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    Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

    These videos were IMO pretty good too: Blind test or not, she nailed the challenge! [MEDIA] Krups XP5280 (which looks and sounds like a...
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 22, 2019 at 1:20 AM in forum: Food and Drink
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    Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

    I thought crema was made up of CO2 micro-bubbles regardless of whether a pressurized or a non-pressurized basket is used. I don't think a...
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 22, 2019 at 12:43 AM in forum: Food and Drink
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    Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

    Here the ECMP50 is pulling tonite's espresso. Start: [ATTACH] End: [ATTACH] And here is the frothed milk that together with the above became...
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 21, 2019 at 7:49 PM in forum: Food and Drink
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    Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

    Alright guys. Pics. This was in the morning and I call it the butterfly: [ATTACH] This was a few minutes ago, and I call it the man-seed: [ATTACH]
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 21, 2019 at 7:45 PM in forum: Food and Drink
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    Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

    I corrected my comment and made it a bit less ambiguous: "The Po'Boy ECMP50 is a proper espresso machine, and it will" ... produce proper crema....
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 21, 2019 at 12:44 PM in forum: Food and Drink
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    Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

    A proper espresso shot needs both the right temperature and pressure. A cheap 15 or so bar machine such as the ECMP50 can do it (Fuck you CNET!)...
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 21, 2019 at 12:35 PM in forum: Food and Drink
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    Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

    Anyways guys. Proly got upset after looking at that ECMP50 link from that coffee forum (EDIT: that and CNET and almost all random miss-info I read...
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 21, 2019 at 11:37 AM in forum: Food and Drink
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    Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

    The problem is, some of those high end espresso makers do require some experience to use. With time and experiense one can get pretty good...
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 21, 2019 at 11:23 AM in forum: Food and Drink
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    Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

    What did you mean by "big difference"?
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 21, 2019 at 10:58 AM in forum: Food and Drink
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    Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

    This is the problem I see often in the webz: http://coffeegeek.com/forums/espresso/latteart/514933 It is an old post, but right of the bat the...
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 21, 2019 at 10:46 AM in forum: Food and Drink
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    Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

    Explain what you mean by big difference.
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 21, 2019 at 10:32 AM in forum: Food and Drink
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    Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

    Congratulations! It takes courage to be upfront about these things. The usual response one gets is: your grinder is probably lacking, your coffee...
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 21, 2019 at 8:56 AM in forum: Food and Drink
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    Coffee: we drink it or we get angry.

    I finally bought the Mr. Coffee ECMP50. I love it! A couple of things I learned: Do not leave the machine on if not in use. It can overheat and...
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 20, 2019 at 9:57 PM in forum: Food and Drink
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    MQA Op-Ed

    What's MQA again?
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 19, 2019 at 10:26 AM in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    Movie Discussion Thread

    I will watch Joker as soon as I can. I have high expectations for this film.
    Post by: ultrabike, Oct 9, 2019 in forum: Random Thoughts