hey i use the same thing! Cheap but works!

Pro500 and sette will be a good combo!!

Actually either one will also be a really good buy!

the difference should be only a bag of beans or two? haha

pro500 got 2 gauge and better overall build over the appartamento but it cost little more too. both makes great espresso tho

Well if its 1.5k cheaper then better get that appartamento. Both are reputable manufacturers and both make good espresso and steaming power is on par too. both have mirror finish on its machine but ofcoz appartamento has some plastics railings which i dislike!

I think i would prefer the sette 270 considering it as a home barista (Combining espresso and pour over grinds) POV and also retention and clumping POV! Yes perhaps the sette won't last you till the next generation (Not possible to change the burrs) but its a promising grinder. but both grinder are equally good its a matter of preference and outlook. and sette 270 grinds fast!

I wouldn't pay extra for the "w" as it still grinds the same. have a separate scale will be more ideal. sound for 4~5s is nothing, as mignon is more than 10s for double.

BTW i have a commercial grade grinder for sale if you interested:
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4244193

and @dwrk damn those art is impressive! Welldone!!

This post has been edited by Dan430: Jun 8 2017, 08:30 PM

Hi Welcome to Coffeefanatics. commercial grinder last generations, and gives you consistency, fine adjustment, faster, less heat, less clumps and looks good.

erm actually burr size does make a difference in taste. i've tried 50mm and 64mm side by side it does produce different taste with the same/approx close recipe. Well i agree that it still makes a good cuppa no doubt better than starbucks or CBTL many many miles!

Haha! Same reason!! I'm not alone! no more oily beans!

i dont wanna sound silly but i agree with you!! so i too stop going to starbucks, even when biz meeting i would suggest different place. they told me CBTL is better quality than Starbucks so last week scheduled meeting in CBTL and had Cafe latte damn its the same

Damn We home brewers are spoilt with good appreciation for coffee!

Never again to either of them, but better to independent cafe. also depends some still sucks but still better than both of them mentioned!

Flavoured coffee? nah i go back to 3in1, 4in1, 5in1 cheap and "equally good" too!

Nope! didn't try that before. i stoped stocking instant coffee anymore. haha. when I'm out kopitiam coffee would fix my day anytime, Cheap and good better than overprices SB/CBTL


Hahaha wow thats lucky i didn't see it else i reverse the order. but seriously foaming milk also wrong, i wonder do they go for any training? they have beautiful 3 group machine but seriously they think they gonna serve a beeline of customers?

or alternative you can buy from me; my ex-lover Full stainless steel and you can forth microfoam milk for latte

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3958529

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6GPjIh3wy4

hahaha! thats what forum is all about mah! in hope of new Q&A and expertise emerge! but i guess its good to do a sticky on this forum about available sources of specialty coffee beans. but the rest discuss and talk talk sing song la!

Thanks for the caution! thats an unfortunate event. perhaps some penang lang can verify? last i heard they are home roasters (small batch roaster) so i suppose your case maybe shortage of bean types?

There are many other options of coffee roasters around. i would be pissed too if that happens to me. but coffee needs to degas so i think your dates of roasting and receiving is acceptable. but they took a week to roast your order after the payment! they must be accumulating enough orders before roasting. hahaha

if they don't treat a customer right move on and try other local coffee roasters.

I was talking to some roasters in KL about the idea of "Car pooling" but in coffee world i call it "Beans pooling". the idea is to do something like "kickstarter" getting people to do group buys with any amount of roasted coffee beans with a deadline, then the roaster roast and send out the beans fresh to us coffee lovers. its like accumulating orders and then roast but with a cutoff time and deadline to meet, to avoid @sonny experience

Maybe can do this with special blend roast or something like that.

advantages for roasters is they already know the "demand" now the need to "supply" and gets to maximise the potential of their "expensive roasters" to reduce cost.

advantage for coffee fanatics, we get "special beans" on demand hopefully reduce cost.

Disadvantage do we have a huge enough community to do it?

Well I'm just a caffeinated dreamer.

Not exactly subscription model but a more unique modified model. and i think @ymeng understand what i'm saying.


yes ymeng. but you need a website to do it, to promote what ever blend you are planning to make for the month. here is the idea where i got from thailand which i think its good have a view of their website http://www.philscoffeecompany.com/COFFEE-POOL.php

you can do what you are capable and ofcoz at the same time maximising your roaster and also your ROI. have a thought of it!

You see my post got a few customers want already! hahaha we want fresh beans and hopefully at a reasonable price if we can coffee pool together.

maybe think of it like groupon for coffee beans?


nah not interested in repacking. but if local roasters provide an option to consolidate "confirm orders" and sell fresh to each orders confirmed it would be awesome.

Well I'm just caffeinated dreamer anyway.

#Thestuggleisreal i know this very well too! so when i was in thailand chatting with me coffeenatic friend he told me about "coffee pool" in thailand, and it lights a light bulb for me! hahaha but too bad no such thing here! maybe "demand" is not as huge yet. only a small group of us.

yeah ymeng, but unfortunately my circle of friends don't brew fresh coffee, so i can't coffee pool with them. its just an idea to gather community to share coffee beans at affordable price.

That Bold words are experience! thats what i found out too with single origins espresso beans with floral notes but damn good with nutty/choc notes beans!

Thanks @ymeng for your valuable tips and tricks!

This post has been edited by Dan430: Sep 9 2017, 09:58 PM