The moment when I became a true CS was when I forked out $120 for an Italian Tre Spade hand grinder and subsequently turned up my nose at any notion of buying pre-ground. The lady in the shop said that she heard that the company used to make grinders for the Italian troops during the first world war to keep them happy in the trenches. A grinder was a part of their rat pack I suppose, and the company used to make gun parts I suppose. So if there are any coffee/war historians who could elaborate on this story it would be interesting to hear if this were true, and exactly what sort of brewing techniques were popular with Italian troops at the time.
Bye
Jason
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Jason
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