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  • #16
    Re: A chicken or the egg dilemma

    One of the most commonly asked questions of me during my day behind the machine is...

    "Dont you get sick of making coffee?"

    I never get sick of watching that lovely liquid ooze out of the spouts and I watch every pour avidly, even whilst doing the other processes. (its good to be able to multitask!) It never gets boring and it keeps me on my toes...if it doesnt look as good as it should, thats when I have to lift my game and change whatever variable that needs adjusting (usually the grind of course!)

    Having been doing it for 3 years now, I have yet to have a day where I feel like I wont be coming back again the next to do it all again...and even those days that are hugely busy for us, even though I might churn out a lot of coffees, even when the lists are long and you feel like youre never going to get to the end of it...I still love making it and still continue to come back and do it all again day after day.

    Glad to see Im not the only one!

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    • #17
      Re: A chicken or the egg dilemma

      I can relate to all the comments and emotions mention above, I often arrive home and find Maria switched on and waiting for the head barista to arrive home to produce some of that lovely elixer to calm their furrowed brows.
      The roaster is getting plenty of work as well keeping up with the demands of my families caffeine needs!!!
      I get great joy and satisfaction from the roasting and transforming of the beans into amazing coffees which they eagerly await. If Im off the mark they soon let me know about it~~!!!!

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      • #18
        Re: A chicken or the egg dilemma

        Human beings love a challenge, especially if we get to enjoy the "fruits of our labours".

        What else do you know that requires such care and precision, is quickly done (try baking a cake from scratch!), and provides such a tasty outcome?

        Like the others here, I get as much satisfaction out of producing a great coffee as I do consuming it. WOW--TWICE.

        Greg

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        • #19
          Re: A chicken or the egg dilemma

          Id like to do some research on the personality characteristics of coffee fanatics. I suspect that there is a distinct and definable personality type that gets into the coffee thing in a total immersion kind of way. Probably into other things in depth as well. Bit perfectionistic in approach, bit OCD, etc. Maybe when I retire in a few years I will design a questionnaire for you lot. Bet you are a bunch of sick puppies. ;D

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          • #20
            Re: A chicken or the egg dilemma

            Hi all

            Rocky said...
            Originally posted by 112C20283A430 link=1245374022/9#9 date=1245413156
            A couple of observers have commented that they are a bit gobsmacked by the amount of work
            involved .... For most it is simply an astounding amount of mucking around to get a cup of coffee. He understood implicitly that I enjoy the ritual as much as the result.
            The "work" is even more fun when its a small lever machine. I had my father-in-law over last weekend, I supply Gene roasted beans every week to the parents-in-law, and he saw the LaPavoni Europicolo. So I filled it up, turned it on, adjusted the Macap grinder finer, filled, tapped, levelled and tamped, back to the Pavoni, waited till the pressure release started to steam (hes a train nut so absolutely loved this machine), blead out some steam and water, locked in the portafilter, raised the lever, waited for an auspicious few seconds, pulled it down and slowly out came a viscous honey like stream of dark golden elixir. I could tell it would be good so said "just have a sip of this".

            Hes a flat white/cupppachino person, "ohhhhhh ... I could get used to this :-) ". He had never seen coffee coming out of a machine like that.

            I didnt have a shot from that machine that time but for me seeing the enjoyment on his face was great.
            Likewise when I make coffee for my wife and I on the Galatea its not just the process or the coffee but the act of making something for someone else that they enjoy that contributes to the allure of coffee.

            Finally the ritual was not yet finished .... there was the slow releasing of the pressure from the Pavoni, the cleaning of the group head by the portafilter wiggle, and several minutes more using two cotton wool bugs to clean the gasket and the general mess it made.

            Its fun :-)

            Mike



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