Users can personalize their grinding experience using tools brewed by the German company.
BY TANA NANETTI
SENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT
Photos by Tanya Nanetti
There are a variety of tools available to help you love creating a cup of joe. However, one particular tool is considered to be essential is a coffee mill that is top-quality.
Unbeatable Quality
There are numerous brands that make coffee grinders that are both automatic and manual and the Comandante is often regarded as the top of the line. The Comandante comes with an Nitro Blade Burr, which is a significant improvement over the standard burr found in most grinders. Hand-crafted in Germany with a sleek design and a variety of colors to pick from The Comandante remains a dream for most coffee professionals and coffee aficionados for a long time due to the fact that of its expensive cost.
It’s important to understand the source of this price. from. The short life span of products is environmentally unfriendly and are more costly for users over the long term (as they recommend, “don’t buy cheap: it’s too costly”). In this regard it is no surprise that the Comandante is constructed utilizing top-quality components, with the objective that the grinding machine should – and you can be sure it will last for a long time.
When you finally purchase it, it’s nearly impossible not to be in love with the Comandante.
The grinder is easy to operate to set up, work with, and clean. The humble grinding process that calculates the number of clicks it takes is ideal for re-creating a method either your own or that of a renowned coffee champion. The spare bean jar ideal to store additional coffee for an excursion.
Simple and valuable
These are only the a lot of fundamental aspects Due to the availability of a variety of accessories grinding experience can be enhanced in a variety of different ways.
The way Joe McTaggart, community and customer support manager at Comandante describes: “Offering everything as an additional benefit is actually being clear about what is valuable is important, and also that nothing is unnecessary and no money is wasted and offers customers the perfect flexibility.”
I actually value this honest and clear procedure of thinking. I am in love with my Comandante (I even named it Negan in honor of Negan, the protagonist from The Walking Dead due to the truth that it smashes coffee beans in the same way that Negan crushes his adversaries). It’s easy to see why was so thrilled when I finally got the opportunity to “pimp my grinder” and test the Comandante’s upgrade tools.
The Long Crank and the Bigger Knob
By default the Comandante comes with a basic crank and a small knob. It’s not too difficult to operate, but after you’ve tried the XL crank and its 55mm Big Joe knob, you will see the distinction. (This is especially applicable when grinding harder, older coffee.) The long crank, through increasing leverage, can help make the grind smoother without having to exert more force, and the larger knob isn’t really easier to knowledge but likewise helps in relaxing the hand and lower arm.
The Red Clix
Without an espresso machine in my home I had no idea initially the reason I would require this upgrade. Then I received a couple of samples of an awesome espresso coffee roast to make at the coffee shop. The dialing process utilizing the classic auto grinding machine I work with to brew my brew bar appeared to be impossible. The other mill that I utilize for daily espresso was a bit difficult as I had only 100g espresso coffee roast.
What better time to test the Red Clix? It replaces the fundamental black dial of the Comandante to provide better, more precise dial-in. Due to the reality that it reduces the size of each click it is a best alternative to it is a best alternative to the Red Clix is wonderful to dial in coffee without utilizing up too much.
The coffee tray
This Comandante upgrade might not be the best option for on a daily basis coffee brewing, however, these coffee trays can be handy for organizing the cupping of a cup of joe. They’re likewise handy when you want to check your beans’ roasting qualities before making. It might seem a little bit complex for some, nevertheless I can guarantee you that once you start to remove bad beans from your batch in hand, it’s difficult to stop. These trays are best to get the job done.
The polymer bean that is left in the spare Jars
Even though at first it seemed like an “futile” change to make my Comandante cooler The different colors of the containers in fact provided a variety of new possibilities for me.
I hadn’t thought of freezing my coffee, however the brown and orange containers seemed fantastic to do it. If I wanted to share a stunning coffee with a pal the container in purple was simply right. I essential to “cheer up” my all-black Comandante to participate in a small competition in the field of coffee and the pink container was waiting for me. What about my trip to Paris? Three days of travel and three cups of coffee to make: red white, and blue containers.
They’re likewise unbreakable and ideal for day to day work with both outdoors and indoors.
I had a blast playing with all the Comandante upgrades. Of course there’s no need to purchase every upgrade nevertheless that’s the beauty of it: You can purchase only what you need for time, and if you’re in need of new features purchase a different upgrade. Do you grind only to filtering? A long crank is the perfect choice to make your grinding procedure more comfortable. Did you basically buy a new home espresso coffee machine? Don’t overlook the Red Clix to find the fantastic dial-in in a couple of steps.
With these improvements you can be guzzling your excellent cup in the blink of an eye.
A bit ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tanya Nanetti (she/her) is a barista for specialty coffee who is a traveler, as well as a dreamer. When she’s not in front of the machine (or traveling to a remote area of the globe) she’s busy creating content for Coffee Insurrection which is a website dedicated to specialty coffees she’s developing together with her boyfriend.
This article was first published at Barista Magazine, an online magazine dedicated to baristas and coffee professionals.