LucidDan, 6 months ago

@fallenhitokiri Absolutely! A friend got me on to my kit a while back, and I now travel everywhere with it, even when I just go to stay with friends locally.

Just requires beans and hot water, not even power as the grinder has a battery - I’ve even taken it camping.

I travel a lot and not always to places with good coffee, but even when there is, it’s a nice ritual to make a good tasting coffee for myself before I go out. Definitely recommended for coffee lovers!

fallenhitokiri, 6 months ago

@LucidDan can you recommend the grinder? I still pre-grind at home as I haven’t found one I like (proper grinding instead of chopping)

LucidDan, 6 months ago

@fallenhitokiri Yeah, this is literally the only grinder I’ve found that is battery powered, and has a proper burr grinder with adjustable coarseness. It’s not super high quality but for a portable grinder it’s amazing. https://conquecoapparel.com/collections/coffee-grinder/products/portable-electric-burr-coffee-grinder-machine-small-coffee-bean Also worth noting it says on a lot of the material that its a micro-USB charge port,it seems to actually be USB-C on all the newer ones they ship out. It lasts for at least 20-30 grinds between charges.

LucidDan, 6 months ago

@fallenhitokiri It grinds reasonably even - but not completely. Far better than a blade grinder, but not as good as a full size espresso grinder. I wouldn’t want to use the grinds in an espresso machine with high pressure as it would be uneven, but it is absolutely good enough for a portable pump unit like the Pico-presso, or on a coarser grind setting it probably works even better for drip filters or French Press.