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My (unqualified) thoughts about the Timemore Chestnut C2 grinder

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I think me posting that I was still satisfied with my Hario MM-2 small wooden grinder on April 24, 2020 and then ordering a Timemore Chestnut C2 grinder only weeks later – that sums up how quickly upgrades on home brewing gear has been during the Enhanced Community Quarantine for everyone. If you’ve been reading this blog, you already know I’m just a coffee consumer so take whatever my thoughts/opinions are about this grinder with a grain of salt, or coffee if you want to be cheeky about it.

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In case you were wondering, yes this does click when turning

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How to start your coffee journey? Figure out if you like coffee

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One day you’ll wake up, boil water for instant coffee, and then out of the blue say: “Hey! I want to begin my coffee journey!”. You then go to social media, join a coffee group, and ask: “Hey! I want to begin my coffee journey! Any suggestions?”. You’ll then get inundated by a plethora of suggestions that you probably won’t know what to start with. Here’s another one, whether you agree with it or not and decide to follow, that’s up to you. I just need to write content for this blog, so…

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Do you need a TDS meter for coffee at home? Not really, but they’re not too expensive anyway

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Focus but not the kind that coffee helps you to do

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The world (as of this writing) is just starting to get back to normal – or at least parts of it. The Philippines, where I live, has relaxed some restrictions. The country had to undergo one of the longest lockdowns in the world, and so we’ve seen an increase in people interested to brew at home. I am one of them. I even have a jug that filters water just for my coffee, and a meter to test if it’s still working. The TDS meter, BTW, helps because I know I don’t have to change the filter yet because the water still has the same TDS. However, this also tells me that there wasn’t that much need for the filter because apparently my water was soft enough anyway. In any case, it’s an additional filtration system for water so better safe than sorry I guess?

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Organized chaos or something – my coffee station

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A Story about Coffee and iPhones

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I have been working for 12 years now. I started my first job June 2, 2008 and I was fortunate enough to get a job related to my degree in finance. I was hired as a credit analyst for a Universal Bank, working out of their headquarters along Ayala Avenue in Makati. Come on, that’s a stereotypical job for someone with a degree in Finance in the Philippines.

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Wood, cement, gravel, and coffee.

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Attack on Kape

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I seldom watch Anime. The ones I do watch, I absolutely like. One of these is Attack on Titan. We binge watched the first season, but I have only been able to watch Seasons 2 and 3 in Netflix recently – when I got an Apple TV 4K (weird flex, but okay). I like Attack on Titan because the story is compelling. I know it’s an Anime, but the cinematography is also deliberate and beautiful. It also has one of my favorite uses of coffee in Anime – ever. Spoilers ahead, you have been warned.

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The still chaotic coffee station situation.

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