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Debate: Does expensive gear actually make better coffee or is it just hype?
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josephbailey6d ago
Most of the difference is just knowing what temperature and grind size to use, not the machine itself. Watched plenty of blind taste tests where people picked a $20 pour-over cone over a $3,000 automatic machine. It's coffee, not rocket science - some of us are just fine with a cheap setup that works.
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angela_morgan6d ago
My old mr coffee still makes better coffee than my neighbor's fancy Breville.
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theajohnson7d ago
Wait wait wait are you seriously telling me there are people out there spending $3,000 on a single espresso machine and then acting like it's the only way to get good coffee? I saw a guy on YouTube who bought a $5,000 grinder and his espresso still came out looking like dirty water. I mean sure, a decent burr grinder makes a difference, but dropping that much cash on a machine that's basically just a fancy water boiler is insane to me.
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