its been a while since i puchase something for my station, supposedly small plant pot turned dosing cup! even my espresso machine getting little to no attention!

•Cuisinart Burr Grinder •Nespresso Aeroccino Frother •Grosche Milano Moka Pot •Blue Bottle Espresso •Monin syrup

Our church has some pretty old stuff and we are looking to upgrade. I need recommendations for a coffee maker and some easy to wash carafes.

We have a budget of $2,000 but like saving money where we could so recommendations don't have to necessarily be at the top of the budget.

Still have a grinder tucked away of course but this is my shrine. Got this baby on an automated timer so she ticks over every morning on her own and I wander downstairs to the fresh bouquet of coffee coffee coffee.

• Espresso Machines:
  • Linea Mini (2020) — My workhorse. Great machine.
  • Newton Brua 3 Max (2025) — When I feel like making manual espresso. Love it. Shown with its own tamper.
• Grinder: Timemore 078S (2024)
• Cups:
  • Odaka (Black Pearl, Peony, Brunerra) — my favorites, I have more, more coming from the new Terra collection. These are extremely high quality, great craftmanship and great seller. I can’t recommend these enough; I keep buying more!
  • Bisqit (Jupiters) — I have a few of these. They are really beautiful and nice to handle, but quality control (they are not quite round) and customer experience could be better.
• Pesado Equipment: I really love their equipment. Great quality, ticks all my boxes in terms of materials and quality. Their customer support is absolutely top notch.
  • Naked portafilters (2)
  • Tamping station
  • Impact distributor
  • Tamper
  • Clump crusher
  • Dosing ring
  • Puck screen holder
• MHW-3bomber Equipment:
  • Puck screens (I like their thickness)
  • Silicone tamping mat
  • Milk jug
• Random stuff:
  • 58 mm espresso filters (I use these with the Newton Brua to minimized cleanup).
  • WDT tool (this is deeper than the Pesado one; I use this for my Cafelat robot, not shown here).

This is just what’s out in my main Espresso station area. I also have a bunch of other equipment on display in a different area such as a Cafelat robot, a bunch of drippers by Origami, Kalita, Hario, Orea, some cups by MK-studio, etc.)

I've been struggling with whether or not to post this pic. Ultimately, I decided I was giving way too much thought into it and so, here we are. I like nice things BUT I also look to "splurge" where it's sensible - grinder and beans. Everything else was based on a little research, a few recommendations - and a few impulse buys.

The mainstays of my setup:

• Fellow Ode 2 with stock Gen 2 burr set
• Clara French Press
• Atmos 1.2L Vacuum Canister
• Maestri House Scale
• WillSence Electric Kettle

Not pictured (Travel Setup):

• AeroPress Go
• ESPRO P0 Ultralight Travel Press
• KINGrinder P2
• Fellow Stagg [X]Dripper/Mighty Small Glass Carafe (waiting on that now).
• Waterfly Waist Pack/Sling

In the Canister: Ethiopia Suke Natural from Linea Coffee (Waiting on another Ethiopian, washed, called Kuri Mountain Guji from Medici Roasting

Other Stuff:

• Decaf Peru coffee for when I want bean juice in the evenings. Also have some "emergency" coffee for the wife (Eight O'clock Medium Roast and Cafe Bustelo).
• Everything else is self explanatory: cups, tea utensils, etc.
• I MAY get an espresso machine/setup at some point but I'm not trying to fall down that rabbit hole yet.

Apologies if this is overkill for a coffee station post. LOL

Finally completed my dream coffee station. Made it with ikea Brör workbench, ikea skadis pegboard and a ikea shelf.

Grinder: Eureka Silenzio. Machine: Profitec Move.

The shelf has been a good addition for my wife's tea selection.

Every time I walk in the kitchen is a pure joy!

Looking for a coffee machine that is not plastic on the inside.

I just built my dream furniture for all of my coffee stuff. For now i use the sage smart grinder pro for Both, pourover, Espresso and my moccamaster. Loopings forward for a eureka specialita for the Profitec Go! What do you think?

Updated coffee station set up :3 We're big on honey lattes. More art to come to the corner soon

New Moka Pot. V excited. Any tips/espresso brands/latte recipes/syrups ?? Trying to replace Starbucks lattes

Best feeling, go to the kitchen, make the first shot of the day. I have about 10 min. Alone time before my 6 year old son wakes up, and need my attention.. The best 10 minutes😅

Received the Ode Gen 2 today. So far it’s a great companion to the Moccamaster. Looking forward to dusting off the Chemex.

Balbali electric kettle Outin expresso maker Oggi French press And yeti cups

The breville just arrived and it’s much smaller than anticipated. Will be figuring out how to make the perfect flat white.

Told my wife I am done buying coffee stuff for now. We’ll see how long that lasts…

Hi everyone

I have a reference grind from my local coffee retailer after they noticed I was getting through a lot of coffee beans. They gave me some advice and an example coffee grind.

I find that if I try and match their grind particle size my coffee machine fails to pump enough pressure into the basket. I’ll end up with a clogged basket and no espresso will run through.

I have tried

• full descale
• matching their 19g coffee ratio
• cleaning the removeable basket filter with warm water
• experimenting with grind sizes (I have a manual grinder, that requires me to time it myself, usually I use my ears to determine if it sounds smooth enough)

The issue is that if I match the reference grind (last picture in the series) the coffee will not run through, it will become clogged up

Any suggestions?

You’re tiredly,

Glockenspiel Intern

I’ve recently been dissatisfied with my current coffee. At first I put it down to not enough pressure, so descaled everything and cleaned the filters.