Cuprajake Thats the way to do it! I was really eferring to enthusiastic amateurs though Jake. You know, they start off with a prayer to the coffee gods before starting to chant slowly. After they have removed the pf, they wash and dry it with the highest grade microfibre cloth. Next the beans are weighed out very slowly, adding one at a tie until the critical weight is reached. Then they go into the grinder where they are sprayed with water, then ground (very slowly of course because the coffee gods tell them adjustable rpm is the way to go and the slower the better). Then they produce an array of instruments with needles and rakes and spend at least 60 seconds gardening the grinds. At last when really satisfied, they genuflect a couple of times before engaging the pf. Great you think! Then they produce a set of scales and a cup. They inspect the cup, then put some hot water in to bring it up to the optimal temp. Then they dry it (very carefully) and eventually place the scales underneath adding the cup. Then at least three sets of timing devices are placed on the counter to which they permutate the average time in case that 0.001 of a second discrepancy can be tasted. Then the shot commences, and after 5 seconds a dilemma occurs as someone rings the doorbell
