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Tije's nylon "puck" for Stephen Sweeney's TPF2
Stephen Sweeney made me a new version of his TPF transparent portafilter. This one has a different approach of the seals so it will be interesting to see if it will last longer without any leaks. The...
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http://dailycoffeenews.com/2014/07/01/these-transparent-portafilter-videos-are-extractly-what-you-need/A very nice write up with historical perspective.
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Moka Pot pleasures
Theo, a friend who has a Rocket E61 espresso machine at home, is packing to spend four weeks in Denmark. He and his young wife will stay a fortnight in a nice little house in the countryside and then...
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You no longer need to go through the troubling process of finding a spoon and do all that stirring yourself to get a lovely sweetness in the cup. Avoid the dangers of choking yet again on that...
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http://dailycoffeenews.com/2014/07/11/youll-probably-rush-to-ebay-for-vintage-hot-plates-after-seeing-this-frankenmoka/Must read!
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Cheap vintage coffee grinder (half a century old!) restored
Hans Eichbaum, a friend of mine, read my recent blog about the Moka Pot and decided to order one too. He plans to use it in his office because the espresso in the building is awful even though the...
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Transparent Portafilter: The Making, part 1
Several people and companies have asked Stephen Sweeney if he could make them one or more specimen of his Transparent Portafilter but he told them it's way too much work. Tije, in Amsterdam, made one...
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Transparent Portafilter: The Making, part 2
Today, Tije nearly finished the new Transparent Portafilter. When the sealant has hardened and some final polishing is done, it's ready for action.Steps taken The polished 'puck' is first covered with...
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Tije turned a la Pavoni Pro portafilter "naked"
Thanks Tije! Also for taking off the slightest bit of the "high nailpolish gloss" off the wood which now looks more like wood and not like plastic anymore ;-)
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Thank you Graciano (and Lore)!
My eldest daughter Lore is a midwife based in Arnhem and a while ago she helped with the birth of the third son of a wonderful couple from Panama. She told me they were active in the coffee business...
View ArticleUsing Tije's Transparent Portafilter, a first video
Tije's Transparent Portafilter clip3 from Frans Goddijn on Vimeo.Tije de Jong made this Transparant Portafilter. Here are a few first extractions with it. Sometimes at the end when the pressure drops...
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Tije turning a LONDINIUM portafilter into a 'naked'
Since the standard 'naked' portafilter from LONDINIUM is excellent but a little too tight at the lower end to facilitaie the new Transparent Portafilterbasket that Tije produced, Tije took one of my...
View ArticleAh, found 1 thing that Sugru can't fix ;-)
This was done just for fun, to see if Sugru, a creative putty to fix or adorn a lot of little things, would be super strong. Turns out it isn't but it helps to get splattery footage and wet lenses.I...
View ArticleTransparent basket on LONDINIUM 1
A few conclusions:1) The plastic puck as it is now allows to see how the water level falls at the end of the extraction, but it ruins the puck in the first moments, so it's better to remove or improve...
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Elvis Hsiao doing heroic work on Transparent Portafilters
A few months ago, Adriaan, a Dutch coffee pal, mentioned the work of Elvis Hsiao from Tainan City in Taiwan. Elvis is a masterful creator of several innovative products for the obsessively curious...
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Cupping Beans from Panama
A wooden table is set with six sets of three glass cups filled with a few spoonfulls of freshly ground coffee. Six sets of glasses, each with a carton tray holding a handful of the roasted beans, with...
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Naked from Hungary
Since last month I am fascinated by this teaser about a naked portafilter that Gábor, a fellow roaster from Hungary, has published:I begged him to make me one of those for my Millennium La Pavoni...
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A Fond Goodbye to My Precious
Years ago, after I bought my first 'expensive' coffee grinder (at the time I thought it would be the most expensive piece of coffee equipment I would have to purchase but boy was I wrong) I got the...
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Tije's Wooden Group Ring for the La Pavoni
Recently, Gábor Laczkó said on his Facebook page that I "might be the owner of the Netherlands' most perverted coffee blog." Along that theme I present a beautiful gift Tije made for one of my little...
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