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[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Say you're buying the really good stuff for $15/12oz. Thats roughly 340g of coffee, with each shot of espresso being 10g at most.

So $15/34 shots works put to just shy of $0.50/shot, and that for stunningly pricey coffee. You can get that to $0.25/shot with bulk premium coffee or cheaper stuff. Add boiling water, and that espresso shot is a cup of Americano.

Still pennies a cup, even if it's 25 or 50 of them.

[–] VulKendov@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

$12 is also pennies just 1,200 of them

[–] BorgDrone@lemmy.one -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

You forget to add in the price of the equipment. A coffee grinder alone can set you back $4000. An espresso machine can go up to $30,000

Sure, you can get cheaper equipment but does that give you the same quality as you get in a coffee shop that does use that kind of kit?

And there is the space requirement as well.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Whoa, where are you getting these prices from? An espresso made from a $2000 machine will taste exactly like an espresso made from a $30,000 machine XD

[–] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

AFAIK the quality of the grinder makes a huge difference at least, especially for espresso.

As for the prices, example of a high-end coffee machine: https://www.simonelliusa.com/Black-Eagle

High-end grinder: https://weberworkshops.com/products/eg-1

[–] Sunfoil@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Cheaper equipment does give better coffee, yes.