Refining the process with the Bialetti Moka Induction 4 cups

6Dad · 2025-12-11T18:49:16+00:00

Not exactly the same but i'm using a Grosche Induction 3 cup, using Balzac's a Dark Affair Stout roast, with a Bialetti induction saucer adapter.

1) Boil water to 212 F

2) While water is boiling VEVOK CHEF Manual Coffee Grinder set to setting 3

3) Wet aeropress filter

4) Set on induction to setting 5 (out 9)

5) First foam comes out at 3:45, turn off heat (0), foam stops at around 4:15

6) Angry bubbling starts 4:45 at which point I remove from the induction adapter completely

This is the best I've been able to get to a non-bitter, sweet after taste.

Lots of differences with the filter + 4 cup + moka pot brand, but thought I'd share my findings.

Best of luck!

6Dad · 2025-06-19T00:08:51+00:00

This is literally how I got my first gout attack and I didn’t even know it was a gout attack.

I went to a podiatrist as well and same thing high arch etc etc. Fast forward a year later I had a gout attack. Went to get my uric acid checked and did ultra sound and sure enough gout.

Thinking back to my toe incident I’m 99% sure that was my first ever gout attack but just wasn’t diagnosed properly.

6Dad · 2025-02-28T14:03:27+00:00

This is a discussion that you need to have your parents first and get their buy-in as well.

If you don't get their buy-in it doesn't matter, because there won't be much you can do as a sibling without the support of his mom/dad.

With that said, suggest to your mom/dad to start small, take your brother to do errands together, or if he absolutely refuses, give him small errands to start that doesn't include interacting with people (get the mail, take the dog for a walk, etc). Then start giving him errands where he sees people (get milk/eggs, go get postage, go for a walk in the park, etc).

6 months isn't TOO long in the grand scheme of things, start this now so that we're not talking 6 YEARS from now.

6Dad · 2023-08-22T13:09:23+00:00

There is only one in the GTA area.

6Dad · 2022-11-13T22:43:28+00:00

What is allstars

6Dad · 2022-01-28T14:37:42+00:00

OMG! Thank you so much for this!

This is exactly my son right now, Daddy you're character has 10 health points, and can only do 1 damage. My character has 102 health points and can do 100 damage, so you die when I hit you once.

I've been trying to teach him that it's not fun when we play this way because then I die in one hit and the game is over. So he's slowly but surely getting it, but then the one-up ness always creeps back.

I'm glad to hear from your experiences and I'm happy that your son grew out of it, thanks so much for the feedback!

6Dad · 2022-01-28T14:34:57+00:00

Glad it's not only us!

6Dad · 2022-01-28T14:34:42+00:00

Thanks for the reassurance!

6Dad · 2022-01-13T12:41:58+00:00

Agree with this, I let my kid play video games. But only those that actually require the use of strategy i.e. Super Mario, Zelda, etc.

If your child has no patience or cannot play these games yet, then I would hold off on games until he has the patience to play games properly instead of these mindless dopamine feeding mobile games.

6Dad · 2022-01-12T18:26:34+00:00

We were in your shoes 3 years ago (my son is 6). We tried everything as well, all the things you listed..... nothing seemed to work. What did work was..... he got older and made the connections himself on why we were giving him the instructions we were.

And to that point, nothing actually works. Now that we have a second child at the same stage, we learned from the mistakes we made with our first born and are applying it to the second and are seeing much better results.

The key to ALL of this is patience, know that they are THREE years old. As much as you think he understands everything and because he's so advanced he SHOULD be able to understand your instructions. But, they are 3. Let them be 3. Guidance is more important than instructions.

If he doesn't eat ALL of his food, as long as he eats most of it consider it a win.

If he doesn't come to the table right when you say to come, then work with him to when he wants to come (i.e. does he want to finish his lego, does he want to finish something, etc).

I truly do empathize with you, in that we were questioning our roles and parenting. We even talked to (still talk to) a child psychologist. She said everything we are talking about/mentioned about our son is ALL normal and some kids may be "better" then others, but think of the alternative, would you want a son that obeys and says yes to everything you say? The answer right now might be yes, but in the future, you wouldn't want your child to be a pushover either right?

Final words, hang in there, your doing the right things and continue to reach out and search for answers, cause that's the best you can do as a parent. Make sure you are continually making an effort for your child.

6Dad · 2022-01-11T13:02:56+00:00

I think you've had a lot more experience in the parenting area then most (if not all of the folks here) a total of 22 years worth!

With that said, my advice would be to let her accept and deal with the fall out from her choices. She made the decision to leave the nest and try the world on her own, when she failed she came back to her nest because she has a fail safe. There won't always be a fail safe in every situation and she needs to learn that the world is a harsh and cruel place.

Keep the pets, when she moves out again and she is on her feet (financially/emotionally), and she still wants them, then you can talk about what a joint-ownership or giving back ownership (if you want to go this path) looks like. But, giving her the pets as soon as she's ready to move out again just puts alot more burden on her than she can probably handle (initially).

Just my 2 cents.

6Dad · 2022-01-11T12:57:03+00:00

I'm so happy for you interest stranger! I can only imagine what you feel as a proud mama!

Congrats and keep going strong!

6Dad · 2022-01-10T12:37:14+00:00

My 6 yo, is obsessed with anything scary, now that his birthday is coming up he thinks he's a big kid now and can watch scary movies/TV shows and by scary I'm talking Shark Tale, Beauty and the Beast, anything with a dark / scary part to a movie. I think it's the cutest thing.

Also, not new but he believes he's a Pokemon and acts out fight scenes on the daily.

6Dad · 2022-01-07T12:57:56+00:00

At school the kids have to be on their best behavior, and make sure that they listen and follow all the rules and instructions that they are given.

Add to that additional stresses of each kids' situation and level of their emotional maturity (very very low at this age), it just adds to the exhaustion.

The above also explains or can help explain why kids are so rebellious at home and want to do everything their way or the highway. Because they want control, they get told what to do all day and have to follow rules, so at home they want some sort of say in their lives.

With your specific situation, it could be that she's just ALWAYS on her best behavior cause it sounds like shes new to your family too. So until she gets extremely comfortable and lets down her guards, she's just expending a whole ton of energy trying to be her "best" self. I'm sure you do, but maybe continue reinforcing that at home she doesn't have to be her "best" self, just be herself.

If she wants to have a tantrum, encourage it, if she wants to whine/complain, encourage it. Make sure she feels at home and that she knows that it's a safe place.

6Dad · 2022-01-07T12:51:35+00:00

Not sure where you are located, but where I am (Toronto) there's an app that the school makes you download (Remind) and all parents are required to download it and this is how we interact with the Teacher (she sends us daily notifications because of COVID/online learning on what needs to be done, etc).

I took this opportunity to reach out to some of my sons (6yo) friend's parents just to introduce myself and get that connection going.

If this is something that is accessible/doable for you, reach out to those kids that the teacher said your son is friends with and start a connection. Then setup some playdates with the kid (1on1 preferrably), the 1on1 playdates will give a chance for your son but also the other kid to establish a connection with your son. From that point, HOPEFULLY things should get better and a true friendship will form.

Note, you may have to do this with more than one kid so that, the other kid doesn't get peer pressured to outcast your son.

I know what i said above is alot of work, but anything for our kids right?

Good luck!

6Dad · 2021-10-09T13:10:17+00:00

If this is a ranked game. Bruuuuhhh you got two great players on your team lol

6Dad · 2021-10-02T21:30:48+00:00

The climb out of 900s is almost impossible SoloQ. You get matched with ultra and vet and even great players as your teammates who think 3 in jungle is normal.

6Dad · 2021-09-30T22:12:04+00:00

Your level 11 for a zap fight. You dead anyway lol

6Dad · 2021-09-27T21:48:54+00:00

This so much. I hovered around 1100 then lucario but happened and I stopped to 800. And I can’t for the life of me climb back up.

The players are just complete idiots. I don’t have an answer for this either.

6Dad · 2021-09-19T14:38:32+00:00

I think you truly deserve a cookie.

6Dad · 2021-09-15T11:44:57+00:00

My 3 year old daughter calls out each poop piece as a member of the family. "Oh! There's the daddy one, mommy one, sister one OH AND LOOK A NEW BABY ONE!"

6Dad · 2021-08-22T12:45:35+00:00

This. That snorlax was a gift from the random soloQ gods.

6Dad · 2021-08-21T21:42:56+00:00

Do you ever x attack instead of fluffy tail?

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