Today's video is about the retrofuturistic Faemina machine from the 1960s, heavily modified by Gabor (of Smart Espresso Profiler) with a bunch of tech we wanted to see on it. Please watch the video before entering the contest, so you know what you're getting yourself into should you win.
Here's the video about the modified Faemina: https://youtu.be/hBdiBV-yzlk
Here's the contest to enter to win the modified...
2023-04-21 14:57:30 +0000 UTC View PostApril is finally here!
To celebrate, we've put together a few contests to offer up the most recently-reviewed equipment to all of you. Thank you for your support!
The contests:
https://gleam.io/AFlFw/win-a-coffeejack
https://gleam.io/KcUxL/win-a-studio-clearout-item
Happy Tuesday folks!
The winner of the Fellow Ode 2 was George M. from NYC, NY and the unit is on its way to him!
George's answer to the question of what we should film next with camera robot arm was "A decaffeination plant!" and we liked the ambition!
Also wanted to let you know that we'll be doing a bigger studio clearance giveaway soon with about 30 items in it. Over the last couple of years, we've acquired a number of items intending to re...
2023-03-14 16:41:59 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! Here's a quick update of one discount code and a reminder of another:
For your tiers, there is a new Square Mile discount code active from today until the end of May which can be used on purchases of bags of coffee as well as my new book from the UK Square Mile shop or the EU Square Mile shop. This code is:
PA...
Hi all!
There is a new Square Mile discount code active from now until the end of May which all Patrons can use towards purchases of bags of coffee from the UK Square Mile shop or the EU Square Mile shop. This will apply to individual bags of coffee in your cart but I'm afraid it won't work towards other products like equipment or...
2023-03-01 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's some fun images from the making of today's video, which we hope you enjoy!
2023-02-10 15:43:32 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! It's been a while since I've posted a video or done much, and I wanted to write a little something about this video and what is going on.
Firstly - there are product review videos coming (first will be the Ode 2 review which has begun production but has a while to go, and then the best espresso grinder under £500). I'd hoped these would have been out sooner, but there've been a couple of video projects, and other projects, that have been soaking up a lot of time.
One...
2023-02-10 15:05:55 +0000 UTC View PostA long time ago, nearly a decade ago now, I was one of three people who tried to make an interesting and unusual coffee magazine. The goal was to make something different, without ads and where we paid authors properly to write. None of us intended to earn anything from this project, and that's maybe one of the reasons it failed - we all had other, more pressing things to do. A conversation in the Discord sparked me to go and look for the digital versions (the print has long since sold out, t...
2023-01-23 23:21:37 +0000 UTC View PostHi all! There is a new Square Mile discount code active from now until the end of February which you can use towards purchases of bags of coffee from the UK Square Mile shop or the EU Square Mile shop. The code is:
PATREONDJF3022
This can apply to individual bags of coffee in your cart but I'm afraid it won't work...
2022-12-01 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
Here's an overview of the discount codes for your tier, as doing this across multiple shops can get a touch confusing.
There is a new discount code which you can use for Tens Hundreds Thousands products, which is:
TSN003M2CDE3
and this should work on products across all three TensHundredsThousands shops (UK, EU & USA). As Square Mile are handling the UK distribution ...
2022-12-01 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for a comparative review of espresso-focused grinders at this price point (we'll probably go both down and up from here in the future, and we'll do filter coffee-focused grinders too)
We'd love your thoughts on which grinders should be included in the comparison. As we've got a few already, I'll only pick 3 or maybe 4 more but suggestions are very welcome!
Thank you!
Here's the link to the form again, just in case: 2022-11-22 15:06:19 +0000 UTC View Post
I hope you're all doing well. The second round of Patron winners for the AliExpress items have now been drawn and contacted by email.
The winners of the questionable AliExpress items were:
Winners of the more useful AliExpress items were:
... 2022-11-03 16:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostThere is a new discount code active from now until the end of December which you can use towards purchases of bags of coffee from the UK Square Mile shop or the EU Square Mile shop. The code is:
PATREONOND1022
This can apply to individual bags of coffee in your cart but I'm afraid it won't work towards other produ...
2022-10-11 09:37:39 +0000 UTC View PostA bit of a long convoluted post, but lots to cover.
Firstly, here's the video if you haven't seen it:
My AliExpress Coffee Equipment Haul
Secondly, you'll notice that the backstory of selecting the products through your collective research was omitted. That's mostly because we're avoiding talking about giveaways on the channel as it has been bringing out the scammers and that's unfortunately cau...
2022-10-07 15:56:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Just two minutes of mild chaos for you on this one...
Obviously, you should watch the main video first if you haven't seen it.
2022-09-29 09:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a short selection of some reasonably/very silly outtakes from the book video, including some of the marvelous Lance Hedrick. (Sorry the sound is a bit all over the place)
Update: We've replaced the link to the video as people had issues watching through the previous link.
2022-09-13 09:24:19 +0000 UTC View PostThere've been a bunch of questions regarding the book, and to try and answer them all I'm writing a quick post with a few bits in it.
Signed copies: There are a couple of hundred left on the Square Mile shop here. We are talking to the publishers about whether we can get more signed stock into the other warehouses (especially the US), but that will take at least 4-5 wee...
2022-09-09 16:10:20 +0000 UTC View PostHi all, just a quick refresher of the discount codes because doing this across multiple shops can get a bit confusing.
The discount code you get for any Tens Hundreds Thousands products is:
ENG6KNF3JCB1
and this should work across all three THT shops (UK, EU & USA), on all products. However, as Square Mile are handling the UK distribution we've created a separate code:
PATREONSON0522
As every Patron gets a SQM discount, but you can't stack multiple discounts ...
2022-09-06 13:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostThis is just a quick message regarding the launch of the new book, How To Make The Best Coffee At Home. It is very exciting, and slightly terrifying, to publish a new book. This won't be a long post, I promise!
The book publishes on September 15th in most places (UK, Europe etc), and on October 4th in the US.
We've started a pre-order for the limited number of signed copies we have, that will ship from 3 different warehouses: the UK (Square Mile are doing logistics), the Net...
2022-09-06 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostIt's Friday again!
Happy to share the winners for the Makita contests:
We can't possibly keep all these components of the latest video so we wanted to offer them up to you. We split them into two sections and there will be 7 winners:
https://gleam.io/zuO8n/win-a-makita-kettle-or-brewer
https://gleam.io/fGGTQ/win-a-prop-from-the-makita-video
2022-08-01 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This video has been a long time coming so we wanted to share some of the behind the scenes views of the day with you!
Here's the link to the video, at long last: https://youtu.be/4xOEIpbxM4w
2022-07-29 16:04:36 +0000 UTC View PostApologies for the delay on this one! There is a new discount code active from now until the end of September which you can use towards purchases of bags of coffee from the UK Square Mile shop or the EU Square Mile shop. The code is:
PATREONJAS1822
This can apply to individual bags of coffee in your cart but I'm ...
2022-07-18 15:12:50 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Thursday to you!
The winners of the zero bypass brewers were:
I've also just published a video today titled Coffee Certifications Explained, which you can watch here:...
2022-06-30 15:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks! Here's an update on the latest winners from Gleam and there's also a new link at the bottom of this post for the zero bypass brewers from my latest video.
I'm so sorry for the short notice on this one, but I'll be doing a short livestream with a few updates at the start and some Q&As after starting in about 30 minutes. (3.30pm UK time). It'll be probably 30-45 minutes long. Again - I'm sorry about the short notice!
2022-06-06 14:02:11 +0000 UTC View PostHaving done a big UK instant comparison, and laboured my way through every Nespresso pod, the time has come to take on the most popular coffees in America.
If you'd like to recommend one for me to try then you can do so here: https://forms.gle/Bwz4kQ24ZmposLTL7
I'm kind of excited about it, in a weird way. I've never had Folgers, or Cafe Bustelo, but I've heard so much about them... Maybe we'll find ...
2022-05-31 10:56:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe ZPM story was such an interesting one and I'm grateful to one of my patrons for selling me their machine to try out for my latest video. If you're interested in trying it yourself as well, here is the link to enter the contest for the ZPM Nocturn:
https://gleam.io/ZeWoJ/win-a-zpm-nocturn-machine
2022-05-25 14:10:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Firstly - this video contains an ad for Synology. They upgraded my NAS in exchange for me making a video for Instagram Stories about how I use it.
Because some of you might find it interesting, and because Instagram Stories are fleeting, we've uploaded it here. If you've got questions about the studio setups then ask away and we'll try and answer them!
Update: We've replaced the link to the video as people had issues watching through the previous link.
2022-05-24 09:44:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe took the Wacaco Picopresso, the Handpresso, the UniTerra Nomad, and the Flair PRO 2 on a day out in London to try them around the city in my latest video, and now we are offering them to you. Here is the link to the Gleam contest for this one:
https://gleam.io/SoWt3/win-a-portable-espresso-maker
Once the winners are dr...
2022-05-20 15:20:37 +0000 UTC View Post