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That one does look amazing! I'm unfortunately limited to a portable one in an apartment. Added to the bucket list though for sure!

They do make professional grade induction burners for woks that are curved, they are beautiful but prohibitively expensive

Alright so you screwed up posting this, because I'm actively looking for a dual induction burner setup, and now I want your advice. Ideally I want a "linked" dual burner so that I can put a square skillet pan across both burners, there's basically like one of those online, and then a bunch of dual burners that are not linked and slightly different power on either side. Wat do? Anyone have a good experience with this situation yet?

Every individual has the power to make a decision even if that decision would exit them from the situation. Maybe more people should stand up to authoritarians

I read through the comments and replies here... have you considered that it's just aged out or a bad batch somehow?If it does not extract, show some reaction to boiling water, or darken the water, there is a problem. If this is pre ground it could be >6m old. Not sure there's another explanation here.

In one comment you mention that it "actually tastes good"... How do you know this if it's not properly "mixing" with boiling water? Diluted coffee tastes not great, so it's a confusing thing to say

More complete overview below, but basically, it can move faster through phases, can't be judged as well by color, and can reach crack at lower temperatures. It's totally possible to get a great outcome! Dialing it in is the fun IMO Link

Decaf beans are harder to roast well (IMO) so it tends to be that the mass distributed ones won't be great since they're in less demand. You can find small locals that do decaf runs sometimes, or order green beans and do it yourself. Remember, darker means less caffeine, so if you're pulling medium roast beans and have no good decaf source, try something dark that you can tolerate and see whether it helps

Yep, exactly! Single origin is fun and all, but roasters know that blends make for a more consistently well rounded cup. Blending batches is even a thing between different roasts of the same bean. If you enjoy the taste, it's always the right call!

Still is, right? (Open for recommendations)

For what it's worth, wetting paper filters is usually done with near boiling water in the chemex, so it IS preheated with the regular process. Preheated steel also won't retain as much heat. I don't disagree with your post as written, it just doesn't match the reality of what's usually done