dfk41 Tony, on your advice, I ordered a kilo @£20.36 delivered! That is the last of my Xmas coffee orders!!

I am grinding at 12 on the Duo David, hope you enjoy them, the coffee reminds me of 1980s coffee smells and coffee shops from then, it does taste a bit of Tia Maria I think but my wife thinks I’m losing it 😀

I’ve started on the coffee link Christmas espresso blend, really nice cinnamon Christmassy thing going on, don’t think I could drink it all year round though but it’s nice at this time of the year, an acquired taste if you will.

The beans are an Ethiopian Guiji Blend with cinnamon.

Uncletits yep just finished another 40 hour water fast so two bolied eggs keep the sh@ts at bay. Nothing to rich this time 😂

    A superbly packed box arrived arrived today, full set of Rhino Ware cups & saucers compliments DFK.
    These to replace the ones I have broken as they are no longer available.
    Many thanks again Dave.😁

      New Lelit Bianca to replace a Sage Dual Boiler that had given up a fair few months ago. I bought from Ritual Barista Store during Black Friday and got an excellent deal. I’ve had great customer service already (shout out to Federico) and am excited for many years of experimentation and good coffee ahead!

      Hmmm… poor photo quality for some reason?

      DavecUK Hey Dave, what are you thoughts on this machine. On paper is seems rather interesting…….

        Some beans to help me get used to my Bianca. I wanted something well roasted with some interesting notes and acidity levels

        Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

        mjswooper

        From that angle I thought you had bought an industrial roaster

        Decent De1pro v1.45 - Niche Duo - Niche Zero - Decent is the best machine ever made -

        I was pretty impressed with the range of colours available, but I was aiming for a white build to match the kitchen. Better in real life actually! The paint/power smooths out the edges, softens the sound a little and it wasnt that much more expensive. The Mara X in white was a huggge jump