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Cake day: August 4th, 2023

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  • I have a DeLonghi Magnifica S sitting in my office. Bought it for the company with my own money when we were just 6 people, then once we started expanding and got a larger system for the kitchen, that one moved in with me and has been a steady companion ever since. I bring my own beans as well, so I don’t have to drink the terrible stuff the others seem to like. Win-win.






  • James Hoffman has a great video (or even series I believe) on “dialing in” espresso machines, definitely worth watching.

    That’s also my key criticism with buying subscription coffee, often they send quantities that are too small to get to a meaningful brewing routine. I’ve had a gifted subscription for 150g monthly, and I was going through 30-40g just perfecting the output. So by that time I was left with enough coffee for 2 weeks and had to resort to alternative sources.







  • For me the withdrawal symptoms only start on day 2, I can do one day without caffeine just fine, but then it lasts ~3 days. Wouldn’t call it mild though, I had some really severe headaches. On the other hand side I never used any other addictive substances, so I wouldn’t be able to compare.


  • It’s made of polypropylene, partially recycled, extremely durable, and again fully recyclable if it does reach end of life at some point. It’s also certified BPA free - as opposed to the very first version (that was transparent and used a different plastic). BPA doesn’t leech into water unless exposed over a very long time anyway, and the average brew time is about 3-5 minutes; but it’s good they made the change anyway. If I remember correctly, BPA became an issue mostly due to being in baby toys that are chewed on, or bottles for beverages with a very long shelf life (e.g. water, that practically lasts forever) where it can leech out over time.

    To me it’s the ideal travel brewer, since I can pre-grind my coffee and keep it in a tin box, where I can also put a stack of filter papers in to keep them from getting wet. Glass just wouldn’t work on the road, the risk of damage is simply too high. And you’ll anyway need to have a plastic plunger, or at the very least a plastic coated one, since you need to have a 100% tight seal.

    At home I don’t use it often since I have a decent espresso machine, but I can see the merit as a daily driver in a small kitchen.

    Edit: Oh btw, if the body was made of glass, I can totally see how it would shatter someday while applying force. You have to push with quite a bit of power the water through.