It's been a long time coming but finally at last.. I have purchased a new set of scales for my coffee setup!
Originally we have been using a rather cheap but functional set of mini scales by rhino, A generally decent maker of coffee accessories.
The only major problem with the scales was that fact that they were slow. They were not responsive enough to really get any consistency out of them.
So at last we have upgraded from a £14 set of scales to a £69 set of scales. Namely the TIMEMORE black mirror basic plus.
Amazon link -> https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08HMM4B1W
£69 for some scales is a lot in my opinion but some of the coffee scales you can get go for up to £200 which is crazy but probably worth it if you need fancy features.
For us the built in timer and snappy response time is more than enough for us. It has also made out coffee making experience much more enjoyable and consistent.
One cavet is that it is considerably bigger than our previous scales. So much so that our cups nolonger clear the portafilter.
We plan to get around this by 3D printing a new drop tray that is a lower profile. There will be a post about that someday I'm sure!
As a final note. In the image above you'll see a polystirin contraption to the side of the image. THAT is infact a makeshift platform that lets us use the scales in our espresso machine as the drip tray is too small to fit the scales on alone. A temporary solution until we get printing the new tray. :D
But that's all from me for now. I'm very pleased with these scales already, very much worth the money in my opinion.
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Oooh and now I have scale envy, good choice but shame about the cup fit - how about brewing into something that does fit under the portafilt and then decanting into the cup - I know you loose a little crema but...
We do have little glass things that we use, we'd just got used to going straight to cup for less mess and because it did fit. Less things to clean up after making a coffee etc.
That's an innovative solution. Very cool!
I think that's a big plus indeed!
I'm sure you're gonna enjoy your new purchase:)
Like the 3D printed drip tray idea.
I just put in two scoops and fill the cafetière up to about 1cm below the upper metal band. I'm not doing it right, right? 😁
Depends on the size of scoop and what kinda grind the coffee is, Generally cafetieres like a courser grind, two scoops of like table spoon size sounds about right.
In the end though, if you get coffee that tastes good to you honestly you can't really go wrong. 😄
It's a 7g scoop and I buy cafetière grind. I was interested one time when I bought several different coffees and I was transferring them to some containers, to notice how *different" they all looked. One was very dark, another one much more speckled.
When it comes to 3D printing your own appliances, I think you would stand a very good chance of winning the 'Coffee Lover of The Day Award'.. If there were such a thing 😉
It just generally works out cheaper to print it since we have the printer rather than spending £20 or so on one someone else designed and had manufactured. =p
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