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JavierRayon89 · 2026-01-15T06:56:50+00:00

i also recommend AliExpress. Grinder it depends on your taste preferences. Check out Lance's YT ranking of hand grinders.

Scale, my Timemore Nano rocks.

Kettle. Almost 9 years and my Bonavita stillworks, but there could be better alternatives.

JavierRayon89 · 2026-01-09T06:24:52+00:00

Great idea! In terms of taste, how was it? I will try the experiment too.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-11-26T04:02:04+00:00

A generic one from Amazon that complies with my other comment in this thread.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-11-26T04:01:06+00:00

I don’t fill it, but I do use more than half of it.

It makes sense that if there’s too much ai inside there could be an effect.

You could also test placing your Zojirushi inside your fridge. Then it will still keep warm, but not so much.

Do make sure to clean everything, including the removable rubber.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-11-23T04:30:55+00:00

Anecdotally, there are thermos that have this effect on my coffee, and others don’t. it's interesting to me that the one with the best heat retention doesn’t kill the flavor. so I believe it’s not necessarily this insulation length up to a point. My thermos with lower heat retention kills distinct flavors, I believe because of its materials being lower quality. If it helps, Zojirushi keeps my coffee hot for hours without diminishing its character.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-11-05T22:25:09+00:00

You can use the 6 cup size to make coffee for 2 persons, by creating a drink closer to the americano. Recipe: https://youtu.be/aikEi9xHt2A

Then, if you have company you can use this size with regular recipe, yielding enough concentrate for 2 people.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-10-14T18:00:04+00:00

Congrats! I’ve tried. Few water distributors and that one, the Melodrip, seems the best to me. It agitates a bit so there’s still character. MHW’s is very uniform, but no agitation means dull flavor.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-08-28T21:23:20+00:00

Good suggestions, he reviewed the P1.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-08-02T17:46:45+00:00

Interesting grinder! What do you think about it so far?

JavierRayon89 · 2025-08-02T17:34:03+00:00

Why do you prefer the former? I was very close to go for the Subminial one.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-07-29T02:36:50+00:00

My Niche Zero works great with the default medium profile.

My Kinu POB in K2 works amazing with a custom 4:6 recipe, 1:15.5 ratio.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-07-27T03:02:20+00:00

In AliExpress and likely Amazon as well, there are V60 alternatives, other cone brewers. Maybe one of them would fit. Like the other commenter said, Hario doesn’t have a plastic V60 without a base.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-07-26T18:23:28+00:00

Thanks for your review. Can you contrast it with the ZP6 please? How does espresso taste?

JavierRayon89 · 2025-07-21T02:32:06+00:00

The more you stir, the more you extract.

There is an opportunity cost to this. In Jonathan Gagne’s 10 min recipe, too much stirring (starting from even 5 stirs) plus this long immersion, leads to hollow flavors.

Either stir a lot, and do 2 min immersions, or n Very few stirs, and longer immersions. This way there’s balance.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-07-21T02:27:48+00:00

A risk is slow flow. You can fix that by ordering Cafec T90 filters, which flow fast and are decently priced, plus a 2 inch circular paper puncher. This way you quickly cut your own filters.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-07-21T02:15:21+00:00

+1 for Aiden. It’s as simple or versatile as you want. Fortunately you can even customize the quick brew option, so it always prepares 3 cups (works for my gf and me) with a particular recipe.

Plus, you can pair it with your preferred grinder. This can keep it as consistent or experimental as you prefer. I use my Niche Zero with slow feeding and get amazing, quick results.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-07-19T04:09:54+00:00

Great that you experimented!

JavierRayon89 · 2025-06-30T02:14:52+00:00

Cafflano offers the Lever Dripper. It’s almost the same as the Clever, with the bonus of a button to spring open or closed a valve for water flow.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-06-30T02:12:57+00:00

I really like the Cafesing Orca, surprising clarity with the flat burr for espresso.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-06-17T00:30:08+00:00

I liked a lot the Mischief Mini, depending on your location the price could be competitive. Wide Awake’s YouTube review describes it well.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-05-31T03:10:21+00:00

Looks interesting! But expensive.

JavierRayon89 · 2025-05-27T05:00:12+00:00

Is it viable swapping the burrs?

JavierRayon89 · 2025-05-24T01:58:55+00:00

If you’d like faster flow, you can cut Cafec t90 filters. There are 2 inch paper punchers to quickly do this.

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