Coffee

My LIDO2 arrived today. My first reaction was "This thing is big!" I fooled around with it a bit and I think that after a learning curve, It will do the job nicely.
I set it for what I thought would be a good grind for my press pot. I only put on scoop of beans in it. I was done in 12 turns of the handle. My Hario would
have taken 75 to 100 turns. The grind looks pretty good. I don't see a lot of dust that I got with the Hario. The only issue that I have is the glass jar. I found
it kind of difficult to get the threads aligned. It will probably go smoother with experience.

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UffDa said:
My LIDO2 arrived today. My first reaction was "This thing is big!" I fooled around with it a bit and I think that after a learning curve, It will do the job nicely.
I set it for what I thought would be a good grind for my press pot. I only put on scoop of beans in it. I was done in 12 turns of the handle. My Hario would
have taken 75 to 100 turns. The grind looks pretty good. I don't see a lot of dust that I got with the Hario. The only issue that I have is the glass jar. I found
it kind of difficult to get the threads aligned. It will probably go smoother with experience.
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Congratulations, no more furious grinding! Are you going to get some fruity beans for your new grinder?:rolleyes:
 
PrimitiveEnergy said:
Congratulations, no more furious grinding! Are you going to get some fruity beans for your new grinder?:rolleyes:
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Do you mean the ones that taste like green apple, chives, macadamia nut and sugar snap peas or ruby red grapefruit, sugar cane, pine nuts and plum?
Perhaps you mean honey, lemon drop, toast and cascade hops or juicy citrus of mango, peach, and tangerine, accompanied by floral rose aromatics and
silky vanilla bean body, lingering in the cup with a delicate tannic Oolong tea finish.*

Personally, I prefer my coffee to taste like coffee.


* I did not make these up. I copied them directly from cupping notes. :rolleyes:
 
UffDa said:
Do you mean the ones that taste like green apple, chives, macadamia nut and sugar snap peas or ruby red grapefruit, sugar cane, pine nuts and plum?
Perhaps you mean honey, lemon drop, toast and cascade hops or juicy citrus of mango, peach, and tangerine, accompanied by floral rose aromatics and
silky vanilla bean body, lingering in the cup with a delicate tannic Oolong tea finish.*

Personally, I prefer my coffee to taste like coffee.


* I did not make these up. I copied them directly from cupping notes. :rolleyes:
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Uffda that coffee above with all the notes* sounds delicious! Lol.

I'm all seriousness, I do like coffee as coffee but I also like it when it can give you that coffee punch and a little bit of dimension too. Its why I like mixing those single source lighter roasted beans with standard Starbucks beans myself.
 
All that with a hint of orange zest from the west side of a northern facing tree. Some of the descriptions are a bit ridiculous!!
 
Any of you freaks try Blue Bottle? My wife had me standing in line for half an hour to bring her home a couple of bags of beans and a few milk cartons of iced coffee. My coffee drinking friends love it but I never touch the stuff.
 
Lido2 review. I have had it for about a week and have a pretty good idea about what I like and don't like.

First of all, the thing weighs 3 1/2 pounds. :eek: That may not be a bad thing. The muscles in my left arm will develop nicely. :D The grind is very even. I use a press pot and there is almost
no sediment on the bottom of the cup. I use roughly 18 grams of beans and it takes 80 turns of the crank to grind it. That's a lot less than 1/2 what it took with my Hario. There is still some
static cling in the glass jar, but as the instructions say, that may not be a bad thing. Any dust clings to the sides and doesn't get into the pot.

Things that could be better. You have to be careful where you hold it. The locking ring comes loose easily even though the instructions say not make it too tight. It would be nice if there was
a set screw to really lock the setting. If it continues to come loose, I will put a set screw in the rings. There is a small screw that holds the whole thing together. It has backed out a few times.
I really cranked on it the last time and it has stayed tight. A lock washer would be nice. (See picture)

You could probably buy a usable electric mill for what the LIDO2 cost, but it would take up more room on the counter and I wouldn't get any exercise. ;) The workmanship is excellent.
Overall, I am happy with it.

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Monofletch said:
......like a kid with a new bike! Geeeez! :D
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No kidding. :D I figure that in about a year I will be able to lift cars with my left arm.


By the way, I was in Prescott Friday and went to Trader Joe's to check out their coffee. I bought a can of their Bali Blue Moon. It's medium roast Indonesian blend.
It's not the best coffee that I ever had, but it's much better than the worst. I like it. :thumbup:
 
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Do any of you have an "off the shelf" coffee that you don't mind drinking in a pinch? I'm talking about the canned stuff!
 
Now I want some Cuban coffee...

Make a 4 cup Moka pot with Cafe Bustelo.
Mix the first bit of the brew with 5 tbsp white sugar.
Cream like this.
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When the Moka pot finishes add to the sugar mix and stir till foamy. It doesn't take a lot of stirring.
Spoon foam into a cup then pour.
Tasty.
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UffDa said:
Lido2 review. I have had it for about a week and have a pretty good idea about what I like and don't like.

First of all, the thing weighs 3 1/2 pounds. :eek: That may not be a bad thing. The muscles in my left arm will develop nicely. :D The grind is very even. I use a press pot and there is almost
no sediment on the bottom of the cup. I use roughly 18 grams of beans and it takes 80 turns of the crank to grind it. That's a lot less than 1/2 what it took with my Hario. There is still some
static cling in the glass jar, but as the instructions say, that may not be a bad thing. Any dust clings to the sides and doesn't get into the pot.



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Can it do a good espresso grind?
 
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