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Koffee_Kosmo

I have used large doser grinders for years One day I ground coffee to make a cup and got a couple of phone calls Went back after the last conversation had finished Then I got another call —- while on that call I decided to multi task Forgetting that I already groud coffee And a double tragedy occurred I placed the second lot of coffee to be ground in the doser instead of the hopper Chunky Grounds anyone KK

askthecoffeeguy

Koffee Kosmo wrote:

I have used large doser grinders for years One day I ground coffee to make a cup and got a couple of phone calls Went back after the last conversation had finished Then I got another call —- while on that call I decided to multi task Forgetting that I already groud coffee And a double tragedy occurred I placed the second lot of coffee to be ground in the doser instead of the hopper Chunky Grounds anyone KK

OMG too funny! I once paid five bucks for an espresso of civot coffee and it was burnt to the buggery and undrinkable That' was a coffee tragedy!

Simon

Koffee Kosmo wrote:

I have used large doser grinders for years One day I ground coffee to make a cup and got a couple of phone calls Went back after the last conversation had finished Then I got another call —- while on that call I decided to multi task Forgetting that I already groud coffee And a double tragedy occurred I placed the second lot of coffee to be ground in the doser instead of the hopper Chunky Grounds anyone KK

Ahhh no good KK! It's always so surprising when that sorta thing happens too, you sort of stop and try to take in what just happened XD

askthe coffeeguy wrote:

OMG too funny! I once paid five bucks for an espresso of civot coffee and it was burnt to the buggery and undrinkable That' was a coffee tragedy!

Ahhh a shame, what a waste hehe

Simon

Ah back in the day with my old machine and grinder combo, when it took 10 whole minutes just to make a double espresso... (perfect grind/dose routine, temp surfing etc) and I finally made one, one wrong turn and I nipped the rim of the cup.. whole espresso all over the table.... :S Staaaaart again!

Lwowiak

While roasting a batch of expensive beans (about $30/kg), I was called away by my daughter. Returned to the garage to find said beans at post second crack stage......... Lesson learnt. 800g thrown out and the Turbo Oven needed an intense clean. I never walk away from a roast.

Simon

Lwowiak wrote:

While roasting a batch of expensive beans (about $30/kg), I was called away by my daughter. Returned to the garage to find said beans at post second crack stage......... Lesson learnt. 800g thrown out and the Turbo Oven needed an intense clean. I never walk away from a roast.

Ahhh no good Stan, yes I've heard a few of these stories and it's enough to keep me stuck at the roaster (although sometimes wander off for the first 5-10 minutes as it's usually safe hehe)

Brett_H

So with a kilo of Stan's lovely beans in the kkto I get a call from the neighbour for a 'quick' chat. I'm often too polite and I'll not recount much more suffice to say I've discovered a new crack. It belongs to the next person who interrupts me while roasting and I'll insert the burnt beans with adroit precision 😃

Simon

Brett H wrote:

So with a kilo of Stan's lovely beans in the kkto I get a call from the neighbour for a 'quick' chat. I'm often too polite and I'll not recount much more suffice to say I've discovered a new crack. It belongs to the next person who interrupts me while roasting and I'll insert the burnt beans with adroit precision 😃

HAHAHAHA!

askthecoffeeguy

Simon wrote:

Ahhh no good Stan, yes I've heard a few of these stories and it's enough to keep me stuck at the roaster (although sometimes wander off for the first 5-10 minutes as it's usually safe hehe)

I was roasting in the shed the other day and got called away to answer nature's call and when I returned several minutes later the rust was at rolling first crack but I managed to drop temp and coast for a bit before cooling and fortunately it turned out beautiful!

Simon

askthe coffeeguy wrote:

I was roasting in the shed the other day and got called away to answer nature's call and when I returned several minutes later the rust was at rolling first crack but I managed to drop temp and coast for a bit before cooling and fortunately it turned out beautiful!

Ah beautiful, love when those fortunate accidents happen. Like when prepping your shot, and severely knocking the portafilter against something accidently, but somehow getting a ripper shot out of it XD

askthecoffeeguy

Simon wrote:

Ah beautiful, love when those fortunate accidents happen. Like when prepping your shot, and severely knocking the portafilter against something accidently, but somehow getting a ripper shot out of it XD

or as happened to me last week when the equipment you're using hasn't been serviced ever and the touch pads have stopped working and the water line is leaking but you use the manual override and still manage to pull out some ripper shots anyway !

Simon

askthe coffeeguy wrote:

or as happened to me last week when the equipment you're using hasn't been serviced ever and the touch pads have stopped working and the water line is leaking but you use the manual override and still manage to pull out some ripper shots anyway !

Haha ah wow that's some serious skills right there ;D

Brett_H

hmm... leaking water-line, suspect touch pads, electricity, metal... what could go wrong........

askthecoffeeguy

Brett H wrote:

hmm... leaking water-line, suspect touch pads, electricity, metal... what could go wrong........

has since been fixed. problem was with touch pads and blocked water line plus loose pump and leaking water line plus damaged flow meters but apart from that it's now working fine!

Brett_H

askthe coffeeguy wrote:

has since been fixed. problem was with touch pads and blocked water line plus loose pump and leaking water line plus damaged flow meters but apart from that it's now working fine!

Crikey... one imagines the maintenance police are ready to make an arrest 😃

maatt

No words needed.

Simon

_maatt_ wrote:

No words needed.

Uggghh! Truly a coffee tragedy Matt XD

Brett_H

buggar!

askthecoffeeguy

_maatt_ wrote:

No words needed.

The problem with this scenario as I see it is that you need coffee to prevent if from happening in the first place and to fix it so its kinds of FUBAR no matter how you look at it! Pat

maatt

askthe coffeeguy wrote:

The problem with this scenario as I see it is that you need coffee to prevent if from happening in the first place and to fix it so its kinds of FUBAR no matter how you look at it! Pat

Exactly right! [emoji23] From memory, I put the empty milk jug on something uneven, then knocked over the coffee I'd just poured attempting to save it 🤦‍♂️

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