Looking for last minute gift suggestions for that coffee-enthused person in your life? Looking for suggestions to give to that relative who buys you powdered coffees each year? Have a look at our suggestions for gifts under $30 and under $75!
Wildereachday Senior Member Joined: 8 Dec 2011 Posts: 1 Location: Florida Panhandle Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Thu Dec 8, 2011, 10:50am Subject: Re: CoffeeGeek Holiday Gift List - Under $30 & Under $60 by Mark Prince
How long does it take for the scale to give an accurate reading? I forget the technical term for this. This scale sounds great. All it needs is to quickly update as I'm adding water to a pourover. It sounds like you use it to weigh espresso as you pull shots, so it should be good for my needs.
EDIT: I thought this would be under the product page. I'm referring to your post about the "American Weigh 2kg mini scale - $18." Are calibration weights needed?
Posted Thu Dec 8, 2011, 11:06am Subject: Re: CoffeeGeek Holiday Gift List - Under $30 & Under $60 by Mark Prince
Again, a wonderful and thoughtful selection, Mark. Forgive my dopiness, but does the scale display in ounces/#'s as well. Not really that important, just wondering.
MarkPrince Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2001 Posts: 5,462 Location: Vancouver, BC Expertise: Professional
Espresso: KvdW Speedster Grinder: Compak K10 WBC Vac Pot: A bit too many Drip: Clive Coffee Drip Stand Roaster: Hario Glass Retro Roaster
Posted Fri Dec 9, 2011, 4:56am Subject: Re: CoffeeGeek Holiday Gift List - Under $30 & Under $60 by Mark Prince
IMAWriter Said:
Again, a wonderful and thoughtful selection, Mark. Forgive my dopiness, but does the scale display in ounces/#'s as well. Not really that important, just wondering.
MarkPrince Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2001 Posts: 5,462 Location: Vancouver, BC Expertise: Professional
Espresso: KvdW Speedster Grinder: Compak K10 WBC Vac Pot: A bit too many Drip: Clive Coffee Drip Stand Roaster: Hario Glass Retro Roaster
Posted Fri Dec 9, 2011, 4:57am Subject: Re: CoffeeGeek Holiday Gift List - Under $30 & Under $60 by Mark Prince
Wildereachday Said:
How long does it take for the scale to give an accurate reading? I forget the technical term for this. This scale sounds great. All it needs is to quickly update as I'm adding water to a pourover. It sounds like you use it to weigh espresso as you pull shots, so it should be good for my needs.
EDIT: I thought this would be under the product page. I'm referring to your post about the "American Weigh 2kg mini scale - $18." Are calibration weights needed?
Because of the price, it doesn't include any calibration weights; but it does have a calibration mode; I have a 1kg and 2kg weight I've calibrated them with.
The lag on the scale is pretty short. I have it on the espresso machines and it is a near instant update as the shot progresses. Maybe a 0.2 second delay.
Posted Sat Dec 10, 2011, 8:30am Subject: Re: CoffeeGeek Holiday Gift List - Under $30 & Under $60 by Mark Prince
My question is does this scale have an automatic shut off? The scale I have now has an annoying shut off that will sometimes turn the scale off mid pour.
Posted Sat Dec 10, 2011, 11:03am Subject: Re: CoffeeGeek Holiday Gift List - Under $30 & Under $60 by Mark Prince
Robert, I have the scale Mark recommends. It does shut off automatically after 1 min. You can get around that limitation by pressing the mode button, which resets the timer.
MarkPrince Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2001 Posts: 5,462 Location: Vancouver, BC Expertise: Professional
Espresso: KvdW Speedster Grinder: Compak K10 WBC Vac Pot: A bit too many Drip: Clive Coffee Drip Stand Roaster: Hario Glass Retro Roaster
Posted Sat Dec 10, 2011, 1:25pm Subject: Re: CoffeeGeek Holiday Gift List - Under $30 & Under $60 by Mark Prince
jbviau Said:
Robert, I have the scale Mark recommends. It does shut off automatically after 1 min. You can get around that limitation by pressing the mode button, which resets the timer.
You can also just briefly tap the scale's weighing pad and it will reset back to 0 on the shutdown timer. I've gotten into the habit of doing that.
As long as what's being weighed is changing in weight (ie, pulling a shot of espresso, pouring water into a Chemex, etc), the auto-shut down timer inside the scale stays at 0 seconds in its 60 second countdown.
vandeventer Senior Member Joined: 18 Dec 2011 Posts: 1 Location: Denver, CO Expertise: Just starting
Posted Sun Dec 18, 2011, 4:19pm Subject: Re: CoffeeGeek Holiday Gift List - Under $30 & Under $75 by Mark Prince
Has anyone else experienced the plastic taste from the capresso kettle that I've heard about in reviews? Not from the glass of course but the ring that seals the kettle to the burner (or something).
amonheim08 Senior Member Joined: 17 Jan 2012 Posts: 1 Location: Washington Expertise: Pro Barista
Grinder: Hario Ceramic Mill Vac Pot: Yama 5 cup with burner Drip: Chemex, Clever, Beehouse
Posted Tue Jan 17, 2012, 3:31pm Subject: Re: CoffeeGeek Holiday Gift List - Under $30 & Under $75 by Mark Prince
a few years ago i got the chemex as a present. I would agree with this list and get the glass handled model, instead of the wood collar one. The wood collar on mine showed age really quickly even though I tried to never get it wet, it still found a way to get water damaged and start to crack. Its so bad that I want everything on this entire list!
Symbols: = New Posts since your last visit = No New Posts since last visit = Newest post
Forum Rules: No profanity, illegal acts or personal attacks will be tolerated in these discussion boards. No commercial posting of any nature will be tolerated; only private sales by private individuals, in the "Buy and Sell" forum. No cross posting allowed - do not post your topic to more than one forum, nor repost a topic to the same forum. Who Can Read The Forum? Anyone can read posts in these discussion boards. Who Can Post New Topics? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post new topics. Who Can Post Replies? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post replies. Can Photos be posted? Anyone can post photos in their new topics or replies. Who can change or delete posts? Any CoffeeGeek member can edit their own posts. Only moderators can delete posts. Probationary Period: If you are a new signup for CoffeeGeek, you cannot promote, endorse, criticise or otherwise post an unsolicited endorsement for any company, product or service in your first five postings.
= No New Posts since last visit 