(Statistically this is probably the most correct cesspool of idiocy online at the moment.)

It's like Twitter in that far too many people here think that NPR is somehow going to save us, but less people openly worship Hitler so that's a plus.

I appreciate the offer. Piracy is easy. I like hard copies of things whenever possible.

Yessir.

It’s funny that you say that because the one coffee that I would single out as never making any progress on dialling in despite the company sending me more of it than any other was a natural blend. It sounds like we have some of the opposite problems!

I simultaneously love the modular/moving parts aspect of it but abhor that the results, in my case, are never particularly well-defined. Occasionally I'll notice one flavour note suggested by the bag, even if faintly, but I never unlock the full intended spectrum and it feels like I'm burning money.

My health situation doesn't leave me with a lot of opportunity for hobbies that involve consuming things and a doctor wanted me to resume my old black-coffee habit a couple of years back so of course I had to get into the most agonizing way of going about it; at least you can do it plastic-free!

Man, you're lucky if you have any sort of set-up that works for you occasionally. if I told you everything I've picked up to try and make good pourover despite virtually never having good results, you'd be liable to have me committed.

That's a neat trick that I haven't heard of anyone doing before. What kettle do you use?

I do have the Mino-yaki wave now which slightly revises the internal design and I use that most often when I reach for a dedicated flat-bottom brewer. Letting it warm up under a hot tap is helpful as well.

I had the regular metal Wave first and didn't run into the stalling problem most people mention. Then I 'upgraded' to the Tsubame wave, which supposedly avoids that problem, and of course I run into channeling on that. I use an Origami Wave M most frequently, ceramic UFO Dripper slightly less often.