I love coffee sacks. Don't get me wrong. I love the colourful designs and beautiful pictures of a colombian microlot. I love the soft texture, the basic identifying markings and the corded closing stitch of an co-op Ethiopian. But today there was no sweeter packaging than what my new Kenyan coffee came in. Kenya Ichanjeru AA Microlot comes in a square box with two 15 kilo vacuum sealed foil bags. Pulling one of those bricks of coffee made me think of the book Mr. Nice about a big time hash… Continue

I am buying 2 Mirages for my cafe! I am going to give heat exchange a second look. I used to have a Faema and liked it well enough at the time (1995). A lot has changed. I like the Marzocco group and my Synesso is great, so I am a little nervous about the switch. I will keep my Synesso for a while to make sure that the Mirage is going to work for me. I've been jumping around excitedly all week and driving my peeps a little crazy. I will post pictures when they arrive which may be as soon as… Continue

Well it is April now and a few new things going on at 2% Jazz. Sean is doing a great job out at the Roastery, making the best of winter green choices. We are looking forward to the spring shipments. The new coffee coming in promises to be some of the best that I have been able to secure. Through John Sanders, I am able to buy some relationship coffee from Dwayne! This new opertunity is what I have been working towards for a year. The pay off is going to be worth it. John is also bringing over… Continue

I am looking forward to a great year. I have managed to leave 2008 in the dust! I will be adding to this post soon.

Let me begin by saying that I like the way my two Anfims grind coffee. I also like the way that they distribute into the pf. I like the timers and they are shiny! BUT....

What is up with the huge gap between the burrs and the doser? I feel a little duped but all the hype of "no waste no finger striking". I like to finger strike and I do not like a quarter shot being left behind in the shoot every time I pull a shot. I think that too many people wanted to believe that this was the grinder… Continue