thomky

Americano definitely tastes different than pour over -- I make both all the time

First off -- this is sweet and you should be proud.

Without data, I'm skeptical of the claim > that gravity does most of the work to reduce retention

Naively, I'd guess that the increased surface area from the cylindrical burr increases the retention rate since it's mostly caused by static cling. There's mention of a built-in knocker, but even with the dissected machine photos, I can't tell where that knocker is housed or how it would function.

That clip is showing the filter coffee brew function, not espresso. Brewing filter coffee in an espresso machine actually sounds like it'd be nice on occasion. Side note -- I find it funny that you'd assume the guy that designed an espresso machine and grinder doesn't know what espresso looks like; on the flip-side, why no espresso pull money shot???

I've snorkeled at Electric Beach -- underwater you could hear the buzzing from the powerplant. Somewhat surreal and I'm surprised it didn't bother the marine life.