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Sweet Maria's SS Cupping Spoon --- Impress everyone ...or make them think you have gone completely over-the-edge! Yes, the process of coffee tasting involves a special spoon, and coffee cuppers get very, very particular about the shape and make of theirs. I am one of those people, and have a collection of some 30 different models. But this is the one I chose to have made for us, my favorite. This has a deep round bowl, moderate size overall, that special curvature of the handle to permit skimming the coffee from the top of the cup. And, following a new form of thought in spoons, we are turning our back on silver-plating. Silver plate is soft, scratches and dings, and degrades quickly. A deplated spoon has a detectable metallic aroma. Stainless steel resists surface scratching, and is much more durable in general. This image gives you a better view of the logo which is now stamped on the handle - not etched like last time. I think this is an ideal gift for a coffee roasting person ... necessary, no! But enjoyable, yes. $20.20 (+.30 lb. shipping) |
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Professional Cupping/ Roasting/ Dosing Scale Expensive .. but this is an amazing scale. It's the one I use daily for the cupping lap, for weighing roast batches, and for weighing espresso doses. It's incredibly accurate and fast. If you use a scale a lot, you really do need a good one such as this. I use it mostly in gram increments, where it is accurate to one-tenth of one gram! For all the details or to buy, please visit our Weigh Scales page. |
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Compact Espresso Dosing/ Cupping Scale Travel size digital scale fits in pocket. This is the favorite of many a barista. It can be used for cupping too, but will not work for weighing roast batches because of it's limited capacity of 250 grams. For all the details or to buy, please visit our Weigh Scales page. |
Bodum
Ibis -Cordless Electric Kettle
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I was really impressed with the great design of the
Bodum Ibis, a cordless electric kettle, when we used them in
the Roasting Basics seminar at the SCAA coffee convention. Thye are
great for cupping sessions, and daily coffee brewing. I use it for
cupping, Aeropress, pour-over brewing with a filtercone, and I pre-heat
my vacuum brewing water for the Cona or Yama with the Ibis. They were
remarkably fast bringing the water to near boil temperature ...perfect
for French Press brewing (which we were using) or pour-over type brewing.
Their speed is due to an oversized Stainless Steel heating coil in
the carafe. Once the water was ready to go we had the convenience of
the cordless feature: well ...there is a cord but the carafe separates
from the base for service. The capacity is 50 ounces or 1.7 liters. |
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This is the standard coffee measure scoop used in all the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA)cupping seminars. This is useful for cupping or home brewing, and while it is a little bit larger than others, the size guarantees adequate strength: 1 Level scoop approximates 7.25 grams coffee. Use 1 Scoop per 6-8 oz water (195-203 degrees fahrenheit) in all drip-infusion brewing methods (electric or manula, stovetop or automatic, even espresso!) as well as cupping. 35¢ each (+.1 lb. shipping) Limit 5 please! |
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Here's a great, re-usable alternative to valve bags that offers the same level of protection for your fresh roasted batch of coffee. It's our new 12 oz. Coffee Tin with De-Gas Valve on the bottom. Light roasts might fit nearly 1 pound whereas darker roasts will squeek by with 12 ounces, so we call it a 12 oz. tin. It seals quite nicely with the white flexibe plastic insert, forcing CO-2 from fresh coffee to exit from the valve on the bottom. CO2 will push out O2 in the process, so if you fill this tin promptly after roasting you should have an oxygen-free environment for your coffee ... well, until you open it. We like this tin because it is plain and ready for you to customize, and reusable. One important detail to note: this tin should not be washed with water! The valve has a paper filament and won't fiunction if it gets wet. Still, you should be able to clean off any residual coffee oils with a dry towel and reuse the tin quite a few times. $4.50 each (+1 1Lb. shipping) Limit 4 Note: This tin, or any bag with a valve, is not for the storage of ground coffee, which fouls the valves. If you must pre-grind coffee and bag it, you want to use out glassine-lined Kraft bags. At left: this tin is a great presentation for roasted coffee. 4.5" dia x 6" h |
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Zip-seal Valve Bags: These bags do wonders to preserve coffee aromatics. Essentially, they are better coffee storage than airtight glass since the CO2 from fresh coffee flushes the oxygen out the one way valve (which is made by the German firm Bosch), and when you open the bag you can squeeze it while resealing and help force the oxygen out. The CO2 will do the rest. Mason (Canning) Jars, Jelly-sized: You don't have as much oxygen trapped in the jar with the roast, and the quality of the airtight seal cant be beat. These are available at most supermarkets or discount stores. Jelly sized is perfect for 3 oz. batches from air roasters, quart-size can be used for 1/2 lb batches. |
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