unless for some reason you can only do like 50% on a SH vs 100% on a Roest. I really don’t know

[weary chasm]

It's Christmas vibes season. Lol

[earnest robin]

What's that box on the right

Oh, Sisu 2 was released today

Sisu 1 was fun

[weary chasm]

Dak panettone

[earnest robin]

European coffees

[weary chasm]

https://www.dakcoffeeroasters.com/shop/coffee/panettone?quantity=250g&roast=espresso

[neon scaffold]

im still letting mine rest have had it for 2 weeks now--let me know if u get any nice cups out of it im gonna be experimenting w/ it next week

mine is espresso roast tho so maybe it's irrelevant

[weary chasm]

I just got my shipment today

Mine says filter

[neon scaffold]

yea

[weary chasm]

Seems hard to brew coferment wrong.

Its so strong. Any flaws get masked. Lol.

[neon scaffold]

tru, will just be a matter of how coarse i can go on the espresso b4 it squirts at me

i haven't had mny coferments but ive enjoyed all of them more as spro than filter so far

[vivid violet]

just getting to trying this. super interesting flavor, it has a fruit and funk which is really neat.

it's exactly what i thought it would be 😅

thank you @cedar otter !

[civic crest]

Second time for me I like it. Nice and fluffy and fried to order. Worth it if you’re in the area.

[compact hound]

Im a big fan

I crushed 3 when i went

[civic crest]

lol to be young

i wanted to crush all three but i ate pieces of each and brought the rest home to my wife

[desert stirrup]

Dude that person is super annoying with that post.

[desert stirrup]

Where is this? What is this? How was it?

[civic crest]

You gotta go if you’re near Tustin

[vivid violet]

do you find the person doing the voice-over too lecture-y ?

[tight gorge]

I know from who I got my foodie gene when my mom says shes going to make pozole a day before I get there so peaks when we eat it

[tight gorge]

A/S/L

[compact hound]

Realest love

[civic crest]

most these ppl here gotta be too young for asl

[tight gorge]

real ones know that by day two the broth might taste better but the grains start dissintegrating.

[short condor]

They are delicious and they usually make them fresh too. Lots of really crazy flavors too.

[short condor]

Idk why but there’s always a lot of cofeee gear for sale in Tustin

[surreal pivot]

Where?

[lunar fjord]

Oli Boli kinda went downhill

QC off

I try to go every time I'm back in Socal but the last 2-3 times have been disappointing

[tight gorge]

When tried it was aight, prob an off night

funny that I love sidecar and oli boil founder came from there

[desert stirrup]

From the insta post?

[desert stirrup]

Pls explain

[desert stirrup]

Yeah idk wtf that is man

[vivid violet]

American Sign Language

[desert stirrup]

I ain’t no unc

[desert stirrup]

Wut

Idk what that is

[tight gorge]

Iirc Chat with a friend was the og chat roulette

[glossy sail]

Back to the days of AIM

[neon scaffold]

Only old heads know. It means age/sex/location. us old folk would go online chat rooms w strangers from all over the world and you’d always ask asl to see who u were talking to

(Everyone lied)

[mellow sonnet]

Wait I know asl

💀 am I old

I think I was just a degen tho

[earnest robin]

9 numbers

[earnest robin]

https://youtu.be/X2UXIaAo12w

Unc's messenger

https://tenor.com/view/msn-windows-live-messenger-signing-in-signin-msn-messenger-gif-14108899

[cedar otter]

We got mandarin in seoul

[crude citrus]

Wait it literally looks the same

[lunar fjord]

lol extremely painful to know that asl and icq are old head things now

[crude citrus]

This sound is forever stuck in my head

[wild hawk]

Hi, someone sent me a link to this. You're making a ton of assumptions here, friend. Yes, I do let the machine cool down fully between batches to ensure starting drum temps match. After the stronghold "upgrade" this year (hardware + software) this takes an excessively long time. 5-6 min between batches. It just does not shed heat readily. I've had to change my roasting approach (evident in 017 on) to account for this. So for an 8-9 min roast plus 5 min between batches... we are looking at, best case, 4.5ish roasts per hour, or a throughput of 27kg of green at 6kg batches.

On the p3000, it performs better with full capacity batches and is much more efficient with heat, we can use lower air temps and avoid heating the drum, requiring only 30-60s between batches. For a 6 min roast plus 1 min BBP, we're at 8.5 roast per hour, or about 26kg per hour.

[wild hawk]

Sorry meant for this to tag you 😉

[dull adder]

Ahhhh I was like??

The assumptions in my message was just exaggerated examples, to show that throughput can't be looked at through the lens of a single variable like batch size

[wild hawk]

Yeah, it's a foolish approach. For example: Diedrich IR-12 series. Ostensibly 12kg capacity but can't really do more than 7kg well, can't roast/cool simultaneously and the fastest sound BBP protocol is 7-8 minutes

A 9 min roast plus 7min BBP = 3.75 batches per hour = 26kg. Better off with Roest P3000

[weary chasm]

What do you do with old equipment? Do you sell it?

[wild hawk]

Yes

[crude citrus]

Appreciate the clarification! Interesting that you let the machine cool down for consistency. Never thought of it that way even if it is at the expense of being able to roast more per hour

Perhaps my question was taken out of context because it wasn’t a dig at you for changing roasters to a smaller one. You’re obviously much more knowledgeable than I am and I wanted to know why

[cedar otter]

This was a huge part of scott Rao’s roasting masterclass

[crude citrus]

I’d like to attend one in person if he hosts one here

[cedar otter]

Proper cooling of the drum for batch to batch consistency

[cedar otter]

Also this explains why some of the latter batches got darker

For me

[earnest robin]

He has a book about roasting

He talks about "between batch protocol"

[crude citrus]

Yea I read it whenever I go to Ondo

[cedar otter]

Haha

[crude citrus]

I need to go more

[cedar otter]

Good excuse

[earnest robin]

I can send it to you

[dull adder]

Now the question is... who's the rat

[crude citrus]

Idk but I actually like aviary 😂

I’m a little starstruck

Back to regularly scheduled programming

Of posting food with no context

[crude citrus]

Oh and I appreciate the offer but there’s a toddler in this house and if you send it I’m afraid you won’t get it back in one piece

[earnest robin]

What's context

[earnest robin]

Maybe she becomes a roaster

[wild hawk]

Exactly this

[wild hawk]

I never give up my sources

[cedar otter]

What I heard from Korean stronghold users is that they changed s9x’s preheat algorithm

Before it would just preheat to the set temperatures. Apparently now overshoots and then “cools” the temp down to what it’s set to

[crude citrus]

And that fixes the issue? So the issue is hysteresis?

[cedar otter]

No it created the issue

I think they are overheating the drum

[tight gorge]

Fine now that you are here when are you hosting a pop up at Ondo east Hollywood

Aviary USA tour

[crude citrus]

He’s also invited to the next coffee meetup

Maybe he could’ve told me at the last meetup that connecting a roaster on the same circuit as an espresso machine was a bad idea

[glossy sail]

I think Scott said he might do something at SCA San Diego for 2026.

[cedar otter]

Ondo might have some banging collabs around sca sd next year

[glossy sail]

Need the socal Asian coffee shop owner collab lol

[cedar otter]

I suggested Sherry to open a socal multi roaster booth lol

Make all of our roaster partners brew at the booth

But it’s so expensive

[wild hawk]

I should absolutely plan this. I'm ashamed of how little I visit LA these days considering my sister lives there

[crude citrus]

It’ll be in the 70s next week, just sayin

[wild hawk]

V compelling for someone living on a Great Lake

[cedar otter]

Today is finally warm enough in Seoul to wander around with a hoodie

High of 57 degrees

[weary chasm]

ohh. option o having a black friday sale

[crude citrus]

Fellow has a sale too on the stagg kettle

[vivid violet]

so is September:
#retail-coffee message

[vivid violet]

RIP, maybe their CS will refund you the diff ?

[crude citrus]

I bought it from Ondo

[glossy sail]

Is this the move when you suffer from caffeine withdrawal at cruising altitude?

[dull adder]

Yes if you can stomach the owner

Are there any other good instant coffees?

[glossy sail]

Not that I know of yet . . .

Potentially meeting up with someone who's starting up a specialty instant coffee thing... I'll see...

[fallen gulch]

there's a few specialty shops with instant nowadays but afaik they're considered brown by bana standards, and usually made with the blends I think

[neon scaffold]

i haven't had a bad cup of coffee in a while i kind of want one just to remember what it's like

[civic crest]

i still need to try this place. hoa phat yes?

[glossy sail]

Take a sip of McDonald's coffee or Starbucks. Call it recalibrating taste buds.

[neon scaffold]

i saw your pic and started craving airplane coffee

[crude citrus]

Yup. They’re known for the crispy pork but it’s personally too fatty for me. Really good though

[glossy sail]

I've been meaning to try hoa phat for the crispy pork ....

[crude citrus]

The grilled pork isn’t like that traditional pork at other places. It’s strong in star anise so reminds me of Taiwanese beef

[civic crest]

interesting

[glossy sail]

I like banh mi my tho on valley/3rd for more traditional

Tip is to get #2 - dac biet. It's all the cold cuts but my tho adds grilled pork (thit nuong) to it.

[dull adder]

Join me at counter culture on Fridays. Though their coffee and brews aren't bad, just likely not to the taste of most here

[civic crest]

i love the cold cuts with pate

[neon scaffold]

ive been wanting to go for a while to hang and learn, just have to find the right day with my job. sounds like an awesome experience tbh

im off for a few fridays for holidays il stop by next week if it's still happening day after thanksgiving

o seems like they're starting again in december nvm

[dull adder]

They're closed next week 😅

Dec 1st they're doing a full catalog cupping. Then Dec 5th is the next friday at 10

[neon scaffold]

o wow, 10am 12/1?

i dont see it on the eventbrite calendar

[dull adder]

1PM

[neon scaffold]

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/catalog-cupping-counter-culture-coffee-los-angeles-tickets-1661380958169 seems sold out rip

[dull adder]

Hmmm I never do their eventbrite signup, pretty sure it's not mandatory for that one

[neon scaffold]

o ok nice, ill b there

[cedar otter]

I’ll invite you to the next cupping for free to make up the difference

I’m gonna have 10x CoE coffee cupping
And a separate Panama geisha cupping

[crude citrus]

And then I will spend more on drinks filters and beans

[cedar otter]

I spent so much money on beans holy shit

Might bring back esmeralda nido and longboard misty mountain if we have leftovers from tomorrow’s popup

Nido is $90 for 15g

6 bucks per gram

But it’s amazeballs

[crude citrus]

Lol it’s okay. Honestly I totally forgot it was Black Friday. Just wanted to support shops that actually carry equipment these days

[cedar otter]

I just ordered more fellow stuff

Like the scale and stuff

And ode

Maybe for the holidays

Also met the director for mhw-3bomber and we might be distributing for them for the US market

[crude citrus]

I’ve been eyeing their wdt tool

[glossy sail]

Guys - I need y'all help. Help formulating an explanation for the **** when I show up at the hotel room next week with a P80.

lol

[cedar otter]

The pen looking one?

[crude citrus]

The auto one

[crude citrus]

Explanation to your ||wife||?

[glossy sail]

Yea.... lol

Imma show up Tuesday night with a P80....

[cedar otter]

Photoshop their Black Friday ad with a lower price

Tell her it was absurdly cheap and you can literally sell it back for more money after 1 year

That’s why I always say

[glossy sail]

Oh fuck. About to AI that Photoshop hahahaha

[crude citrus]

And tell you got it pre tariff and pre shipping

It wouldn’t even be a lie to tell her you’d be able to at least sell it for the same price after a year

[mellow sonnet]

Norikaya is good 🫡 get the spicy tuna cigar

the lighting terrible bc of that light under the counter

[mellow sonnet]

i went here bc Lisa from BP went last time she was in LA

[weary chasm]

Buy another

Fellow with their periodic 20% off sales

[weary chasm]

It's Def nice.

Thanks ondo for caring acaia scales locally and in person brick and mortar

[weary chasm]

Very nice. Lol. Sigh

[drowsy knot]

his bpp has improved my consistency radically

[drowsy knot]

both my kids live close to you and love to come ”home” for 70f thanksgiving 🙂

[short condor]

You found it on the street seems to be the only acceptable answer

[short condor]

Huh?

[tight gorge]

duh, you won it on a spin to win raffle

[boreal solar]

How far beyond his literature did that go anyway? I’m mildly curious. No need to give away secrets/details as the guy needs to make a living. just curious if it’s evolved

[civic crest]

I just realized mustards bagel is right down from the street from me so I guess I’ll have to try it sometime

[desert stirrup]

Please let me know how it is!

I have been hesitant because of the wait

Anytime a place is weekend hours only I have this internal conflict between the multi facades that are Rewb

[boreal solar]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1143455811290290/?mibextid=wwXIfr someone should grab this if it’s legit. The v2 is more or less identical to the v3

[mellow sonnet]

I did a FAFO on my pourover today. Dumped 15g into 100ml at max flow rate and gave high agitation until the "bloom" went through full drawdown and then another 140ml for 15:240. My tbt was 2:45 not bad but the brew tastes mid

[rough crypt]

switch?

[neon scaffold]

just brewed first time today--really happy with it. really pleasant and subtle banana bread note. did it as a pourover today

bit of orange is there for sure too

[mellow sonnet]

no just v60 and going fine

[desert stirrup]

Finally found the pizza coffee in stock!

https://politecoffee.com/products/lassos-pizza-colombia

This roaster has grown tremendously since I’ve last had them.

I used to study and chill at their cafe before hitting up the farmers market in college

[undone rover]

Obligatory Ondo - greetings from San Diego

[compact hound]

Nobody will do it as good as H&S

[desert stirrup]

I didn’t know they had pizza coffee!

[desert stirrup]

? ¿ ?

[tight gorge]

😇

They could have gotten better so who knows

Ima go to dunsmore for my bday next month. That steak looks irresistible

[compact hound]

What day?

[tight gorge]

Dec 12

My bday the next day doh

[weary chasm]

lol. maybe i need to grind finer. i get upfront Spice

reading it. def cardamom

like those holiday wines

[civic crest]

Might be acceptable for me since the chances of me ever getting courage are slim to none

I’ll be at dunsmoor Tuesday night

[weary chasm]

Is Dunsmoor a chefs choice? Or is it you just pick stuff from a menu.

I am ignorant

[eternal birch]

i am also headed to dunsmoor on my bday next year

[neon scaffold]

🤷‍♂️ maybe the darker roast profile on the espresso version mutes it a bit. I haven’t tried it as a shot yet

[mellow sonnet]

should i go dunsmoor for bday too then

💀

[neon scaffold]

Or maybe I just under extracted it and enjoyed that

[cedar otter]

Ooh my bday in a couple of weeks

Dunsmoor?

[tight gorge]

$60 with tip for two prepare bagels plus slice of cake.

💀

[boreal solar]

Nah bro, you spent too much on new equipment. In n out is in the menu.

[civic crest]

Yikes

[short condor]

Still the same stupid expensive price?

[civic crest]

I’m only going because I get $150 off

[short condor]

Hit and miss, had a second expierence at dunsmoor the other day thinking I just had a bad night and still got good but not great food. I didn’t get the steak this time but the people at the table next to me complained. I saw there steak and it was perfectly on one end and completely raw on the other like raw bar level shit. But I will say there vegetables were once again top tier. Cornbread is mid as hell and I’ll stand ten toes deep on that.

[mellow sonnet]

I just got my onyx advent and I realized there's 24 coffees. So there's nothing on Christmas 🤡

[short condor]

I heard you grind the deck of cards and brew them

@tight gorge ever been to Donna’s?

[tight gorge]

Nah I had been kidnapped by the west side for two years

I forget I live so close to the cool spots now

[boreal solar]

What are the dose sizes?

I was always scared off by the price and the fact I find a lot of onyx over developed for my taste

[surreal pivot]

Been meaning to try Dunsmoor. you’re the only person I’ve ever heard say this about the cornbread. What didn’t you like about it?

[compact hound]

I know 2 people who went and they both agreed it was just fine

Both said its too salty

[eternal birch]

this is correct lol

[short condor]

54 grams usually enough to purge a grinder they say and then brew 2 25 grams brews or one batch/chemex

[short condor]

I think the basic single origins are but if you get some of their nicer stuff it’s tastey, but that’s subjective person to person.

[short condor]

It’s a true hit or miss, sometimes it’s sickly sweet sometimes it’s doughy, but to be fair I’ve only had it twice and once it was okay and second time it’s wet dough and sugar

[weary chasm]

Paragon

[short condor]

Even what’s the brewer stand it doesn’t look like paragon or is it?

[weary chasm]

It's not paragon?

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah idk what that is

It's not paragon or mhw or timemore

[dull adder]

I thought it was a Belka Portal for a second

[mellow sonnet]

https://melcoffee.shop/items/658d267efe1d6b05f4f651f2

Ultranoki

Never heard

Wait they have a white one

First non-black stand I've seen

[boreal solar]

I don’t recognize it either I asked ChatGPT and it told me it was a v60 with a stand and a scale. It was super helpful.

[mellow sonnet]

No it's not this

It def has a square post

As the defining feature

[boreal solar]

It looks a lot like a modified paragon to me.

[short condor]

Yeah I think it’s something different all together the poll for the holder doesn’t look right for the paragon

[glossy sail]

'dirty' kinda legit lol

[weary chasm]

Til hario usa is Alhambra

[short condor]

Did I just drive out to fucking Glendora in the middle of the night for a brand new xbloom studio for $200..
Why yes. Yes I did.

[short condor]

Ooooh I wanted to try this!

[crude citrus]

Do they allow will call? Haha

[cedar otter]

They do for wholesale

[cedar otter]

It’s something he invented

[crude citrus]

Wait a second. That’s also the address of Lamill roasterery

[desert stirrup]

That’s your problem, you’re tipping

So EAF meet up at Dunsmoor?

[glossy sail]

Why does this coffee shop open at 12pm... Wtf shop does that

[short condor]

Where’s this at again ? Not in the us right now?

[glossy sail]

Nah. Macau.

[short condor]

@cedar otter are you bringing back gritholders for the xbloom or still taking preorders?

The Facebook/offer up notification waiting game finally paid off

Now I just need @desert stirrup to cave and sell me his well seasoned pietro and I won’t need Christmas this year.

[eternal birch]

a lot of chinese shops tbh

majority opened at 2pm when I was in outskirts of guangzhou

because its designed so workers who get off work at like 6pm can go chill at coffee shop

[cedar otter]

I might have some extras. I was hoping to pick them up in person but they are not ready yet 😩

[cedar otter]

Lamill=hario usa=sungarden

[short condor]

If you have one left over when ya get back or have some at the shop I’ll buy it for sure. Don’t mind paying for it ahead of time either🤙

[drowsy knot]

first popup in over a year yesterday - 3.5 hours of a line. Didn’t have a moment to look up. Hundreds of drinks and reminded why I never want to open a coffee shop 🤣

[boreal solar]

You can go to some pretty bomb restaurants for a full service meal for two around the price if you skip drinks.

[boreal solar]

Did you do it in silverlake?

[tight gorge]

Went to a festival with my bright blue hokas 👴

[boreal solar]

Don’t worry. You’ll upgrade to straight black new balance when the kiddos get older.

Just give up and get the cargo shorts with elastic waistband now.

[earnest robin]

Oh no, I wear them already

[neon scaffold]

Altra escalante 4s are amazing walking shoes

I’m in love

[surreal pivot]

The felon/dishwasher look is a hard no for me 😂

[desert stirrup]

That ain’t happening my man

You’ll need to break into my home and yoink that green hoe if you want it

And with that, I will never host a EAF meet up

I can’t let @short condor know where I live

[boreal solar]

He needs to be covert. Like I plan on steeling the shower screen off your decent and swapping the basket in your portafilter with a cheap $12 one off Amazon.

[short condor]

@desert stirrup ahhh man you got lucky I thought I was it was black not green. Shucks zoom lenses are only so good at night. But I do gotta keep that all black esthetic going maybe I’ll get lucky and there will be some sales going on this weekend. There’s a beat up white one for250 for sale in the Bay Area but I always worry about shipping stuff via marketplace.

[drowsy knot]

No it was a private event that I do for one of my clients (it’s for charity). Though I think I will do something by the reservoir in December. Maybe for Stay Housed LA or another local group

[drowsy knot]

never… probably

[eternal birch]

best

undeniably

[lunar fjord]

jus?

[mellow sonnet]

had mama lu's for first time in a while

i feel like it was better last time i had it, but that was a year ago

[lunar fjord]

do mama's lu and mama lu still exist

[mellow sonnet]

soup dumpling not enough soup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT0tkguWiEM

endorffiene putting in the work i guess

whens the LA location

[weary chasm]

Ohhh

Is it opening?

https://la.eater.com/pop-ups/285935/noma-los-angeles-pop-up-rene-redzepi

[eternal birch]

yep

[crude citrus]

I wear silver new balance does that count?

[tight gorge]

Looks dank

Too bad I don’t live nearby anymore

LA needs more locations like this.

[cedar otter]

Locations that let their old manager popup at their new location?

[tight gorge]

Nah, hidden industrial hangout spots. Berlin vibes for days

Wynd is aight, just didn’t want to get burned buying a nice spro for it to be coal

[weary chasm]

anyone on that paypal spending spree?

[short condor]

I was guessing poke etc in Carson, I’ll always make the drive for them.

[lunar fjord]

jus still the best

a bit salty for my taste sometimes though

[weary chasm]

this place?

https://www.yelp.com/biz/jus-poke-redondo-beach

[boreal solar]

Didn’t they close for health violations or something? 😅

[short condor]

I’ll have to give it a try, how’s it priced?

[eternal birch]

$13 for reg and $19 for large

[eternal birch]

only complaint I have this time is whoever was cutting green onions either doesnt know how to cut or got lazy

because I got fuckin big ass chunks of green onion

[dull adder]

Flog Gnaw? Viva Pomona? Or something else?

[tight gorge]

Dreamstate in LBC

Trance festival

[dull adder]

Was it good? I don't recognize like any of those names except the obvious ones

[tight gorge]

Meh, production was weak but mainly went to see Tiesto do a trance set which was dope

[glossy sail]

I'll be at Decent headquarters in a few days. Is there anything anyone wants me to ask or look at about the new Bengle? I'll definitely do some sound comparisons. And Im bringing hydrangea and moonwake beans to brew there.

[weary chasm]

Are they moving away from TCL for Bengle

[boreal solar]

How accurate is the built in scale and can it be used for weighing doses?

[glossy sail]

Yea they're going th Samsung tab a9 or something for Bengle. I'll test the scale out when I'm there

[tight gorge]

Ask when the new water pumps are coming out

[glossy sail]

Been asking them every year I'm there hahaha

[crude citrus]

What’s the crowd like now? Used to go when I wasn’t an unc

[tight gorge]

A bit older then back in the day. Unc dominant on certain DJs like oakenfold. Chilller than edc and hard events for sure

[mellow sonnet]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1156166399917620/?mibextid=dXMIcH

3550 EG-1

[boreal solar]

They tossing a puqpress too

It a trivial value

[mellow sonnet]

I assumed puqpress was extra but ya maybe

[mellow sonnet]

i just bought a bag so no monies or this would be tempting

[boreal solar]

A bag of what? Solid gold?

[mellow sonnet]

nice leather bag from the row

🤡

[boreal solar]

My mind went to coffee and I was confused how that would prohibit an eg1

[mellow sonnet]

bag of COE#1 panama gesha

[boreal solar]

Maybe someone will get you the eg1 for christmas(won’t be me. but you can dream)

[compact hound]

I have a feeling which bag but I forget the name

Row pick up after the orange bottega kinda crazy brah

[mellow sonnet]

It's not Margaux the one I wanted they didn't have my color

[compact hound]

Didnt even think you’d be into margaux tbh

Had a diff one in mind

Marlo?

[mellow sonnet]

Marlo is nice ya

I think Marlo > Margaux but Margaux East-west model specifically is better than Marlo

The store only had a brown Margaux and I want the black one 🤧 I guess I wait

[compact hound]

Wait so what bag did you get LOL

[mellow sonnet]

I got a Marcel

[compact hound]

legit going to be my next guess

[mellow sonnet]

The other ones are too feminine I feel like

[compact hound]

True

[mellow sonnet]

Unless I got a tote bag but I already use and abuse an APC tote bag

I wanted something w more structure but more functional than my orange lmao

[cedar otter]

Got my wife an apc tote bag from Korea

[crude citrus]

Bc you got yourself an Ozik?

[mellow sonnet]

Math checks out

Ozik for a APC tote

Ozik for birkin I would honestly rather have a birkin

[vivid violet]

she got a tote bag for her Uninterruptable Power Supply ?

[glossy sail]

Dude I wish I could do that. Trader Joe's bag for her. P80 for me.

[short condor]

A solid tote bag is highly underrated our modref tote bags from a sample sale like 4 years ago are my go to for everyday carry. Long straps, deep tote interior, flat bottom with extra strong stitching. It’s a beast of a bag, nothing special design wise just quality workmanship.

Anybody see any Black Friday deals coffee and non coffee related worth looking into?

[earnest robin]

I carried so much heavy shit in TJ's tote bag

And once it was way too heavy and one of the straps unstitched.

[boreal solar]

I ain’t waiting in line for a TJs bag. 😅

[glossy sail]

Goods secured.

[boreal solar]

Let us know how it goes.

[mellow sonnet]

thats a crazy find from the bargain bin

[tight gorge]

claw & crane machines in Taiwan go crazy

[mellow sonnet]

I got a flat on the side wall

Freeway debris hit me

[boreal solar]

Sucks man. Hopefully it can be patched

[neon scaffold]

rip. probably need a new tire sidewall patches are pretty sketchy iirc

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah I have Tesla roadside giving me a new one but the next appointment was 12pm

I managed to drive to a parking lot so not bad just gotta wait

[neon scaffold]

hey you're safe and alive without injury from a freeway accident that's a massive W

nice tires btw love contis

[mellow sonnet]

Ya tire best case over hitting a body panel or hitting the underside

[earnest robin]

I had 2 sidewall punctures. They were not repairable

Random potholes in LA

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah side wall punctures are basically impossible to patch

[earnest robin]

What did hit you? Rocks?

[mellow sonnet]

It looked like a chunk of metal no idea

[earnest robin]

Do Teslas have spares?

[mellow sonnet]

I saw a few other cars on the side of the shoulder pulled over but my pressure wasn't dropping super fast

So I just went to the next exit

No spares so I'm waiting for Tesla roadside

[earnest robin]

Does it come with run flats?

[mellow sonnet]

Nope

I'm across the st from in n out tho

[earnest robin]

So you just towed it

[mellow sonnet]

Nope

Tesla roadside will just bring the tire

And swap on the spot

[dull adder]

Basically all EVs ditch the spare tire. Maybe the trucks keep them but anything smaller uses that space for more batteries.
Also lots of ICE cars nowadays don't have them either

[mellow sonnet]

Also tire weight on an EV is a big cut on range

Only an hour and half to go

Rip my Costco trip

Instead of 200$ at Costco it's 400 on a tire

Only sad part is I finally brought the glasses that I wanted to get prescriptions in

I guess that can wait for next month

[dull adder]

I don't really think this matters meaningfully. Efficiency losses are much greater elsewhere, like drivetrain and regen losses at low speeds, and especially drag at high speeds.
This video does a really good job showing that, but tl;dw is even 1,500lbs extra hardly makes any difference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmKf8smvGsA

[mellow sonnet]

True enough

Do you guys think run flats are worth the cost

I had them on my first car and it was nice but replacing them made me sad bc the cost

But now I'm sitting in a parking lot for 3hr and contemplating if it's worth

💀

[dull adder]

Instead of waiting for roadside assistance you'd be able to limp along to a tire shop? It doesn't feel like a big difference to me.
And in 12 years of driving I've had 1 flat tire. So to me it doesn't seem worth it

[mellow sonnet]

I had 4 flats all on the same tire in the span of 1 year

This my first one in 2 years

I'm just unlucky

My dad said AAA would've been like 500 for the tow and tire

Tesla is 380 for them to come and replace. Usually it only an hour or 2 but I guess they busy today 💀 earliest appointment 12

Just in time for me to go back home to change to scrubs and head to work I guess 😂

[vivid violet]

I'd make sure to buy the insurance on the new tire you get. can't get it after, and if you're driving through areas with construction, you may be more likely to get flats.

I got a replacement tire, and immediately had it go flat with an unpatchable tear (ceramic mug handle jabbed through), and had to pay full price for another tire

(replacement insurance is coded to the specific tire)

[mellow sonnet]

🫡 good to go

[vivid violet]

you still have to drive to a service center for them to mount a new tire on your wheel, yeah ?

they put mine in the trunk, and I had to do that..

[mellow sonnet]

They took mine and will drive to my house on Friday and swap them back

[civic crest]

Sun nong dan Sawtelle was good last night. We got the oo guh ji galbi tang and tteok mandu guk. You order with someone outside and you wait while they prep your table. The space is large. At 5:30 we were seated within 10 mins. When we finished there were a ton of people outside waiting. We heard that they brought a bunch of the staff from Ktown and it all ran smoothly. It’s currently BYOB since they don’t have a liquor license yet. They are open 24 hours.

[mellow sonnet]

I'm assuming they just have me buy new one bc it's a sidewall damage tho

[vivid violet]

yeah, definitely.

I guess when I got a flat omw to OJ County, it was too far away from the Alhambra center.

too bad that moved further away..

[mellow sonnet]

Ya not bad tbh I think Tesla puts good effort in customer service despite how hands off they are with the whole car delivery service lmao

[desert stirrup]

I love 24 hour joints

[eternal birch]

get you some linglongs

I'm thinking of getting myself winter tires but I feel like bfg ko2 might be good enough?

[crude citrus]

Yea damage to sidewall is never repairable. Even damage on the tread close to the sidewall shouldn’t be patched for safety reason

[mellow sonnet]

sometimes i wish there was a 24hr shop between my commute home from work

chickfila closes at 11pm zzzz i wish they closed like 11:30 or osmething so i could order and eat on my way home

[mellow sonnet]

50% cash back if u buy something through perplexity

although idk how much i would ever trust an AI w purchasisng information

i keep my cards myself and physically type it in everytime or use bitwarden, or use paypal , dont even keep it saved in browser

[eternal birch]

50%???

[earnest robin]

My friend has run data on bmw 3 series and was able to drive from big bear to la bi problems

[eternal birch]

perplexity buy me that new lambo

[earnest robin]

Perplexity seems to be trying to make deals with everyone

[earnest robin]

My Michelin came with manfuacter warranty and I had used it twice lmao

[compact hound]

They need an snd in the south bay next

[civic crest]

yeah but i want more korean restaurants on west side lol

[compact hound]

Definitely more needed there hahah

West side is pain for asian food

[civic crest]

south bay has some solid options

[compact hound]

Yeah some spots get the job done if youre desperate but would rather make the drive somewhere else to be fully satisfied

[civic crest]

you should try old time noodle @gusty pier told me about that one

my leftover soups from snd were solid today in the fridge you know it's the good stuff

[tight gorge]

@compact hound the salt butter donut from sidecars is mega

I only got choco for like 3 years and now they don’t sell it anymore

[eternal birch]

went recently

its good, very 80s90s korean taste

[gusty pier]

pork neck stew!

[glossy sail]

Oh man... She was kinda mad lol

[desert stirrup]

https://www.uuinstagram.com/reel/DRf_kRjDFMF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

@crude citrus this is you

[mellow sonnet]

She mad about a free gift

[glossy sail]

Told her I'd get her a "channel" bag in china hahhahaha

[compact hound]

Sleeper pick

Choco being archived is wild though

Choco twist > choco cake

[glossy sail]

Met the big boss lol

[cedar otter]

Anybody interested in 50 grams of Esmeralda Nido Peaberry NC or Longboard Misty Mountain Honey?

The nido will come with a pink handmade sensory cup

[compact hound]

Hope you enjoy bro

[mellow sonnet]

Misty mountain honey 👀

[cedar otter]

Nido is $200 for 50g

[civic crest]

Was good. We back home now that senior citizen dinner time

[compact hound]

What was the order?

[mellow sonnet]

6pm dinner gang

[compact hound]

Theres no other way to do it

7pm is cutoff for me

[civic crest]

Pickled mussels, corn bread, quail, grilled oysters, pork chop, dressed lettuces, sticky date pudding

[mellow sonnet]

I'm pushing 5 too when I'm not working

[tight gorge]

so when new pumps?

[civic crest]

Good price even without the CSR credit. Afterwards it was a steal lol

[compact hound]

Agreed

[civic crest]

Just so far from me, we can get similar fare at hatchet hall. I think the chef was from there originally

Corn bread was almost exactly the same

[compact hound]

If you compare it to most restaurants these days the price is not crazy

Think the other guy here is just hatin tbh

[mellow sonnet]

U guys make me want to upgrade to CSR

[compact hound]

Havent tried hatchethall

[mellow sonnet]

I'm already pre-approved just lazy

[compact hound]

Dining out is expensive period

No idea how restaurants stay alive here

[neon scaffold]

anyone have any recs for dongze's drop tomorrow? (mayb he's roasted similar things in the past that were good etc) never tried his coffee before gonna try to grab something

[compact hound]

If you dont like substance i wouldnt recommend grabbing it

Its all expensive stuff

Probs wont go wrong with whatever you pick

[mellow sonnet]

My coworker that said he was too impatient for a aeropress said he wants to do pourovers now bc he went to Japan and went to leaves 🤡

[neon scaffold]

word. i think i dont wanna spend more than like $20 for 100g atm

[mellow sonnet]

Damn I think my cost/g is fucked

I think anything under .5/g is cheap

[neon scaffold]

nah im just newer to coffee

the cost creep is still working it's way into my life

[mellow sonnet]

I think the main thing is even if u find your "favorite" varietal things will change yearly depending on the harvest

Endless loop of trying "new" stuff bc everything tastes slightly diff every year

[neon scaffold]

makes sense. ive just been exploring/experimenting as much as i can

been so fun

[mellow sonnet]

I just pick tasting notes I find interesting or know I will enjoy now

I think that's the best method of buying stuff

Find interesting notes or notes you previously enjoyed and disregard the variety and process and origin

Just keep notes and see what's common after a while

[neon scaffold]

word ill take that to heart. i always make a beanconquerer entry when i have a cup i love, it's sitll pretty small

im sure a pattern will emerge

[compact hound]

Underdeveloped drum roasts

[mellow sonnet]

BQ enjoyer 🫡 hit 1000 earlier this year

[neon scaffold]

that's sick

[mellow sonnet]

I'm trying to figure out the best method of logging my advent calendar tho

I'm debating being lazy and listing it all as 1 bag 🤡 and just use the notes section to denote which day

But I'll prob hate myself for it in a year

[neon scaffold]

u log them all or just the cups u enjoy?

[mellow sonnet]

I log everything

[compact hound]

I failed at logging this yr

Need to do it next yr

[cedar otter]

This pink is so goddamn hard to photograph

[mellow sonnet]

All my notes are very objective information though. Sometimes I will note I really liked a brew in the comments but usually nothing logged in terms of subjective things

[neon scaffold]

pretty cool to have

[mellow sonnet]

I used to log brew times and I gave up. Just bean, brew method, grind size, grinder, recipe, output

[neon scaffold]

i took this workshop on sunday btw it was fun

[neon scaffold]

yea its one of those things that can turn into a prison if u let it

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah def log what u feel like logging and skip if u don't want to or it gets tedious

Sometimes I just log bean and dose and then move on

[neon scaffold]

i log my brew times still since i only log cups i love but if i ever get more consistent ill probly switch

[mellow sonnet]

I want to start logging which apax drops I use but I don't think I'll enjoy it

[neon scaffold]

i also have very little recipe variety

[neon scaffold]

maybe they'll add seasoning functionality

[mellow sonnet]

All of my logging is just numpad and tapping from drop downs which is how i chose what I log

Apax would mean typing on the keeb

[surreal pivot]

Had a random Ethiopian bag of his a few months ago and was not impressed at all. I’d hesitate to buy expensive beans from him, but that’s just me.

[neon scaffold]

there's so many roasters i need to try im not in a rush if it's all expensive

[glossy sail]

2 years at least lol

I have mic recording of Bengle vs DE1XL pulling shot/flush sound

[mellow sonnet]

So new pump bengle or met which one will be all caught up on orders first

[short condor]

Now I want kimchi jjigae real bad 😭

[short condor]

Their new kickflip is pretty tastey but sidecar is pretty hit and miss based on location.

[short condor]

She’s a beaut!

[short condor]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/847465044221272/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Damn there’s just all sorts of goodies on marketplace this month.

[prisma prairie]

:>

[tight gorge]

Yeah, Santa Monica is consistent. The Culver City one was ass when it went

This one was from Pasadena but I think I’ve had misses there

[cedar otter]

I wouldn’t touch these with a 10 ft pole

[short condor]

I read some horror stories last night after looking into them, rough customer service and lots of breakage.

[cedar otter]

The company also went bankrupt and went mia

Never delivered the pre ordered new models

[short condor]

Damn!

[surreal pivot]

Approaching 1k!

[earnest robin]

Any lunch places recommendations similar to Republique

[civic crest]

gjelina or gjusta if you don't want to go far

gjelina is sit down, but gjusta you order at the counter and find a seat

[earnest robin]

I have been to gjusta but it was ok ish. I like their bread

Maybe revisit hatchet hall

[civic crest]

i haven't been for brunch but had been meaning to go

[earnest robin]

They are closed for brunch today

[civic crest]

yeah it's a weekend thing

[earnest robin]

I only had brunch there

[civic crest]

SQIRL used to be good but ever since moldgate i stopped going lol

i've only been to hatchet for dinner

[earnest robin]

What's moldgate

[neon scaffold]

they had mold on their jam

got caught

[civic crest]

https://www.eater.com/2020/7/13/21322462/sqirl-jam-mold-moldgate-jessica-koslow

[earnest robin]

I'll try gjelina

[civic crest]

it's the same group as gjusta if you didn't know

oh i forgot about lunnetta too that used to be ok

we just don't do brunch anymore with the kids lol

[earnest robin]

We took a vacation for a couple days and while nanny is with the kid we go out with my wife

[earnest robin]

Same food?

[civic crest]

check the menu, they use same bread/dough but different items

same vibe

[mellow sonnet]

hmmmm subscale is 20% off

for BF

kinda tempting ngl

do i need more scales tho

not really

[civic crest]

saw that one at the meetup was cool

but yeah i don't need one

[cedar otter]

Shop small this Friday

[earnest robin]

So mid

I wish I got moldy jam

[civic crest]

sorry man

what did you order

[earnest robin]

That's alright. I had to try it

[earnest robin]

BLT

I was not that hungry

And my wife got bahn mi with steak. It was not a banh mi lmao

Just a streak sandwich

[civic crest]

lol you can't go to american restaurant and expect traditional banh mi

[earnest robin]

I know but some have nice twists

Anyway, I might be bad at ordering

[civic crest]

they really shine with vegetables there

[earnest robin]

Something has changed in me. I used to like Abbott Kinney, now I feel it's too hip for me

[civic crest]

it's called old age

sidewalks too small can't walk i hate it

[desert stirrup]

A legend

I greatly appreciate John’s business practices

Also

That window view is wild

So many tall buildings next to each other

[crude citrus]

The unc club welcomes you with open arms

@desert stirrup is the president. He dictates what we can and can’t say here

[desert stirrup]

This man and his pumps!

[desert stirrup]

I’m thinking of doing one of their workshops soon because I’m struggling with getting my stacks to be in the center of the cup. Also my lines aren’t as defined as I’d like for the Rosetta.

My issue is how they only do the level 1 class now so no matter how skilled you are you have to sit through 30-45 mins of basic ass espresso prep

[neon scaffold]

Yea definitely good for intro. U could probly pay more for a 1 on 1 & cover whatever u like

[desert stirrup]

I prefer the title “benevolent ruler”

Honestly, if I was ruler of a country nobody in that country would be forced to drive, parks would be less than a 15 min walk away, everyone no matter the city or neighborhood gets super high quality free education, free healthcare, higher education is subsidized, and a whole slew of other cool human first ideas

Sure I’m a dictator

But no more car wrecks and parks are just around the corner 🙂

Also drugs are fully legal, state regulated, and taxed 10-15%

Take that Cartel

How can you compete with state subsidized clean coke?¿

You can’t, I win

@surreal pivot and @mellow sonnet have you tried logging via pen and paper and how was it compared to BQ? I’m using pen and paper for PO but visualizer for spro cuz of the decent.

I don’t really log too much given I use the same water recipe and PO technique. I mainly log what coffees I like and don’t like with details. Did either of you guys start with paper then go to BQ?

[mellow sonnet]

Used paper for a week and quit

[earnest robin]

Back to bidet?

[desert stirrup]

I use a bidet

Shit fucking slaps

[mellow sonnet]

I used mine for a week and it burned

[desert stirrup]

Do you change brewers, grind size, recipes often?

[desert stirrup]

A true shame because a bidet is a grand experience

[mellow sonnet]

Recipes and brewers yes

Grind size depends on bean

[earnest robin]

That's not a coincidence

[glossy sail]

Unfortunately there's a fire reading with 6-7 tall public housing buildings right now. It's on every TV and everyone taking about it. You can see the smoke. Hundreds are trapped....

HK's equivalent of the Palisades/Eaton fire.

[mellow sonnet]

I saw vids on xhs looks nasty

Esp in a densely populated area

[glossy sail]

Light roaster! In HK! With eg-1 ULFs!

[desert stirrup]

I love super densely packed places like that

[glossy sail]

If anyone is interested in their beans, I'll take orders for post Xmas. I'll also msg about beans from Chinese roasters

[desert stirrup]

So much to look at and uncover

[desert stirrup]

Damn I might be down!

[surreal pivot]

I’m wild I do both

Started with a moleskin and then found out about BQ

I like that BQ gives me stats. Pen and paper cuz I’m Unc and I find it easier to track adjustments brew to brew there.

[trail tiger]

this chat just the unction

[short condor]

@cedar otter how’d the ondokaze go?

[cedar otter]

It’s tomorrow

Just left the shop preparing for it

[short condor]

Oh I thought it was for today, welp hope to see good some pics of the drinks and set up

[cedar otter]

I hope someone takes some dope pix

I’ll be too busy talking and making drinks haha

[weary chasm]

Def interested

[neon scaffold]

im psyched thanks for doing this

[mellow sonnet]

new lance vid. this honestly is a nice pairing visually side by side

[earnest robin]

Millennial black 🖤

[weary chasm]

oh. nice paper.

T E X T U R E

[mellow sonnet]

isnt it millenial brown

[mellow sonnet]

Trying erewhon for the first time my friend convinced me today

[tight gorge]

This is what peak performance looks like

[mellow sonnet]

Happy thanksgiving everyone

Thankful for all the coffee degens in here

[compact hound]

Hope everyone has a good thanksgiving!

[mellow sonnet]

I'm going to work for Thanksgiving 🤡

[fallen gulch]

uuunf that sounds amazing

[desert stirrup]

Where is this????

[mellow sonnet]

In LA

[tight gorge]

Tijuana sir

International locations are excluded from asl rules

[earnest robin]

I just see guac

[glossy sail]

Happy thx giving!

No turkey but dinner was legit lol

[compact hound]

That crab looks

[glossy sail]

When the wok has the BTU output of hell...

[tight gorge]

Kicking off the right with bootleg wine

[compact hound]

Chicken pho by mom

[weary chasm]

Damn. Was that combo $40?

$20 smoothie with $20 burrito

What about them $150 erewhon tote bags. Lol

[weary chasm]

Turkey pho??

Anyhow. Happy Thanksgiving!

I ate a little bit of turkey today. But mainly meat

[mellow sonnet]

Ya lol

[glossy sail]

Pho ga sounds awesome

[boreal solar]

Of snaps is that the infamous smoothie?

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah

I actually think the price reasonable compared to jamba juice tbh

Just based on the ingredients list I think their margin in terms of cost/price is prob very similar

If ur looking at $/volume obv it's not worth but I think it could be worse

[boreal solar]

I didn’t realize they started at $9 on the low end. Honestly these days that’s pretty standard for anything that isn’t just ice blended with a jar of syrup.

[desert stirrup]

Would anybody want to split an order of Decent’t sticky and tipsy cups?

I only want 2 of each but they sell them in a minimum of 6

[mellow sonnet]

Tipsy cups are awkward to use imo

The tendency to put the cup down with the lip parallel to the table is hard to give up

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPLxlcRDyyr/

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I forgot who was asking about the stand

Acaia keystone precision brew stand

[dull adder]

I cooked my first Thanksgiving turkey today, turned out a success

Happy Thanksgiving yall. Glad to have a nice community of coffee nerds

[desert stirrup]

Hell yeah brother!

Hopefully it was tasty 🙂

I think turkey is an underrated poultry and I wish it was easily accessible as a whole bird all year long

[dull adder]

It was quite good! The right amount, maybe a touch light on smoke. The skin was perfect and crunchy. I'm nitpicky with my cooking so the thighs could have used a little more temp and the outer layer of the breast was a little dry.

I agree that turkey can be underrated. Lots of forums online, I got the feeling people were incapable of cooking it. It is difficult if you want ~175+ dark meat and 155 white meat.

[desert stirrup]

It sounds like you cooked your turkey in a smoker

[dull adder]

Correct, I have a kamado BBQ/smoker

[desert stirrup]

Damn that’s sick

[desert stirrup]

Sous vide turkey or chicken breast is a wild ass experience. I would highly recommend it next year if you have a sous vide circulator or plan to get one

I’m sure you can do a mix of smoking and sous vide

I need to move so I can have some outdoor space to grill and smoke

That sounds sick af

[cedar otter]

yee sous vide chx breast is wild if you never had it before

I used to make chicken salad w/ them

and people would go "is this tofu??"

bc it;s so soft

[dull adder]

With my thermometer and clever use of an oven, I can kinda do similar to a sous vide. The biggest change for me has been cooking poultry to a lower temp

146 core temp on the turkey breast and it was food safe

[cedar otter]

yerr

I wish more health inspectors were more knowledgeable about this

[earnest robin]

With combustion I learnt that my oven temp is way off of what I had

There's a brand that makes ripoffs for much cheaper and I have read it's pretty good

[bright wraith]

Hey all, I’m visiting LA, what are the best shops to get a pour over at here?

I’ve been to Ondo so far and wanted to check out Endorffeine and maybe one of the quats

[mellow sonnet]

kumquat DTLA, Ondo Artesia, Mandarin East Pasadena

kumquat HLP is meh, Loquat is watery and way too high ratio, Mandarin 1 has been hit or miss recently

[vivid violet]

I also really enjoyed Boxx in downtown LA (arts district)

[tight gorge]

I lost mine so buying one again. Prices are cheaper today.

Plus it also has a native integration with my electric range

[crude citrus]

Woah which thermometer is this?

[dull adder]

I don't work in a commercial kitchen, but I think you can do it still. But you'd have to log temps and times and prove it in an audit? Idk if this thermometer is enough for commercial use, I think it actually might be

[dull adder]

https://combustion.inc/

The predictions are done on a CPU inside the thermometer, which models the physics of temperature moving through the food. Which is really cool and requires zero input, but also is the weakest part of the product imo. Just an fyi

[earnest robin]

The first gen has many issues. I got the first gen

You could use only for up to 350F,the internal temperature is limited to 100C/212F, the battery kept draining itself and I had to replace my unit once because it wouldn't hold battery more than 10 minutes

The prediction are hit or miss

It's probably thermometer was designed to be used with thick cut of meats

[dull adder]

Thankfully I've had no issues on my first gen. My BIL had some though. It seems gen 2 is a better build and more waterproof.

[earnest robin]

And you can get the clone for $100 for 2 pack from Costco

[dull adder]

Temperature is very specific to the location, an oven isn't even throughout. And if there's food then there's an evaporative cloud around it that's much cooler. So maybe your oven wasn't so bad

[earnest robin]

Oh, it's $80 now

https://www.costco.com/p/-/chef-iq-smart-thermometer-and-hub-2-probe-set/4000358838

[dull adder]

No competitors have the array of thermometers, which is the killer feature for me. There's a lot more I appreciate about Combustion, like well the documented BLE protocol.

[earnest robin]

The one I linked has it

[dull adder]

Like that one you linked kinda has it, but looks like it has to be submerged in the food. It's important to me to also know the surface temperature

[earnest robin]

It measures ambient too

[cedar otter]

Yeah basically need to provide haccp protocol which is a pita

[earnest robin]

I get that combination is better but it's also 3x of the price. If you are ok with that then go for it. But you can get 80% for 1/3 less price

[cedar otter]

You can do it, but to do it properly you need to consult a professional

Used to cost like 15-20k

I used chatGPT before to give me a workable one and surprisingly it was solid haha

I had low temp pork katsu in korea and it was amazeballs

I don’t trust USA’s meat handling to have this here

[earnest robin]

Pink pork always makes me nervous even though I know it's safe

[dull adder]

For sure, doesn't seem like a bad option. Especially for the price. But for me the 7 spread out measurements makes the Combustion almost a different product entirely.
And I enjoy other aspects, like the safe cook calculations, everything happens on device, etc.

[cedar otter]

Basically it’s always temp x time

So lower temp can be safe as long as you cook it long enough

[dull adder]

How was the texture? It does look amazing

[cedar otter]

It was so tender

[tight gorge]

Plus Chris Young aka meat Jesus makes awesome content.

[dull adder]

Yeah it's like Aviary, you're kinda funding his other stuff

His content has changed the way I think about cooking

[tight gorge]

Thou shall not rest your cooked steak

[cedar otter]

lmao

been following his footsteps (chefsteps, joule, etc)

haven't bought the combustion stuff bc I rarely cook at home now

but one day...

[cedar otter]

My black friday shopping is done lol

[desert stirrup]

Combustion Inc fucking slaps

[mellow sonnet]

z1 brewer

[desert stirrup]

Dude