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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Any black coffee, including instant, will taste gourmet with a bit of lemon peel, honey, and, if you're feeling fancy or need something a bit sweet, a nice dash of condensed milk. Try it next time you're at a meeting where they only have shit tea and coffee, you'll thank me later.

My Brazilian friend showed me, I assume it's related to this: https://therecipecritic.com/brazilian-lemonade/

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That would make a horrible sticky mess out of my grinder lol

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's literally a drop. Some grinders need it more than others because they'll make a mess of grounds everywhere without it.

[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Ideally you use a spray bottle. Just give it 1 or 2 pumps, tops, then shake it about. The surface of the beans will still look and feel essentially dry.

Been normal to do this in coffee circles for a long time. It does not affect the burrs enough to detect.

You don't do this in a coffee shop or if you're grinding dozens of times a day, but most people are only doing 1-2 a day tops and that's just not enough moisture to matter.

[–] anon6789@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I started using James Hoffman's tip of rinsing off a spoon, shaking the water off, and then stirring your beans before grinding them.

Then I started taking a single bean and quick passing it under the faucet before tossing it in with the rest and shaking it around.

Now I just have a small spray bottle I repurposed. All methods are equally simple and get the job done to keep grinds from sticking to my Encore's hopper.

Like others have said, it's more subtle then slightest touch of humidity rather than actually getting anything wet.

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah I do the spoon. It helps!

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This has been “known” for a long time but glad to see a formal study confirming it!

I often splash the handle-end of a spoon with water and stir the beans with it before grinding. Makes a big difference whether you’re making espresso or otherwise!

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I obsessed over coffee for a couple years and never heard this! Maybe it wasn't a thing then years ago?

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

The reason I like it is it reduces all the static when it comes out of my burr grinder. So it’s not clinging to everything and it’s easier to get my grinds from one place to another without making such a mess

[–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

That’s Big Grinder propaganda to make you ruin your grinder and have to buy a new one. A conspiracy I tell you!