Grinders...again

Koffee_Kosmo

Jonty wrote:

Macap m4d is a good little unit.... :thumb:

I had one of those, a stepped model and it was a great little grinder KK

Lizzi

I have a Macap M4D... love it. Solid, quiet , not too big a footprint nor too tall, easy to clean. Still messy, as the coffee will clump and spill no matter how hard you try to keep it in the portafilter, but the programmable pre-sets are great and the micro metric adjustment is super easy... great for humidity changes during the day and also easy to dial in for a new bean. Happy hunting! 😉 L

Naki_chap

Hi Janlab, How do you drink your coffee with milk or black ? How many drinks are you making per day ? I have a Pharos 68mm conical hand grinder which I use when only making a couple of drinks, as I drink it black I like the grind from the pharos, I also have a Compak K6 for when I need to bang more than a couple of drinks, You could do something like this for a $1000 second hand flat burr + pharos large conical.

Janlab

Thanks for this, if only I can find a place to buy a Pharos from. I drink mostly milk based coffee, but enjoy an espresso a lot. I drink a lot of coffee, but my workload during the day precludes anything bar the instant Nespresso! Also, no grinder there. Part of this current quest is to significantly raise the bar, as well as having loads of fun. Hopefully I'll own a better grinder soon, but the sheer quality of the pharos make it something I want! Jan

Koffee_Kosmo

Very good suggestion A Pharos is a good recommendation The new HG One may be all you need for both situations Lets hope the few owners on the forum can reply with a user update KK

Janlab

Checked out the HG one; it's looks even more psychedelic! Seems that its only available from the manufacturers though. With that weight it'll be expensive to get here. J

Naki_chap

Orphan espresso in the US produce the Pharos.

Jonty

Lizzi wrote:

I have a Macap M4D... love it. Solid, quiet , not too big a footprint nor too tall, easy to clean. Still messy, as the coffee will clump and spill no matter how hard you try to keep it in the portafilter, but the programmable pre-sets are great and the micro metric adjustment is super easy... great for humidity changes during the day and also easy to dial in for a new bean. Happy hunting! 😉 L

Agree Lizzi. I have purchased one of those beautifully spun aluminium portafilter funnel from OE in the states. Beautiful kit and zero spillage... Sits nicely with the M4D :thumb:

Janlab

Koffee Kosmo wrote:

Very good suggestion A Pharos is a good recomenrpdation The new HG One may be all you need for both situations Lets hope the few owners on the forum can reply with a user update KK

Anyone here own an HG one? J

Koffee_Kosmo

Janlab wrote:

Anyone here own an HG one? J

Gulumay in the NT has had his the longest

Lizzi

Jonty wrote:

Agree Lizzi. I have purchased one of those beautifully spun aluminium portafilter funnel from OE in the states. Beautiful kit and zero spillage... Sits nicely with the M4D :thumb:

Oh, Jonty, that looks great.. much better than the cut-off yoghurt tub! On the wish- list it goes 😉 L:

Janlab

the Pharos has landed! Beautifully packaged, with the lugs and some other goodies. what a beautifull piece of engineering, it deseves a place in the Chicago Museum of Science and Technology! thanks to the Forum and your free advice, without which the name would still have me thinking about Alexandria (where one of the bucket list buildings of the world, the Modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina is). that is the beauty of these pages (which incidentally are all saved in said building's library of web pages) (some trivia!) now for the upgrade of the....wait for it!...Kitchen Aid. more help will be needed. i'll make a nice hardwood base for the Pharos, with the lugs attached.

Brett_H

Kudos JL!! A piece of functional art to adorn your coffee station.

Janlab

the local roaster is opposite the post office. i was so pleased with the excellant service from OE, that i immediately went for a coffee (where it all started). saw these beautiful little cups, and immediately got a "from jan to jan" present to augment the rest of the small collection. (bit off topic, but added immense pleasure!) best was the price!

Koffee_Kosmo

It's a nice manual grinder that uses huge conical burrs What more can you want :thumb: Hope you come back with user tips and taste reports KK

Janlab

oops! how do you turn pictures???

Koffee_Kosmo

Janlab wrote:

oops! how do you turn pictures???

Don't stress they are the right way up when expanded Nice cups by the way KK

Kelsey

I've always liked the idea of the Pharos - hope to get to play with one in person one day!

Ol_Grumpy

So is Pharos still the original design? I don't know, so I am asking? From the perspective that many found the voodoodaddy's mods greatly improves the basic machine, not that there's anything wrong with it, I'm just a born tinkerer? So What's the latest news? : ear

Janlab

Apparently yes, original, although I think the adjustment mechanism was adapted to some mod(others may know better). I'll use it like this first, will buy the voodoodaddy mods yearend in US, will be cheaper to carry. J