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It seems with your rather small yield with respect to roasting your own beans you would be perfectly suited to do 'pour overs' for your coffee, do you ??
Sometimes I have done pour overs, like when the hurricanes knock power out and I heat up water with my MAPP torch. I also have an aeropress, and my trusty Mr Coffee drip machine.
Recently purchased this little rechargeable burr grinder. So far, so good. Has adjustable grind settings. I admit liking just setting it on the counter to do it's thing while I prepare the rest of the process.
I have a good assortment of beans. Some I haven't tried yet. Have been enjoying the African types, with a current favorite being called "wush wush."
What's odd about this display of somewhat of a coffee rabbit hole, I'm really not all that particular and can still find satisfaction with my tried and true Folgers 100% Colombian. Meanwhile, the learning curve for roasting and finding something worth repeating is steep, just considering the subtleties of different levels of roast and how to get consistency from one batch to the next. This is where the small batch capabilities kind of rule, being one won't be stuck with a larger batch of something they don't particularly like. Although, it tends to be pretty much on a scale of good, and better, so there really isn't any fails.
Then there is a whole other realm of considerations. Some beans are better after they age a bit after roasting and a lot of jar sniffing along the way. Some are good right after. This adds to the already steep learning process. We won't even get into blends, as that id a whole other thing. It really helps not to be so particular. In this way, this is a lot like audio. I don't like getting caught up in the endless tweak/upgraditus with that either. I just want a good cup of coffee, and good cup of music. It seems as if my "slum-it" approach to audio kind of fits with coffee too.
I make my coffee by the cup. If it sits for more than say 30 mins on the warmer, I am starting over. That's probably my only real OCD infliction with this, but that is true for the Folgers as well.
