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UPDATE: End-Game Setup Reached
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UPDATE: End-Game Setup Reached


A few years ago I posted my espresso setup to mixed reviews on this sub. I heard your concerns and just want to update you guys and let you know that I have finally reached my end-game setup:

•Bialetti Moka Express ($50 at Macy's)
•Lavazza pre-ground coffee ($19 at Gourmet Garage)
•Vintage 1930s Italian espresso cup (Free from my grandma)

I don't wish to make anyone envious with my complex equipment but I just want you all to know that I am proof that a beginner's setup is only the beginning, you too can achieve your end-goal.

by grimly59

22 Comments

  1. mighty_sys_admin

    moka is not espresso

    my pleasure to assist

  2. Brofessor_C

    I’d say the espresso cup is a downgrade from the fancy Turkish coffee cup. Fancy me biased.

  4. chaoticbean14

    Just about to head to our cabin for a week; While there we only have access to a wood-burning stove and a moka pot. I swear the coffee there is amazing every morning.

    I’ve recently begun considering buying another moka pot for home because the coffee it makes is just *so damned good* and sometimes I miss my moka pot since it lives at a cabin 6 hours away.

  7. what2_2

    people in this subreddit don’t drink lavAzza pre-ground Italian espresso because they’re racist against italians

    Thank you OP for being brave enough to post this

  8. EmbarrassedLemon2575

    Nice setup!

    If you are happy with the espresso you are drinking each morning then bravo! You have indeed reached end-game. Enjoy!

  9. mrvtt

    Love this setup!
    6 cup moka pot spot on and love the espresso cups. Found a set of 4 also free

  11. starkiller_bass

    Your real mistake was upgrading the machine before you upgraded your can.

  12. Spiritual_Mobile_899

    Try Rostinni Caffè, they have great coffee beans, freshly roasted and free shipping

  13. carsncode

    I wish this shit was restricted to the cj sub, this sub is becoming completely useless

  15. hugh_22

    You might not like it but this is what peak performance looks like

  16. ZELLKRATOR

    Haha and good old LaVazza. A classic. Funnily enough I am soo deep into specialty coffee but a few weeks ago I was stressed and had no time. I was just craving for a simple espresso in the morning. A classic one. So I got back to LaVazza and because it’s not really fine I even took my double wall basket. The one coffee that brought me into the coffee rabbit hole. Haha. Two weeks before that I bought a Cup of Excellence first place winner and I’m still thinking about possible endgame setups but it was soo easy. No thinking, not dialing in, no variables that need to be adjusted. Just take a spoon, fill that portafilter, press a button and it tastes like it used to taste 10 years ago. 😮‍💨😅

  17. EffinLawnNome

    It’s hard watching someone else live your dream

  18. RefrigeratorOne3028

    You forgot to mention the stove top upgrade cost.

  20. cosmo-steve

    When I think of Lavazza and espresso, I always think of that dripping p.

  21. Clottersbur

    I sold all of my espresso equipment for this exact setup.

    I’ve never felt better