Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Karen: >I've gone the deep-end, the Leica-M equivalent of coffeemaking. > >We buy our coffee beans green from SweetMarias.com. It's less than >half the price of roasted beans and green beans can store for over a >year. You can also blend to your heart's delight. > >We then roast in a popcorn popper. We had a dedicated coffee roaster >(round ~$200) but it melted down, so we do it in the popper, which >actually gives us more control. > >We grind in a Rancilio Syvia and produced the espresso in a Rancilio Rocky. Close. The Leica M way would be to use a Zassenhaus hand mill to grind your beans. From Sweet Maria's to roasting it myself (with an $80 dedicated roaster), sounds like we take similar paths. From there, I use a hand mill and then a French press. :) Mmmm. -- Eric http://canid.com/