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Finally dialed in my pour over after switching from a gooseneck to a regular kettle
I've been using a fancy gooseneck kettle for a year, but my morning routine felt too slow. Last week, I grabbed my old regular kettle from the back of the cupboard. The pour was way faster and less controlled, which I thought would ruin it. Surprisingly, my cup tasted brighter and more balanced, maybe because the water was a touch cooler by the time it hit the grounds. Has anyone else had a better result with simpler gear?
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wesleyb202mo ago
Guess I've been doing a slow pour for nothing, like carefully painting a fence that looks better when it's just splashed.
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seth_shah2mo ago
Unbelievable. You spent a year doing a slow, fancy pour just to find out your old kettle makes better coffee. That's like buying a sports car and then realizing the bus gets you there faster. All that time spent trying to be a coffee artist, and the best tool was in the back of your cupboard the whole time. Classic.
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miller.emery24d ago
Man, isn't that always how it goes? I spent six months perfecting a pourover routine with a gooseneck kettle and a scale, timing each bloom to the second. Then I went camping, used my dad's old electric percolator over a campfire, and that muddy coffee tasted better than anything I'd made at home. Sometimes you just gotta laugh at yourself for overthinking things.
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