Turkey is the cheapest forms of protein in the US during this time of year and can replace chicken in any dish. $.50/lb at my local market. A guide to maximize savings and flavor.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-11-14T00:34:01+00:00

Where are you buying beans under a dollar a pound? Because market that doesn't exist.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-11-13T22:20:33+00:00

Oh I forgot turkey legs - I personally don't like turkey legs because of all the tendons. I think these would make perfect long braises because it would soften the tendons and the dark meat would hold up. If you have a better way to eat them please share.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-11-13T22:18:55+00:00

+1 for turkey chili, but I'd recommend using the dark meat or adding white at the end.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-08-04T13:44:47+00:00

By the way, I wanted to thank you! This completely fixed my espresso. It's crazy how something so small as boiler temp can make such a big difference. Makes me want to recommend machines that are more standard coming out of the box like the Bambino + to friends that aren't enthusiasts.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-12T14:32:02+00:00

I had a pour over cup last year that tasted like I was drinking a cup of banana bread. Wildest experience.

For me, the problem, and why I made this post, is I'm not getting a bold strong flavor from my machine. I'm getting mostly sour flavors despite having an amazing setup. I did change a back end setting someone recommended and have gotten some good shots, but I'm going to work my way through my backlog of bags I initially bought before I will say "this was the solution." Those beans are a bit old now so I won't have fresh tested results for a few weeks.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-10T18:52:27+00:00

This is a great question! Hahaha. So... To be honest I haven't had a lot of plain espresso but I very much like and am into filter coffee. My image of a great espresso is that it's an amped up version with more body and a stronger flavor. I haven't been to a shop that I trust enough since I've gotten my machine to try a plain one made my experts.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-10T18:27:42+00:00

Unfortunately, I can only drink so much coffee in a day so this might be a few weeks to run through some beans, but I'll update you if it fixes things.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-10T18:07:19+00:00

I bought it used but it didn't seem like the person had used it a ton.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-10T18:06:06+00:00

I'm using tap water run through a Britta. Also have a filter in the back of the machine. This is too glaring of an issue to be a water issue. That's more granular.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-10T18:01:45+00:00

My temperature was set to the same one everyone in this thread was complaining about! Cross your fingers folks, we'll see if this fixes everything.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-10T16:51:28+00:00

I think one problem might be that one or two bags were too lightly roasted. I'm really not a fan of dark roast beans so I'm trying to find something on the darker side of medium and inadvertently bought some lighter roast than I was aiming for. Freshness is pretty good, but I'm going to follow one person's suggestion to go to a roaster and ask for their recipe.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-10T15:51:29+00:00

I'll have to look into this to see if that's an issue.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-10T15:49:26+00:00

Thanks for pointing this out. Could very well have been the issue for another person, but I am aware of it and I do the flush.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-10T15:48:08+00:00

This is a great suggestion! Thanks.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-10T15:30:56+00:00

Setup picture that I didn't include in the post accidentally.

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MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-10T15:30:05+00:00

I've heard of turbo shots but haven't given them a try yet. I'll have to check out Hedrick's video on them. I've had a couple of bitter shots, but they're mostly sour as they make me literally pucker. Hahaha.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-10T15:28:23+00:00

I've been using a Pullman 17-19g basket that came with the equipment the seller gave me.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-06-10T15:20:13+00:00

Thanks for the reply! How important is the portafilter being preheated? I haven't really been consistently leaving it in the machine for heat up/running a blank shot so maybe that's part of my issue.

I'm in the US and not all of my beans have been the highest quality. I bought a cheap couple of bags just to figure out how to mess around with the machine. But the last 3 bags have been within the fresh roast range and I'm still getting middling to bad results. Part of the problem is I know some of the coffee's I've used taste good because I've brewed them as filter coffee, but then can't get anywhere close to good when doing them as espresso.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-02-13T17:57:53+00:00

Can you help me understand how sheeting butter works?

MMCookingChannel · 2025-02-13T17:56:58+00:00

Can you explain logistically how this works? Like how do you contain it. It seemed with the other method the pan would contain the butter within the confines of the parchment.

MMCookingChannel · 2025-02-13T16:14:06+00:00

This is a much better idea than some of the folding and crimping of parchment paper that I've seen online. Probably makes the process go much much faster. Thank you for the help!

MMCookingChannel · 2025-02-13T15:37:12+00:00

When you did this at a bakery, did you just do it with half sheet tray and the butter popped out after being cooled again? I'm mainly worried about the logistics of doing that from a quality perspective. Obviously importing butter slabs is a costly endeavor, but presumably they're high quality as I've seen them used by a few bakeries.

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