| The Grinder Saga continued |
[Feb. 20th, 2009|03:18 pm] |
After much deliberation I decided to return my KyM grinder for something that could grind closer to turkish/powder fine. I kept the KyM for about a month hoping that tweaking other parts of the equation would mean I could keep it. But in the end my machine, lacking a 3 way solenoid valve, was not going to be powerful enough for the type of grind I was getting. I actually think if I had a La Pavoni or something more manual the KyM would have been fine.
The folks at Orphan were more than accommodating and tested no less than 4 other grinders in finding a suitable match for me. I'm now working with a newer Zassenhaus. This thing grinds insanely fine. I pushed the KyM to it's extreme and even then I was getting fairly fast shots. With the Zass, out of the box, I was getting talcum powder fine. It choked the Gaggia easily. Even a few turns coarser and I'm essentially choking the machine. I'll be experimenting over the next week with new beans. I got one close to suitable double shot and it's amazing how the smallest of adjustments on the grinder can affect a shot. I'm more than happy with the performance of the Zass.
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Valentine's Day was excellent. I really like how we both have no crazy expectations but just let the day unfold naturally. We got up really early and rolled down to a neighborhood right down the street. It was right on the Bay, next to the beach. We proceeded to look through a huge collection of records, mostly 45's. This guy had a crazy amount of girl band stuff and other 50's and 60's forty-fives. I really wish I knew more about the genre. I was looking for the Crystals-He Hit Me And It Felt Like a Kiss, because there were literally dozens and dozens of Phil Spector related 45's there. I posted a portion of the finds on my myspace page, under Finds. Got a nice Ronnie Spector 45 as the Korean Dolls. Along with these. Off the top of my head:
all 45's
Sweet Marie-Stuck in Paradise (2 copies, gave one to chad)
Copper Nickel-Run Away With Me (didn't know this came out on 45, this is on Flair)
Aretha-Rocksteady
ocean-put your hand in the hand
parliament-flash light w/ a live version of swing down sweet chariot on the b-side
electric indian-keem o sabe
dramatics-whatcha see is whatcha get
james brown-papas got a brand new bag 45
shirley ellis-clapping song 45
archie bell and the drells-tighten up 45
zombies-tell her no
the turtles-buzz saw 45 (my name is d-nice sample)
Plus Kapono let us look through a bunch of records from a house he was showing earlier in the day. We found a better copy of the Mackey Feary Band album. At the sale we found a bunch of earlier James Brown albums and the Tokyo Happy Coats. I'm kicking myself for not getting a Seeds record I saw. The guy also had a lot of Stones.
After that nice little haul we cooked breakfast together. Good times.
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Back to work..more soon. |
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[Jan. 24th, 2009|11:01 pm] |
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I'm addicted. But I was completely unaware that it would make a post here, everytime I added a song. Interesting. Vegan Mac N' Cheez tonight, so good. Ate with beet and kale greens, mixed with a little balsamic vinegar and red onion. Hit the spot. Ear is finally getting a little better. Grinder research continues. |
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