TRF ~ Coffee Lovers Thread!

[BreguetRolex]

This SLAYER SINGLE GROUP looks like a awesome machine..Anyone on here have one or have used one..?

[White Collar Boy]

Haven’t used one, but know they’re pretty much the pinnacle. Unless you’re a highly skilled barista (ie not the garden variety cafe tyro, but a real-deal, nerdy pro), things like variable flow rate and playing around with temperature for flavour profiling are much more than what is needed.

I hope you are feeling better btw.

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by BreguetRolex

This SLAYER SINGLE GROUP looks like a awesome machine..Anyone on here have one or have used one..?

Wait a minute. Are you telling me you’re going to order the most expensive version of something on a whim?

I don’t believe you

[BreguetRolex]

Originally Posted by GB-man

Wait a minute. Are you telling me you’re going to order the most expensive version of something on a whim?

I don’t believe you

I am "JUST LOOKING" at the moment quite honestly but thinking..! :)

[uscmatt99]

Originally Posted by BreguetRolex

This SLAYER SINGLE GROUP looks like a awesome machine..Anyone on here have one or have used one..?

Never used one, but have had a couple shots pulled on one by a legit barista. Lots of potential there for sure. But not really a good first espresso machine. It's like buying your first car as a 16 year old driver and getting a Dodge Viper manual transmission and disabling the nanny features. They do look nice though

[albertf]

Originally Posted by Hard_Six

Time to caffeinate!

Very clean set up. What's attached to the wall above the range?

[bplusr]

Originally Posted by albertf

Very clean set up. What's attached to the wall above the range?

Originally Posted by albertf

Very clean set up. What's attached to the wall above the range?

That my friend would be a pot filler. Don’t knock it until you try it.

Love the very clean setup too!


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[Apflorio1]

Originally Posted by Hard_Six

Time to caffeinate!






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Love the setup. How is the monolith treating you? I was looking at one before I bought the Eg-1 but I’m too impatient for the lottery process.


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[Hard_Six]

Originally Posted by albertf

Very clean set up. What's attached to the wall above the range?

Thanks. Yes, on the wall, above the range, is a pot filler. Convenient for pastas for sure!

Originally Posted by bplusr

Love the very clean setup too!

Thanks

Originally Posted by Apflorio1

Love the setup. How is the monolith treating you? I was looking at one before I bought the Eg-1 but I’m too impatient for the lottery process.

Thanks. The Monolith is great. I just got it a few weeks ago so still getting it seasoned and dialed in but it’s super efficient. Zero retention (and with a little RDT - no static). Also, super quiet. So far I’m a fan. The Eg-1 was a contender for me as well but I was fortunate enough to score the Max without any issue.

How are you liking the Eg-1?

[Apflorio1]

Originally Posted by Hard_Six

Thanks. Yes, on the wall, above the range, is a pot filler. Convenient for pastas for sure!



Thanks



Thanks. The Monolith is great. I just got it a few weeks ago so still getting it seasoned and dialed in but it’s super efficient. Zero retention (and with a little RDT - no static). Also, super quiet. So far I’m a fan. The Eg-1 was a contender for me as well but I was fortunate enough to score the Max without any issue.

How are you liking the Eg-1?

The quality and machining is amazing. It has really allowed me to experiment with light roast single origins.

The only knock I have on it is the size, but I can over look that based on performance. I must say the monolith dimensions are so much more appealing.

Not to mention how great the Linea looks in white. Well done.


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[BreguetRolex]

Originally Posted by uscmatt99

Never used one, but have had a couple shots pulled on one by a legit barista. Lots of potential there for sure. But not really a good first espresso machine. It's like buying your first car as a 16 year old driver and getting a Dodge Viper manual transmission and disabling the nanny features. They do look nice though

Surely one does not have to be a "LEGIT BARISTA" to own and use one of these I would think..? :) Some of these grinders look to be really awesome top notch grinders...

[gnuyork]

Originally Posted by BreguetRolex

Surely one does not have to be a "LEGIT BARISTA" to own and use one of these I would think..? :) Some of these grinders look to be really awesome top notch grinders...

Buy one and see how your "expresso" tastes. Report back.

[Hard_Six]

Originally Posted by BreguetRolex

Surely one does not have to be a "LEGIT BARISTA" to own and use one of these I would think..? :) Some of these grinders look to be really awesome top notch grinders...

I would agree. I’ve never used a slayer but I‘m sure you could pull some pretty good espresso shots without being a pro. I’d start by focusing on dialing in grind size and pulling some standard 9 bar shots. The nice thing about that machine is that once you get the standard variables dialed in (temp, grind size, weight, time, etc...), you could then start exploring and using it to its full potential. But you don’t need a slayer to pull good quality shots. It does look bad ass though.

On the grinder, you definitely want a good quality one in order to get the full potential out of that espresso machine. A crap grinder would make that slayer pointless.

[uscmatt99]

Originally Posted by BreguetRolex

Surely one does not have to be a "LEGIT BARISTA" to own and use one of these I would think..? :) Some of these grinders look to be really awesome top notch grinders...

To be fair, I should have used a more appropriate analogy. Hard_Six makes a good point. Maybe think of a Slayer like your M10 with a 50 Noctilux. You can in fact set it to f/8, line up the hyperfocal, set auto-ISO and auto-SS and get a perfectly great photo. Similarly you can use some default settings on a Slayer and pull a perfectly good shot, presuming you have good beans and a finely tunable and consistent grind.

[-dustin]

for the record, i've been pulling shots at my house on my machine with my grinder for....6 years now? something like that. used a new tamp this morning ( https://prima-coffee.com/equipment/b...1mb58-ba-hu-sp ) and choked my machine. Couldn't believe it.

[uscmatt99]

Originally Posted by -dustin

for the record, i've been pulling shots at my house on my machine with my grinder for....6 years now? something like that. used a new tamp this morning ( https://prima-coffee.com/equipment/b...1mb58-ba-hu-sp ) and choked my machine. Couldn't believe it.

Dustin, you've been working out too much maybe I've choked mine a couple times when I switch beans. The bummer about choking a spring lever is that you have to wait awhile for it to depressurize, otherwise you're getting a very hot, grainy and messy bath

[-dustin]

Originally Posted by uscmatt99

Dustin, you've been working out too much maybe I've choked mine a couple times when I switch beans. The bummer about choking a spring lever is that you have to wait awhile for it to depressurize, otherwise you're getting a very hot, grainy and messy bath

I thought the pump in my machine had died. I was so confused and bummed and slightly panicking.

[Hard_Six]

Originally Posted by BreguetRolex

This SLAYER SINGLE GROUP looks like a awesome machine..Anyone on here have one or have used one..?

Since you’re in Slayer territory, might as well take a look at Kees Van Der Westen...





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[Rock]

I don't know that I could produce better Espresso with the Slayer or the Speedster but I sure as hell would enjoy looking at them on my bench.

[OmegaJJH]

These high end machines all seem a bit of a faff?


For the time limited coffee drinker (ahem connoisseur) ...





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[GB-man]

Originally Posted by OmegaJJH

These high end machines all seem a bit of a faff?


For the time limited coffee drinker (ahem connoisseur) ...





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I don’t gather you’ve come to know breguetrolex lol

[OmegaJJH]

Originally Posted by GB-man

I don’t gather you’ve come to know breguetrolex lol

I’m sure Jura makes a really expensive version?


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[Hard_Six]

Originally Posted by OmegaJJH

I’m sure Jura makes a really expensive version?


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[Hard_Six]

Originally Posted by Rock

I don't know that I could produce better Espresso with the Slayer or the Speedster but I sure as hell would enjoy looking at them on my bench.

Same. That speedster is straight fire!

[cryptorx]

When I have work I’ll do a quick Nespresso. If it’s a day off, drip chem ex to sip slowly.


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[White Collar Boy]

Originally Posted by cryptorx

When I have work I’ll do a quick Nespresso. If it’s a day off, drip chem ex to sip slowly.


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Stunning watch.

[White Collar Boy]

Thanks for the help again team. Been doing a lot of reading and watching YouTube, and finally decided on a Profitec Pro 700 V2 (dual boiler). I ordered a Niche Zero grinder while I was at it, but until that arrives, I’ll have to make do (for at least two weeks) with my Lido handgrinder, much like Matt did. Now to set this thing up...

[-dustin]

Now to get yourself a ridge-less basket and a 58.4mm tamp. And a naked portafilter.

[White Collar Boy]

That could be the next move and sounds like a popular upgrade. Will see how I get on with the Niche Zero (NZ) grinder. Finally got my Lido hand grinder dialled in, pulling a decent looking (but not particularly great or complex tasting) slow, syrupy pour. But my goodness, the Lido struggles here and it really constitutes slumming it till the NZ arrives! (Lido is great, btw, for filter coffee, but ill-suited for espresso I have learned.)

Gotta say: the steam pressure from this Profitec is incredible. It’s been six and a half years since I quit being a barista, and this machine really challenged me to make silky milk. I am gonna go buy four litres of the cheapest milk tomorrow and just find my way with it again. Failing that, the steam pressure can be adjusted down, but who wants less!

[Apflorio1]

Just picked these up and I’m looking forward to dialing them in.


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