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Top 10 Coffee Equipment Recommendations, Pour-Over Coffee Equipment Recommendations

Temperature determines everything about coffee flavor. Immersed in the comfortable sunshine of a spring afternoon, enjoying afternoon tea, I'm reminded of everything this temperature brings to me.

I love the taste of African beans - the sweetness of Tanzania, the aroma of Ethiopia, the balance of Congo, especially the heirloom coffee beans with their wild, original sweet fragrance. Hundreds of years before being discovered by humans, they evolved and spread in the mountains and wilderness. Through sailors and merchant migrations, various different flavor varieties of coffee beans were cultivated worldwide.

Regardless of any variety of pour-over coffee beans, high altitude with gentle sunlight and mist nourishment, along with abundant moisture, nurture the coffee beans' growth year after year.

After harvesting, coffee beans enter processing plants. Compared to washed beans that receive quicker sunlight treatment, natural processing with long-term sun drying and fermentation makes the flavor milder; however, washed processing allows rapid bean treatment, producing bright flavor lines.

Through processing steps, they travel across oceans to distant lands. Then, through careful bean selection by roasters, removing impurities while preserving the best, with constant trial roasting adjusting temperature curves and optimal furnace temperature control, the coffee beans continuously roll and roast in furnaces reaching over 200 degrees Celsius to become the coffee beans we're familiar with.

Filling half-pound bags of coffee beans into Dahaokjiri glass storage containers, my heart overflows with gratitude and joy, enjoying this half-pound of fragrant aroma that has passed through sunlight, sun exposure, and roaster temperature.

► Dahaokjiri Eaves Four Seasons Series Glass Bean Storage Container (750ml) + Ceramic Coffee Measuring Spoon ◄

The transparent bottle body, wrapped with light-blocking cloth to protect this half-pound of fresh beans, is like the care of tree shade when they first emerged from high mountains, avoiding direct sunlight deterioration and allowing the wonderful flavors to last longer.

The glass jar and ceramic coffee scoop have both been tempered by temperature. The click sound when scooping a portion of beans is like a conversation between coffee beans, jar, and scoop.

Standing on the coffee rack, bidding farewell to last time's old beans while anticipating new beans from afar - they are passersby yet also a wonderful encounter.

No precise scale calculation needed - one scoop is 8g, three scoops are 24g, the perfect amount of coffee beans for two people.

Loading into the Handground manual grinder, holding the wooden handle, turning the smooth stainless steel long shaft that drives the ceramic core, the coffee beans dance gracefully, and the clicking sound seems to cheer for entering the next stage of their journey.

Even the hard African beans fall effortlessly, like cherry blossoms blowing in snow. Though their shape may no longer be beautiful, they release their fragrance freely into the atmosphere as they scatter.

► Handground Portable Precision Manual Coffee Grinder ◄

Setting 4 is the optimal grind size for pour-over single-origin coffee, granule-sized like sugar, with uniform particles and minimal fine powder - essential conditions for clean flavor.

Setting 1.5 is the obsession of espresso lovers, extracting rich flavors so that lattes with added milk can highlight the coffee's mellow aroma.

Water with appropriate hardness is essential for coffee. A friend from Switzerland told me that the mineral water from their homeland's Alps is too hard and makes coffee bitter. I told them that the company's distilled water extracts too much acidity.

Coffee body thickness is determined by water-to-coffee ratio. Every coffee enthusiast has their own belief. Some say the golden ratio is 1:16.67 or 1:18. Coffee shops use 1:13 high concentration to enhance richness and efficiency. I prefer the middle path of 1:15 - the ratio of 24g coffee beans to 360cc of water.

Water temperature control is the crucial key determining flavor expression. In the coffee world, there's no absolute science. Some like to start brewing at 92 degrees, some at 90 degrees. Some prefer acidity, some prefer bitterness. I enjoy how different variables - the same coffee beans, same grind size, +/- 10cc water, +/- 2 degrees temperature, and many environmental factors - can produce slightly different flavors. Isn't this life itself? If we set too strict SOPs and tedious rules to achieve consistent results, such a life would be too rigid and uninteresting.

Using the APIX DripMeister stainless steel electric gooseneck pour-over kettle to quickly heat cold water, the beech wood and narrow spout are pour-over designs for controlling flow rate.

The smooth stainless steel mirror-finished body and light-colored natural wood materials complement the oak-colored coffee cabinet at home perfectly.

► APIX DripMeister Stainless Steel Electric Gooseneck Pour-Over Kettle ◄

Also using a combination of natural wood and stainless steel, I have a deeper fascination with the Smart.Z's black, restrained, and stable design.

The 45-degree ebony handle with natural grain patterns, plus the extremely fine and long water outlet cut, when lifted in an instant, feels like Harry Potter's magic wand. I feel transformed into a top barista. Even as a beginner, the carefully calculated perfect balance makes the Smart.Z pour-over kettle operate effortlessly in my hand, with extremely smooth water flow control.

► SMART.Z Premium Ebony玄铁黑Edgeless Coffee Pour-Over Kettle ◄

Paired with the LINKIFE flower-shaped glass pour-over dripper, using fine water flow pouring, just skillfully adjusting the angle with wrist and hand, the hand strength is precisely transmitted through the handle to the kettle spout, stably adjusting water amount and flow rate without deviation or sway. Circular pouring becomes an effortless and graceful task.

► LINKIFE Glass Series Glass Teak Base Dripper Pour-Over Coffee Set ◄

Or paired with the gently designed LINKIFE ceramic dripper, larger water flow control is also very accurate.

My first profound realization - a carefully designed pour-over kettle can enhance the precision and smoothness of the entire pour-over process. Through this control, what's gained is not just wonderful flavor, but the pleasant experience of mastering the entire pour-over process brings an incredibly refreshing mood.

► LINKIFE Ceramic Series Handle Dripper Pour-Over Coffee Set ◄

After pre-wetting, pouring water, and extraction, the coffee beans' temperature journey sublimates at this moment. They pour their flavor and color into the clear water, presenting a translucent amber-like jade nectar as their taste, while the overflowing aroma in the air is their fragrance.

A coffee cup warmed with hot water can keep the coffee at temperature and allow complete enjoyment of flavor changes at different temperatures, experiencing the rich layers of coffee.

I like to savor coffee flavors slowly. The Dahaokjiri Eaves Four Seasons ceramic cup, with 80cc capacity, allows tasting a pot of pour-over coffee in portions.

The three-dimensional patterns on the cup body let me feel the creator's sketch of eaves under old house roof tiles, also evoking childhood memories in the countryside - waiting under the roof after rain to catch unknown aquatic beetles in puddles, searching for four-leaf clovers among dew-covered clover patches in the yard. Reminded of a poem's artistic conception:

Spring has hundred flowers, autumn has moon
Summer has cool breeze, winter has snow
If no idle matters hang in your heart
Every season is a good time in life!

Afternoon time alone, enjoying music, reading Zhang Ailing's lingering charm, reminiscing about past events, also immersed in coffee's distant sweet aftertaste.

► Dahaokjiri Eaves Four Seasons Series Ceramic Espresso Cup Set ◄

For latte lovers, Italian IPA latte coffee cups are a good choice.

The pure white ceramic cups are round, thick, and stable, preserving both temperature and flavor. As milk is poured, a beautiful painting slowly emerges in the cup.

For afternoon tea for two, coffee is an indispensable protagonist.

► IPA Italian Imported Standard Cappuccino/Americano Coffee Cup Set ◄

With this equipment, home becomes the warmest coffee shop. As long as they're properly stored and arranged, there's no problem taking them out for use.

Even when camping outdoors, as long as you bring coffee beans, you can experience a coffee temperature journey even in the open air.

Pour-Over Coffee Bean Brand Recommendations

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted single-origin pour-over coffee beans have full guarantees in both brand and quality. More importantly, the cost-performance ratio is extremely high - a half-pound 227-gram package averages around 80-90 yuan. Calculating at 15g per cup of single-origin coffee, one package can make 15 cups, with each cup costing only about 6 yuan. Compared to café prices that often run dozens of yuan per cup, this represents exceptional value.

FrontStreet Coffee: A Guangzhou roastery with a small shop but diverse bean varieties, where you can find both famous and lesser-known beans. They also provide online store services. https://shop104210103.taobao.com

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473