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At home I operate a $100 GEVI espresso machine from Amazon, that is simple, Chinese, nothing fancy, with an aftermarket bottomless 52mm basket in stainless steel with beautiful wood handle, the $400 Eureka Mignon Notte espresso grinder (Made in Florence Italy) & just spent 2 hours refurbishing both on Sunday since they had been sitting idle for perhaps 6 months. I fired it up & pulled a shot this morning, 18 gram shot for 40 seconds, it was deliciously bitter & flavorful, very different than the French Press coffee.
Meg & I had moved on to a hand grinder & stainless steel French Press into which 30 grams of hand ground roasted coffee beans (grain size coffee for French Press tuned) added along with 185 F water for 5 minutes, then the basket pressed down, lid rotated to open, then ~800 ml of coffee poured into two cups for enjoyment. I call this an anywhere coffee solution, as a bag of beans, hand grinder, water, way to boil water, & French press durable drop resistant double all SS can be taken almost anywhere, easily fits into a portable kit to bring along even on a backpacking trip, its so portable strong & simple to use such that almost anyone can use it almost anywhere.
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