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  • #16
    Originally posted by simonsk8r View Post
    Haha wow, now THAT would be a fun thing to demonstrate, it reminds me of that YouTube vid where the title is something like best espresso, and they do everything possible to completely ruin the shot (poking finger holes into the grounds etc. Just looked for ages but couldn't find it... but I could totally see a competition in that XD

    (If anyone can find that video that would be much appreciated haha)
    My effort: Glad it amused you. I wished I had taped it at the time (using my "new tech" VHS camera). I reckon it was a "one of a kind" effort. Every other time I demonstrated it I just got a minor squirt, mostly onto the back panel. Still I had constant long term reminder every time I used that fridge a not to be a dick...

    Your video: I think that video may have been an early Seattle Coffee Gear. I can remember one of their demonstrations of "how to pull a shot" had a whole bunch of embarrassing newbie errors - culminating in hitting the knock box hard enough to drive it halfway into their bench (if you get your shot texture correct the puck will fly out with a wrist flick / no knock box contact at all). Their problem - they were serious at the time. They have little street cred from this dude.

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    • #17
      ....... ugh XD.

      Note to self: REMOVE lid to hopper BEFORE tipping beans in. NOT after, but befooooore.

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      • #18
        Not a shot extraction story as such... but was just grinding up the last of my Colombian beans to give it a go in the Aeropress, ground about 13 grams and then the burrs just cut out! Had no idea what was going on, had a look inside and lo and behold, a bit of what looks like perspex was caught in the burrs! (Pic below)

        I have no idea how it got in there... something caught my eye in the bag earlier but I just thought it was the light reflecting off it. I removed it, cleared it out a bit, ground up the rest and still had my coffee, just popped two filters on just to be sure XD.

        Not sure if the burrs are damaged, they look okay to the eye. And also when brewing, I flipped the Aeropress and gave it a swirl, the top compartment popped off and bit of coffee exploded about and in my face!

        Looks like today I just wasn't meant to have coffee... XD

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        • #19
          Oh dear! Hump day coffee madness Sounds like a trip to your local cafe is in order.

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          • #20
            Originally posted by Leaf_Bean_Machine View Post
            Oh dear! Hump day coffee madness Sounds like a trip to your local cafe is in order.
            Hehe, after removing the piece the grinder worked fine. And the subsequent coffee was delightful! Just hope the burrs haven't been damaged, but they look okay.

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