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Win a Modified Faemina machine
Today's video is about the retrofuturistic Faemina machine from the 1960s, heavily modified by Gabor (of Smart Espresso Profiler) with a bunch of tech we wanted to see on it. Please watch the video before entering the contest, so you know what you're getting yourself into should you win.Here's the video about the modified Faemina: https://youtu.be/hBdiBV-yzlkHere's the contest to e...
Win a CoffeeJack, Studio Clearout, & More
April is finally here!To celebrate, we've put together a few contests to offer up the most recently-reviewed equipment to all of you. Thank you for your support!The contests:https://gleam.io/AFlFw/win-a-coffeejackhttps://gleam.io/KcUxL/win-a-studio-clearout-itemhttps://gleam.io/O46at/win-a-coffee-toy
Announcing the Fellow Ode 2 Winner
Happy Tuesday folks!The winner of the Fellow Ode 2 was George M. from NYC, NY and the unit is on its way to him!George's answer to the question of what we should film next with camera robot arm was "A decaffeination plant!" and we liked the ambition!Also wanted to let you know that we'll be doing a bigger studio clearance giveaway soon with about 30 items in it. Over the last coupl...
Cappuccino & Pourover tier discount codes
Hello everyone! Here's a quick update of one discount code and a reminder of another:For your tiers, there is a new Square Mile discount code active from today until the end of May which can be used on purchases of bags of coffee as well as my new book from the UK Square Mile shop or the EU Square Mile shop. This code is:PATREONMAM2032The other Square Mile code I shared in a separate post toda...
Square Mile Discount Code & Contest to Win an Ode 2 Grinder!
Hi all!There is a new Square Mile discount code active from now until the end of May which all Patrons can use towards purchases of bags of coffee from the UK Square Mile shop or the EU Square Mile shop. This will apply to individual bags of coffee in your cart but I'm afraid it won't work towards other products like equipment or subscriptions. This code is available for all tiers of my Pa...
BTS on The Tiramisu Shoot
Here's some fun images from the making of today's video, which we hope you enjoy!
The Tiramisu Video
Hi everyone! It's been a while since I've posted a video or done much, and I wanted to write a little something about this video and what is going on.Firstly - there are product review videos coming (first will be the Ode 2 review which has begun production but has a while to go, and then the best espresso grinder under £500). I'd hoped these would have been out sooner, but there'...
Longberry Magazine (Digital Issues)
A long time ago, nearly a decade ago now, I was one of three people who tried to make an interesting and unusual coffee magazine. The goal was to make something different, without ads and where we paid authors properly to write. None of us intended to earn anything from this project, and that's maybe one of the reasons it failed - we all had other, more pressing things to do. A conversation in...
Discount Code for Espresso Tier
Hi all! There is a new Square Mile discount code active from now until the end of February which you can use towards purchases of bags of coffee from the UK Square Mile shop or the EU Square Mile shop. The code is:PATREONDJF3022This can apply to individual bags of coffee in your cart but I'm afraid it won't work towards other products like equipment or subscriptions. I really hope you enjo...
Discount Codes for Cappuccino & Pourover tiers
Hi all,Here's an overview of the discount codes for your tier, as doing this across multiple shops can get a touch confusing.There is a new discount code which you can use for Tens Hundreds Thousands products, which is:TSN003M2CDE3and this should work on products across all three TensHundredsThousands shops (UK, EU & USA). As Square Mile are handling the UK distribution of my new book and we w...
Espresso Grinders Under £500
Time for a comparative review of espresso-focused grinders at this price point (we'll probably go both down and up from here in the future, and we'll do filter coffee-focused grinders too)We'd love your thoughts on which grinders should be included in the comparison. As we've got a few already, I'll only pick 3 or maybe 4 more but suggestions are very welcome!Thank you!Here'...
Announcing the AliExpress winners: Round 2
I hope you're all doing well. The second round of Patron winners for the AliExpress items have now been drawn and contacted by email. The winners of the questionable AliExpress items were: Max from the UK won the Turkish sand heater Mead from the US won the spoon scale Alexfrom the USwon thespice pen Brandon from the USwon thesmart thermos mugWinners of the more useful AliExpress items were: B...
For October - December Square Mile coffee purchases
There is a new discount code active from now until the end of December which you can use towards purchases of bags of coffee from the UK Square Mile shop or the EU Square Mile shop. The code is:PATREONOND1022This can apply to individual bags of coffee in your cart but I'm afraid it won't work towards other products like equipment or subscriptions. I hope you enjoy the coffees you try with ...
The AliExpress Video and Giveaways!
A bit of a long convoluted post, but lots to cover.Firstly, here's the video if you haven't seen it:My AliExpress Coffee Equipment HaulSecondly, you'll notice that the backstory of selecting the products through your collective research was omitted. That's mostly because we're avoiding talking about giveaways on the channel as it has been bringing out the scammers and that'...
Pitt's Perfetto Pastiche BTS/Outtakes
Just two minutes of mild chaos for you on this one...Obviously, you should watch the main video first if you haven't seen it.
Book Launch Video Outtakes
Here's a short selection of some reasonably/very silly outtakes from the book video, including some of the marvelous Lance Hedrick. (Sorry the sound is a bit all over the place)Update: We've replaced the link to the video as people had issues watching through the previous link.
One last book update
There've been a bunch of questions regarding the book, and to try and answer them all I'm writing a quick post with a few bits in it.Signed copies: There are a couple of hundred left on the Square Mile shop here. We are talking to the publishers about whether we can get more signed stock into the other warehouses (especially the US), but that will take at least 4-5 weeks.Obviously, there&#...
Discount codes (for the book and more)
Hi all, just a quick refresher of the discount codes because doing this across multiple shops can get a bit confusing.The discount code you get for any Tens Hundreds Thousands products is:ENG6KNF3JCB1and this should work across all three THT shops (UK, EU & USA), on all products. However, as Square Mile are handling the UK distribution we've created a separate code:PATREONSON0522As every Patro...
The New Book!
This is just a quick message regarding the launch of the new book, How To Make The Best Coffee At Home. It is very exciting, and slightly terrifying, to publish a new book. This won't be a long post, I promise!The book publishes on September 15th in most places (UK, Europe etc), and on October 4th in the US.We've started a pre-order for the limited number of signed copies we have, that wil...
Announcing winners of Makita video props and equipment
It's Friday again!Happy to share the winners for the Makita contests: Iggy from the UK won the Makita kettle Clinton from the US won the Makita coffee maker Raheel from Australia won the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle lunchbox Sam from the US won the Sesame Street lunchbox Adam from the US won the aviator sunglasses Endre from Norway won the Ghostbusters thermos Harish from the UK won the DeWalt ...
Win the Makita coffee maker, kettle, and props
We can't possibly keep all these components of the latest video so we wanted to offer them up to you. We split them into two sections and there will be 7 winners:https://gleam.io/zuO8n/win-a-makita-kettle-or-brewerhttps://gleam.io/fGGTQ/win-a-prop-from-the-makita-video
The Makita Coffee Maker BTS
This video has been a long time coming so we wanted to share some of the behind the scenes views of the day with you!Here's the link to the video, at long last:https://youtu.be/4xOEIpbxM4w
The current Square Mile discount code
Apologies for the delay on this one! There is a new discount code active from now until the end of September which you can use towards purchases of bags of coffee from the UK Square Mile shop or the EU Square Mile shop. The code is:PATREONJAS1822This can apply to individual bags of coffee in your cart but I'm afraid it won't work towards other products like equipment or subscriptions. I ho...
Winners for Zero Bypass brewers & a new video
Happy Thursday to you!The winners of the zero bypass brewers were: Diego from Spain, who won the Next Level brewer Michelle from the USA, who won an amber Tricolate Tim from the UK, who won the clear TricolateI've also just published a video today titled Coffee Certifications Explained, which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/PmwoSqg0dqIThis is a comparison of the approaches taken by the Fa...
Portable espresso and ZPM winners & win a zero bypass brewer
Hey folks! Here's an update on the latest winners from Gleam and there's also a new link at the bottom of this post for the zero bypass brewers from my latest video. The Handpresso went to Adriana in Germany The Wacaco Picopresso went to Edel in the USA The Nomad went to Chris G in the UK The Flair PRO 2 went to Jaraslau in Sweden The ZPM Nocturn is heading to Joe D from Ohio, USAFor the p...
A very short notice livestream
I'm so sorry for the short notice on this one, but I'll be doing a short livestream with a few updates at the start and some Q&As after starting in about 30 minutes. (3.30pm UK time). It'll be probably 30-45 minutes long. Again - I'm sorry about the short notice!
An American Grocery Store Coffee Showdown
Having done a big UK instant comparison, and laboured my way through every Nespresso pod, the time has come to take on the most popular coffees in America.If you'd like to recommend one for me to try then you can do so here: https://forms.gle/Bwz4kQ24ZmposLTL7I'm kind of excited about it, in a weird way. I've never had Folgers, or Cafe Bustelo, but I've heard so much about them... ...
Win a ZPM Nocturn
The ZPM story was such an interesting one and I'm grateful to one of my patrons for selling me their machine to try out for my latest video. If you're interested in trying it yourself as well, here is the link to enter the contest for the ZPM Nocturn:https://gleam.io/ZeWoJ/win-a-zpm-nocturn-machine
Studio Walkthrough
Firstly - this video contains an ad for Synology. They upgraded my NAS in exchange for me making a video for Instagram Stories about how I use it.Because some of you might find it interesting, and because Instagram Stories are fleeting, we've uploaded it here. If you've got questions about the studio setups then ask away and we'll try and answer them!Update: We've replaced the link...
Win a Portable Espresso Maker
We took the Wacaco Picopresso, the Handpresso, the UniTerra Nomad, and the Flair PRO 2 on a day out in London to try them around the city in my latest video, and now we are offering them to you. Here is the link to the Gleam contest for this one:https://gleam.io/SoWt3/win-a-portable-espresso-makerOnce the winners are drawn, we'll email them directly to their email address entered on Gleam/Patr...
