7月生活雜記(Note in 2008 July)

七月酷暑心煩躁,
烈日當頭意更煩.
欲求辭退尋自我.
豈料伯樂真難尋.

社區與家中隨影





(點小圖可以變大圖)
逆鱗 .....................................................................反差

溪頭雙心草


蓮花日誌








專注


彩之霞



南台灣墾丁之旅


迎向蒼天


往日回憶

沙灘勇者......................................................盛暑


優游

水族壁畫

基隆美食之旅:Good Foods in Keelung

日期Date:2008/7/4
突然懷念起基隆廟口小吃.
星期五的週末夜與女友的回家之路,馬上變成開往基隆的路上.
聊天中轉眼就來到基隆廟口.
不知是否因為不景氣的關係.人潮比上次少了不少.
好吃的攤販依舊,但是人擠人的感覺不見了.
王爺和公主巡視了一圈後,最後決定點最喜歡的豬腳肉和滷肉飯來食用.
當然少不了超可口的炭烤蚵仔煎.(味道有特色又好吃)









食事畢後,接著來到冰涼的甜食豆花和貴花龍眼凍為之後的甜點作為點綴.
於心滿意足後,走在有點點沒落感的基隆路上,發現了不少有趣的事物.
有手推車的豆花攤還存在,可惜已吃飽無法再點一碗捧場來吃.
也有一條藥草街賣著許多青草和解署藥材,直至月上半天依舊明亮.
踏過髒髒休息中的古老菜市場發現了古老同玩的小店鋪與攤販.
基隆的夜晚還是有許多值得探索.





離開了基隆夜市,原意是往基隆和平島逛逛.
但心意一轉改成到那附近逛逛.
堤岸上海邊吹著海風,細數相識的日子.
聊著未來的夢想,看著星星,喝著冰涼的麥芽飲品.
時間飛快流逝離去已是半夜,和熱情的在旁邊喝酒消暑的原住民一家人道別,
準備踏上歸途.
日子是這樣無情的往前踏進,
一天又過一天,一年又過一年.
不但悄悄流逝,且一去不復返.
希望再變老的時光旅途上,這份清閒與愉悅是隨手處即可得.

咖啡機Oscar 二部曲 (Part 2 of Oscar)

Nuova Simonelli Oscar 二部曲(About Oscar Part2)

這一個月與OSCAR相處,發現他的外觀質感真的很好,像一台高級的烤麵包機或是廚房用器具而不是冰冷機器.
(High quality ID match as kichten machine provide warm style than material)

非常容易保養的ABS烤漆表面(durable ABS tesxtured body:easy to keep clean)


超大且實用的可移動成水盤1公升(Useful and Removable 1 Liter drip tray pan)

可調整的蒸氣噴嘴(adjustable steam nozzle)

左邊:我換成La Marzocco噴嘴(Left:I change La Marzocco tip for OSCAR with O ring)

 

右邊:原廠蒸氣過強的噴嘴(Right: Oringal and too Powrful tip
如何用OSCAR打奶泡?
目前不用牙籤塞住兩孔,改新的LM四孔噴嘴後直接用四孔打奶泡.
發現四孔的噴嘴, 拉花杯得更大才行,稍微有一點熟練但不是很完美,找到一點感覺了.
Oscar蒸氣太強且四孔較為擴散使用小的拉花杯想將牛奶打發,牛奶只會快速加熱而無法成漩渦帶入空氣發泡.
若拉花杯過小像是我買的Motta 350cc發奶泡就會因為杯子過小而無法將空氣帶入成漩渦.
建議用大於600cc發泡杯來打比較適合(Motta350cc就變成純拉花杯不發泡.)
How I froth milk with Oscar now?
About the latte art in Oscar. I keep use LM 4 hole tip to foaming milk without using any toothpick inside hole now.
I also found the Oscar's stream is too strong with 4 hole with small lattiera.
If using 350cc Motta lattiera is very hard to control the stream become circle insdie the milk to foam very well.
Afer I change to use 600cc(or biger ) latterra to froth milk well and circle stream condition become better.
Not best yet,however is become better now.


不大不小2.3L水箱(Not so Large:2.3 Liter water tank)

內部用料實在的2L熱交換機(子母鍋爐):Photos inside aout HX system

Oscar在家用義式咖啡機中有著不小2L熱交換鍋爐,所以可以每次萃取完咖啡或打完奶泡,鍋爐可以非常迅速回溫.
Oscar is HX,the temp can return very soon after using stream or coffee.
The large 2 L boiler size provides ample steam for quick and powerful steaming and frothing of milk for lattes and cappuccinos.

新版在很熱的沖煮頭上方新增加了隔熱板延長控制面板壽命
(My new Oscar add heat insulation partition above hot group provide long operating life for control panel)

質感極佳的原廠沖煮把手(Not bad STD Portafilter)

 


好朋提供的黑色蒸氣密封環Oring(Add Black O ring inside the tip).

保溫度佳金屬製造的沖煮頭濾網拆下前後(Group with and without screen and is made of Heavy Brass for keep temp)

自行購買好讓裝水更方便的漏斗

今天剛到的Nuova Simonelli無底把手搭配三份濾杯(NP for Oscar with Triple basket)

上個月份,買了OSCAR後先買了幾個濾杯先玩玩.先購買的是貝拉牌的三份濾杯.
如國外前輩說，邊緣的萃取孔可能滴流的空間會有壓抑的一疑慮。
我自己喝起來三杯份的濾杯，口感酸味較原廠杯兩杯和單杯較多許多，也許日後改無底把手後這個三杯份的濾杯將可以發揮長才。
I buy new two baskets in local.
First one is La Marzocco singal basket outside size is 58mm but inside diameter is 41mm(singal basket) like the following youtube link's image.
接著購買的濾杯是 La Marzocco單份濾杯外口徑58mm但內口孔徑是41mm.
和網路上這臺OSCAR 萃取咖啡的影像中的濾杯一模一樣的規格 :
http://m.youtube.com/details?v=91AvecLKJH0&warned=1
還有另外一個是La Marzocco 雙份濾杯 國外網友說在OSCAR上面這個濾杯萃取也很均勻.

從左到右分別是 貝拉牌的三份濾杯,,La Marzocco 雙份濾杯,La Marzocco單份濾杯,原廠double 原廠single.濾杯.
Left unkonwn triple,La Marzocco double,La Marzocco single,STD double STD single.I don't have timeto test it with NP yet.


目前OSACR最常使用的濾杯感覺口感最好的是La Marzocco 單份濾杯
其次是La Marzocco 雙份濾杯,這兩各都比原廠的口感好,咖啡很粉有更多的膨脹空間.
This(LM single) is total same the spec in the yubee and provide best coffee with my OSCAR now.
Second is La Marzocco double baskets and also can provide better coffee than STD basket



未來也許還有些許迷惘,希望我能盡快找到方向(My feature isn't so clear,hope I will find my way soon)




個人目前喜歡中度烘培的豆子(北義風格),咖啡成現金黃色crema.
而不像深烘培(南義風格)那樣赭紅,和奶泡的混合後的咖啡口味更調和色澤也更好看.
目前最愛喝豆子是”巴拿馬 鑽石山”.
口感比 薇薇特南果口感 再濃郁些,帶有一種可可亞和淡淡水果的氣息.
和牛奶調和之後奶香更渾然天成,推薦喜歡拿鐵或是卡布奇諾彭朋友.
I like the full city or city coffee (North Italy )than French (South Italy)
Th coffee of city roast coffee bean isn’t so red color and so strong like French coffee.
The city coffee bean provide smooth taste and gold cream that is more match well with milk.
The current my favorite coffee bean is Diamond Mountain.
Match with milk very well and provide a little cacao and very light fruit taste.
The best coffee is the coffee bean that just roasted 6 days ago.
After 6 days of roast,the expresso have much crema and full of fresh,clear taste.
Ps:深烘培而言,口感稍為比中烘培強烈,對於不能喝咖啡的朋友,可以改喝中烘培的咖啡看看.

以上要感謝許多人的幫忙和指導:雅圖國際老闆,義式咖啡機的作者小高,Tiamo的工程師和小姐,義大利咖啡實驗室的咖啡豆,還有最近一個月翻遍的咖啡書籍,還有其他肯賣我配件的店家們....etc

咖啡玩具三號機Nuova Simonelli Oscar (My Coffee machine No 3 Oscar)

購入咖啡玩具三號機Nuova Simonelli Oscar已經數天了.

萃取咖啡的質感真的好喝許多,感覺咖啡形體感明確許多,且少掉不少不該出現的風味.

但對於發牛奶,卻是在升級咖啡機後痛苦的開始.

這一台機器是四孔小弟也在店家工程師指導下,操作過營業用等級的三孔和四孔的機器練習如何打奶泡.一回到家換Oscar來打奶泡,牛奶真的是加熱超有營業機水準大概10秒不到吧,然後泡呢?

非常抱歉沒有,想起工程師說和我自己寫的打奶泡的聲音部要該是高頻的聲音,而是札實的嘶嘶聲.

所以埋頭苦練,就這樣痛苦的練習了兩天沒任何進展,喝了不知幾杯的你牛奶和到掉練習的自來水.

最後放棄了用四孔噴嘴來打奶泡,因為蒸氣是夠強沒錯,不過不夠穩不夠均勻細膩.

同時也不段收尋國外文章發現不少玩家更換三孔的噴嘴.

也看到Peter Chiang 前輩有牙籤塞住噴嘴的玩法,就一樣畫葫蘆.

用兩根牙籤的前端把其中兩個孔給塞住.神奇的事就這樣發生.

奶泡就回來了,且比以前的機器快上很多.

I just had bought my coffee machine NO3:"Nuova Simonelli Oscar" for few days.

The coffee is more clear and better for drink.However for the milk I had bad experience in begin in my Oscar.

Original I was used EES-200 that sometimes be able to makes terrific micro foam but it need 1 min in very slow foaming and patience.

Even change different size of Milk Pitcher,the sound is still wrong when Foaming milk.

以前EES-200打奶泡大概要非常耐心打一分鐘,現在大概20秒次不到就把奶發好了.

目前練習還不夠熟戀還不夠細,希望未來幾個月內可以進步到EES200的最佳的狀態水準.

After changing to Oscar that has a four hole spout, which the milk hats too fast and be hard to create micro foam.
2 days passed and I practices many milks and cold water, the condition still isn't so good for me.
So I give up use 4 hole and use 2 wood head of toothpick to plug into 2 holes of steam hole.
I can easy to create micro foam milk less 20 secs and I would like buy Two or tree spray nozzles in future.

PS1:補充,買到台的網友記得遵照機器上標示的,每次開機把蒸汽洩壓後直到蒸氣出來再來關閉真氣旋鈕好讓壓力感知器正常運作加熱到正確的溫度壓力,

Ps1:

The warming words on machine that mentions turn on the steam on to release pressure in each time turn on the machine unit the stream is out.

PS2:沖煮頭好樣比EES-200難清理多,且熱機大約需費時10分鐘左右.

Ps2:Group is hard for clean than EES-200 and need 10 mins to warm up.

Ps3:外觀質感雖然不是不繡鋼,

但我覺得還蠻好看的且好清理,不過看不到水箱的水量是比較可惜(雖然它有缺水指示燈)

Ps3:The outside material isn't stainless and use ABS.
The looking still is good for me and easy to clean outside the ID but lacks water tap.

No water level indicator,and only have warning LED to filling water when water is empty.

咖啡路上小弟的春天已經開始(The spring come with my coffee journey)

咖啡玩具EES200結尾曲(Last Part for EES200)

這一篇應該是最後一次以EES-200來製作咖啡的文章?因為想升級已經想了很久,說實話如果不是很追求咖啡的玩家EES-200真的是很超值的機器.好玩耐用,好好練習真的可以做不錯喝的咖啡,且因為性能是入門機種.EES200沖煮頭的設計就簡單許多,相對的清潔也比高階機器簡單.同時EES200開機時間較快.
I feel EES-200 is very simple and easy to clean machine.

You can dispensing just good coffee for drink in this price by practicing.

這應該是最後一朵花(Last latte flower by EES-200)

咖啡玩具:錐刀加平刀(Get conical & Flat burrs at same time)

咖啡玩具:錐刀加平刀(conical & Flat burrs)
Versalab M3是一台設計理念很不錯的家用高檔磨豆機,設計採用錐刀盤與平刀盤各取優點的組合.
先用錐刀盤的強項先研磨粗的大顆粒,接著用平刀盤製作精細成粉末.
小弟原本很想買,但是忽然靈光一閃,賣掉rocky換這臺要花多少錢?
為何不買臺錐刀盤回來搭配rocky使用? 這樣的搭配真的有效嗎?
We all know Versalab M3 is a good grinder for home that combinated conical & Flat burrs in one machine.
I want to upgrade me rocky to this grinder,too.
But I think about why not I buy a low end conical burr to cut coffe bean first then send to my rocky to pulverize later?
This way I don't sell my rocky and pay less mony to got conical & Flat burrs at same time?
But do this combinatd work?

我就把前任入門錐刀盤磨豆機由社團借回家,
測試計劃如下:
先用錐刀盤粗研磨然後倒入rocky的豆槽用平刀盤作細研磨.
同rocky的刻度下結果是研磨品質超棒.
To check this idea current or not.
Plan is like follwings:
I borrow my previous tiamo girnder that be lower cost conical burr to test.
I place beans into Taimo cut into asperity first.
Then send granums into rocky to fine burr with flat burr.



這次用Britt的咖啡豆,做了兩杯,
第一杯僅用rocky研磨,
第二杯先給Taimo研磨後rocky同刻度研磨.
這杯萃取出來的咖啡口感更好,咖啡的不好的酸度幾乎沒有了,
且讓這款咖啡豆的鄉土野性風味變的更醇厚度和層次感又多一點啦.
This time I use Britte cofffee beans to do 2 cup latte to compare.
First cup use rocky only.
Second like above mention using taimo first then send to rocky do fine burr.
Then second coffee become more smooth taste and all bad sourness is gone.
I can test more coffee gradation)

想升級磨豆機?若你手上是入門錐刀盤,不用賣,僅需再買一台平刀盤來搭配無痛升級~
若是您現在手上有不錯的平刀磨豆機,想換換綜合刀盤的差異,

Conculsion is that if you want upgrade your grinder wihtout less pay.

You already had a good flat burr grinde,only buy a conical burr to match your flat buur.

For example: Baratza Virtuoso that have bigger burr than tiamo one.

可以買臺錐刀盤力例如這款Baratza Virtuoso做粗研磨先,搭配原本平刀盤研磨出來的品質一定更棒.
這款比Taimo那台臺錐刀盤更大些也更棒,這樣的升級方式一定是花費最少的.
http://ourcoffeebarn.com/estore/product_info.php?products_id=1152

或是預算有限買Taimo這款也不錯(同OEM機種Breville BCG450XL)

Or you have less mony,you can buy Tiamo burr that same OEM Model like Breville BCG450XL at last.

http://www.dealtime.com/xPO-Breville-BCG450XL
http://buy.yahoo.com.tw/gdsale/gdsale.asp?gdid=471373
還是說你已經有上述的錐刀盤,那搭配一款中階平刀盤也是不錯的組合.

If you have above lower end conical burr and you keep you grinder to buy a mid ranger flat burr to match you oringal burr to make better coffee.

希望您研磨品質無痛升級愉快~

Hope you can pay less to upgrade your grinder,too