Tuning tipSour? Grind finer. Bitter? Grind coarser.

The Tuned Cup

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What to Buy First

Start with a grinder and a scale; the machine can wait. The gear a beginner actually needs, when spending more shows up in the cup and when it doesn't, and gifts for the coffee drinker in your life.

Still tuning this one.

What to buy first, what's worth the money, and gifts: those guides are on the bench right now.

Or tell the finder what's off

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