Hi,
This is just a quick shout-out to say how much I am enjoying my OE Lido 2 that I bought second -hand recently.
At home I've got a Giotto, Compak grinder and Behmor roaster, which I love, but I've been through any number of iterations for coffee at work and holidays.
I've tried v60, minipresso, plunger and aeropress and settled in the aeropress as the best office use - fast, consistent, no mess. Pourovers need constant attention which I can't guarantee I can provide while chatting in the office kitchen.
I previously have tried using a Porlex Mini and Hario Skerton grinder but they just take too long and need too much effort to use twice a day for a quick cuppa.
My most recent solution has been to grind a small container of coffee at home every morning and take that in. Not ideal since its still on a fine espresso grind and is a few hours old by the time I make my afternoon cuppa.
But now, enter the Lido! I can't believe how fast and effortless it is to grind a serve of coffee for the aeropress, and how much better this takes than what I had previously settled for. I'm a very happy man, twice a day!
The only downside is the static and needing to use the aeropress funnel for the ground beans. Maybe something like the aergrind is in the cards for the future, but otherwise I would thoroughly recommend a lido to anyone who has struggled and given up on a basic grinder.
This is just a quick shout-out to say how much I am enjoying my OE Lido 2 that I bought second -hand recently.
At home I've got a Giotto, Compak grinder and Behmor roaster, which I love, but I've been through any number of iterations for coffee at work and holidays.
I've tried v60, minipresso, plunger and aeropress and settled in the aeropress as the best office use - fast, consistent, no mess. Pourovers need constant attention which I can't guarantee I can provide while chatting in the office kitchen.
I previously have tried using a Porlex Mini and Hario Skerton grinder but they just take too long and need too much effort to use twice a day for a quick cuppa.
My most recent solution has been to grind a small container of coffee at home every morning and take that in. Not ideal since its still on a fine espresso grind and is a few hours old by the time I make my afternoon cuppa.
But now, enter the Lido! I can't believe how fast and effortless it is to grind a serve of coffee for the aeropress, and how much better this takes than what I had previously settled for. I'm a very happy man, twice a day!
The only downside is the static and needing to use the aeropress funnel for the ground beans. Maybe something like the aergrind is in the cards for the future, but otherwise I would thoroughly recommend a lido to anyone who has struggled and given up on a basic grinder.

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