He does a two-episode deep dive into the Kenyan coffee market here, which is worth a listen: https://timwendelboe.no/2024/03/inside-kenyas-coffee-market-...
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1. There's the technical wanker, who has the best tools and might roast their own beans even, but generally still drinks shite coffee.
2+3. There's the Keurig wankers and the anti-Keurig wankers, one of whom thinks they're drinking good coffee and one of whom can't stand that someone is enjoying something they don't.
4. There's the free trade wankers, who want beans from a plantation in Costa Rica owned by someone from Texas.
5. There's the roast alchemy wankers, who believe that you need to overcomplicate the roasting process as much as possible in order to eek out that 2.9% acidic roast flavor profile at exactly 203.4 degrees.
Buy good but cheap beans from a semi-local roaster, and don't let them get too old. Bam, you'll have coffee better than 99% of people.
I do not need to get further from that.
The only expensive thing you need is a good grinder. Rest goes with a 26€ V60 and a kitchen scale.
Whoa, are they going for 26 euros in Europe? That's around 10x as expensive as they're sold in Japan. Or are you referring to the glass/ceramic ones?
But I really find it to be the best for daily quality coffee. Filters are easy to find, their products are durable and easy to clean.
Except their thermo pot. Not worth the money.
But they can be overpriced in Europe. Their electric water heater is around 190-200 euros if you can find one.
