CoffeeKid - Tampers and Coffee! (#)
„Fifth - the handles again - The handles are big step up in quality compared to some other tampers I've used - it's a dense black plastic (or bakelite?) material, but what makes them good is there's a metal collar / female threading inside for the piston to screw into. Holds it incredibly secure. One problem I've had with some quality tampers is, because I'm left handed, sometimes I accidentally unscrew the handle while tamping and twisting.“
http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/10-14-2003 - Cached
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CoffeeKid - November Zooms By So Fast...
„I've also been fooling around with some of Espresso Parts new tampers - the Lava Deluxe. Terry sent me 4 of his tampers to give away on the Holiday Gift List on CoffeeGeek, and I couldn't resist using one of them. Bottom Line? If you dig the neon-ish colours used, (and many do), these are very high quality craftsman tools for building espresso.“
http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/11-23-2002
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CoffeeKid - Cup Database, 1999 to 2005
„As mentioned above, if you're interested in trading or selling me cups I'm missing from my collection, contact me at mark@coffeekid.com - as noted in the top table on this page, I have a lot of "doubles" I would be willing to trade.“
http://www.coffeekid.com/other/illycups/ 1999_2005
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„I got a tour of Espresso Coffee Machines Co., which is affiliated with Nuova Distribution (the US company), but ECM is based in Burnaby, BC. Let me tell you, that place is an Espresso lover's dream shop, especially if you can get into the back storeroom. They have what looks like a quarter million dollars worth of antique machines, including a first gen Victoria Arduino, many of the original Nuova Simonelli machines, and many other major makers, all just sitting way up on this semi-display shelf that only the staff can see as they go about their business. I was in awe.“
http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/04-12-2002
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CoffeeKid - The Espresso MiniFAQ
„When you tamp with 20lbs or less pressure, you're increasing the chances of a phenomenon called "channeling". Water always seeks the path of lease resistance, and when you tamp light, or don't tamp at all, you run the risk of portions of your lose grounds compacting quicker than others, and water will go through the parts of the coffee that are the least compacted.“
http://www.coffeekid.com/espresso/minifaq
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CoffeeKid - Guide to Espresso Machines
„By the time you get up to $1500 or more, many machines use a different pump technology when compared to the sub $1500 machines (or even when compared to the $300 machines). They use a rotary pump design (or a Procon™ pump), where the cheaper machines use a vibratory (or diaphragm) pump. Rotary is considered the best pump design currently available for espresso machines, but it does have its drawbacks in home use. First, rotary pumps should always have a direct water line connection - no reservoir water because if they run dry, you could ruin the pump.“
http://www.coffeekid.com/other/newbies/espresso
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