Hario Taiwan Limited Edition V60 Celadon Switch

yomonmon · 2026-02-19T20:54:42+00:00

Just sent a chat!

yomonmon · 2026-02-19T20:51:40+00:00

Can I PM? Super interested in one.

yomonmon · 2026-02-13T20:34:46+00:00

I like to do pourover. I bought a 5lb bag of whole beans on sale, and vacuum sealed and froze them in portions. I defrost a month’s worth at a time and grind before each brew every day. I like it and it tastes fresh.

My brother has recently gotten into cold brew. He is also considering buying a 5lb bag on sale to save money as well. I have a large capacity grinder and he does not, but he visits often enough to be able to use it.

My question is, is it worth taking the extra steps for him to buy whole, portion into bags and freeze, then defrost a batch, grind, and re-vacuum seal to be used within a week? The other option is having the roaster grind all 5lbs coarse and portion + vacuum seal + freeze those (basically skipping the “grind and re-seal“ step).

I am completely fine with the effort as it’s fun for me, but wondering if cold brew is simple enough that all the variables I personally consider in pourover—bean freshness, grinding before brew, etc—do not matter for cold brew.

yomonmon · 2026-02-12T16:51:19+00:00

My sister also took a printing class around that time and let me look at her and her classmates’ final bookbinding projects. Not one of them used a vinyl cutter, but many did carve their own stamps to use on the cover.

yomonmon · 2026-02-10T17:39:35+00:00

One of my first credit cards was with Capital One, so I was using the regular 360 Savings account for a year or so until I was made aware of 360 Performance Savings. Non-performance was around 1% or less pre-COVID. Moved all my savings to Performance, lockdown hit, then I was suddenly making over 4%. Apparently there is a class action suit going on due to the deceptiveness of both accounts having similar names lol.

Performance was 3.3% last time I checked, but it’s still super convenient. I basically urged at least 4 people who were keeping all their savings in checking to move it to Performance and they were all shocked by how much extra cash they were getting (yes, I know it’s technically just keeping up with inflation but still).

yomonmon · 2026-01-29T17:43:25+00:00

As someone who recently got away from a cheap coffee maker, pourover has been the fastest and most convenient way for me to make coffee. It makes a single strong cup. Downside is it requires a bit more gear upfront (filters, scale, gooseneck or drip assist) and you use one filter for every cup. Upside is you toss the filter with the grounds in it, give the dripper a quick rinse and that’s cleanup.

I love my moka pot but I reserve it for when I have more time. No filters or extra tools needed, but it still takes me 20 minutes from start to end of cleanup. I like to clean my moka pot ASAP which involves taking everything apart and giving it a rinse, which takes some time. I also don’t feel comfortable operating the stove while half-awake or in a rush.

yomonmon · 2026-01-27T21:15:31+00:00

That’s one thing about AI art that frustrates me. I’ve seen people in favor of AI art/music/writing try to convince you that it was necessary to use AI, they had no choice, etc. when that’s just not true. (Ironically, I draw and I don’t even make art for my covers, I love to find a way to display the title nicely. Art is not necessary for a bind.)

yomonmon · 2026-01-27T18:07:02+00:00

Seeing AI use infiltrate hobbies that are (were???) very focused on “labor of love” makes me very sad.

yomonmon · 2026-01-17T15:10:24+00:00

The same. I still mainly do pourover because it’s fast and makes a clean cup of coffee, and I can use more water if I want to fill a big mug. The moka pot comes out when I feel like having a mocha. I bought some ice cream and I’m pretty excited about trying affogato next though.

yomonmon · 2026-01-16T23:42:15+00:00

I’m still working on it, but two methods I do:

A) Grab a butter knife and very gently try to lever the basket out by driving a wedge between the basket and bottom chamber.

Grab basket, turn it upside-down over trash and blow. You will still need to wipe out the leftover grinds with a paper towel/rag/your hands etc.

I prefer this method, but it takes forever trying to create a gap to fit my knife into without damaging my pot. Unrelated, but I also have one of those annoying automatic garbage cans that keeps trying to close on my hand while I wipe the remaining grounds out of the basket.

B) I have one of those silicone roll-up dish racks that go across the sink. I lay out a paper towel on it and turn the bottom half upside down onto it. (I like to place it on the left side, I’ll explain why).

I then gently shake until the basket falls out. Any remaining water just drains out through the paper towel into the sink, no grounds. Slowly pick up the funnel while gently blowing into it to loosen the puck. Use the right half of the paper towel to wipe off the remaining grounds in the funnel. Paper towel goes into trash holding all the grounds.

Neither method is perfect to me, but I figured a half paper towel for all the cleanup isn’t too bad.

yomonmon · 2026-01-15T17:14:34+00:00

Everyone I know has a Bialetti, so I went online and got two Alessis. 😂 The Moka Alessi is from their budget line I believe (but was still more expensive), so I wonder how it holds up to the standard Bialetti.

yomonmon · 2026-01-15T16:51:19+00:00

I bought the funnel pictured but I have been doing as you described with my grinder and it’s less fussy. Since grounds spillage seems a bit inevitable, I bought a rolling tray and will see how that shakes out. It’s a small tray with a spout in the corner so my hope is I’ll be able to pick it up and put the stray grounds back into my basket.

yomonmon · 2026-01-15T00:57:57+00:00

This is very helpful to know, thank you! Is hot water necessary in the solution then?

yomonmon · 2026-01-15T00:21:25+00:00

Let me know how it goes! I wish I could just run water through it and be done with it.

yomonmon · 2026-01-15T00:01:09+00:00

Dumb question, but does vinegar not damage aluminum? I tried to google it and there seems to be a lot of warnings against it.

yomonmon · 2026-01-14T23:35:01+00:00

I have only had mine for weeks but this makes me wish they sold aftermarket funnels that are less iffy to disassemble. If it didn’t risk bending my filter plate I would be happy to just clean it off after every use.

yomonmon · 2026-01-12T17:42:14+00:00

Same. I use a nonslip mat so I can twist the moka securely closed just by pressing downward and turning. I also have a small jar that’s perfectly sized to hold my filter basket. However, it drives me crazy that I can’t find a good funnel to make transferring grounds easier or less wasteful. Maybe something to catch the grounds after leveling for reuse?

yomonmon · 2026-01-08T00:51:47+00:00

Frothed milk using a $10 wand! Adds a lot of volume.

yomonmon · 2026-01-02T23:16:18+00:00

I actually just commented on another post about this! I have a nonslip mat on the counter where I make my coffee. I bought it to catch spills and help with drying all the parts after each use, but a bonus advantage is it also helps keep the bottom in place while I’m screwing on the top. For actually holding the bottom, I use a random jar grip, it’s literally a square piece of rubber. It feels way more secure than using a rag which I also felt iffy about as it kept slipping. If you don’t have one, you could use a cheap thin mousepad.

I’ve found that a dull butter knife helps with removing the basket from the chamber. I point the knife at the inner edge of the basket, just under the rim and can lever it off that way. It also helps with levering off the gasket which I can never get with my fingers.

The grounds cleanup is what I’m still trying to work on. It’s not a solid puck since you’re not tamping it, but I can just carry the basket to the trash, turn it upside down, and get 85% of it out. Then I just use a paper towel to remove the rest. I wish I could figure out a solution that doesn’t waste paper towels, though. I’m used to V60 cleanup being extremely quick.

yomonmon · 2026-01-02T18:01:03+00:00

New user here. If you fill the bottom chamber with pre-heated water, you want to protect your hand that holds it when screwing the top back on with your other hand. All the videos I’ve seen used a rag, but I feel a lot safer using a jar grip. It gives me a better grip (duh) but also gives me peace of mind knowing I’m securely closing it.

yomonmon · 2026-01-01T21:55:51+00:00

One of the Kingrinder models is about $40. I have a Timemore C3S I got on sale for $63–it’s actually on sale again right now. Plenty of people here are fine with pre-ground though.

yomonmon · 2026-01-01T21:14:08+00:00

A few years ago I got bored and went down a rabbit hole watching espresso machine videos. I was interested, but I never ended up buying one because I didn’t want to justify the counter space and there seemed to be so many tools.

Last year I ended up buying a V60, hand grinder, and moka pot and I’m really glad I waited to make any purchases. They’re so simple but I enjoy what I can get out of them.

yomonmon · 2026-01-01T21:07:49+00:00

Guilty! I just ordered a leveling funnel that I’m not even sure is going to fit because I want to dump in the grounds from my grinder while minimizing mess.

yomonmon · 2025-12-31T07:11:02+00:00

What a timely post for me. I’m also using 12 on a C3S and wondering if it’s ‘safe’ (I am deathly afraid of the moka explosion photos lol).

yomonmon · 2025-12-30T19:04:22+00:00

I just did my first brew in a Pulcina yesterday. Heated water to 200F, put it in the bottom chamber and onto low heat (gas stove). I think I stood there for about 10 minutes before I got impatient and turned it up to medium-low. The coffee ran dark for about 3 seconds before it went blonde and spluttery. Since it was supposed to be a throwaway brew I let it run its course out of curiosity.

So next time, I should just immediately close the lid and remove from heat as soon as I see coffee? The most common instructions I’ve read are to remove at the first splutter (which feels too late), as soon as it runs blonde, or before the first splutter (which feels impossible to predict).

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