So I am fresh out of beans, and itll be a little while before I can get some more. What am I not fresh out of? Coffee!
Well, not fresh out of unfresh coffee. My silvia came with a little tub of what I thought was roasted beans.
No.
It was "espresso" ground beans. I figured it cant be worse than instant?
Yeah, it was. Apparently the people who made this tin have an alternative definition of what "espresso" ground beans are. My definition is that it is suitable for the "espresso" style extraction from a machine. Theirs is apparently big ol chunks.
8 second pour, channeled on the outside ( a bit squirted on my face!). The taste? Instant spit-out.
So, being somewhat of a skeptic at all the hate towards preground, I decided to downdose and tamp harder (whenever I tried to tamp, it just...wouldnt go down. No matter how much pressure. Not like Im a muscle head, but still...)
And the taste? Marginally better! So instead of being instantly spat out, I swallowed and then sinked it.
Miss silvia is in hibernation for a little while I guess... at least I can brew instant using the water from the wand? :-[
Well, not fresh out of unfresh coffee. My silvia came with a little tub of what I thought was roasted beans.
No.
It was "espresso" ground beans. I figured it cant be worse than instant?
Yeah, it was. Apparently the people who made this tin have an alternative definition of what "espresso" ground beans are. My definition is that it is suitable for the "espresso" style extraction from a machine. Theirs is apparently big ol chunks.
8 second pour, channeled on the outside ( a bit squirted on my face!). The taste? Instant spit-out.
So, being somewhat of a skeptic at all the hate towards preground, I decided to downdose and tamp harder (whenever I tried to tamp, it just...wouldnt go down. No matter how much pressure. Not like Im a muscle head, but still...)
And the taste? Marginally better! So instead of being instantly spat out, I swallowed and then sinked it.
Miss silvia is in hibernation for a little while I guess... at least I can brew instant using the water from the wand? :-[

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