🎁gifts for the coffee person who already has a good grinder

not another mug. things that actually get used at the machine.

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~$25. breaks up clumps before tamping, actually reduces channeling

A cheap digital scale that reads to 0.1g

doesn't need to be fancy, ~$15-20. good for someone who's been eyeballing their dose

Bottomless portafilter for their machine

check their basket size first, 54mm/58mm/whatever. ~$40-60, lets them see channeling instead of guessing

Puck screen

A real distribution tool, not the one that came in the box

redistributes grounds evenly before tamping, ~$20

Digital coffee scale with a built-in timer

Acaia is the standard here but pricier (~$70+), cheaper clones do the job fine

A dosing funnel

A bag of good beans from a roaster they haven't tried

this is the one people forget. ~$20 and it doesn't compete with equipment they already have opinions about

A notebook, specifically for dial-in notes

sounds like a joke gift. it's not, i wish someone had given me this a year ago instead of another mug

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