Thought it might be a bit of fun to think back over the year. I spent a large part of the year delving into brewed coffee. I bought several things like a Hario Switch, a new Cafetiere and loads of SO beans before I gave up and reverted back to blended darker roasts drinking americanos made with a shot of espresso and water! I had both a Niche Zero and Duo. I sold the Duo and replaced it with the Solo T64. I have thought about moving it on and going back to a Duo again but in truth, the Solo is spot on. Yes, it is noisy and to get zero retention you need to grind on the lowest 800 rpm setting then when the grinding has finished turn it up to the maximum of 2000 rpm and it blows all the retained grounds out. All of this includes Redspeed 64mm SSP burrs at an incredible price below £500. That makes it very hard to beat in my eyes. So, if you can only select one item for the year, what is it and why?

For me… I’ll be the bringer of doom and gloom… nothing really. I bought a Duo… in hindsight should have kept the Zero! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ok… there’s one thing for me. 58mm paper filters on top of the puck. For a machine with a 3 way valve…. Best thing ever since sliced bread. I now backflush very infrequently. The water in my drip tray is pretty much clean!

The Philos for me. On paper shouldn’t be anything but an expensive 64mm grinder but to have one grinder that produces very nice filter and espresso, back to back, multiple times a day, it’s perfect for me. Having said that I don’t actually remember buying much else other than coffee.

I had a nice flat white at Starbucks on the M6 near Blackpool after a rather long day. I could be delusional, im sure all those words dont belong in the same sentence really. ☕😎

@"dfk41"#p74689 Has to be the Evo v2 Or the Kafatek The philos and t64 were OK. Im hoping 2025 will be cheaper 😎 Although as Jake put it "youre getting the evo 2 for free once you sell the syncka, evo1 and Vesuvius" . Thats how i got away with it when i explained the purchase to Jude 🥰

Nothing on the equipment side. For us, Darkwoods coffee.

@"LMSC"#p74704 just drinking a cup now!! Was a good recommendation.

@"Adrianmsmith"#p74705 One of our go to Roasters. 😊

@"LMSC"#p74709 - Same here. Darkwoods and Foundry :-)

> @"MWJB"#p74712 Another vote for Dark Woods They are up there as one of the most consistent top roasters in the UK. IIRC, it was @"Systemic"#8 who initially brought this roaster to our attention via their yellow and purple fruits. 😊🙏🏽

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