Comments on: CI‘s brain stirs in a circular, european motion

By: Laurent

Laurent — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 11:54:01 +0000

What a great piece of equipment! I’ll try to find some more information on it.

By: imonk

imonk — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:51:19 +0000

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By: jf

jf — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:25:42 +0000

Believe me, I know all about the slow rise times! I use a flame slightly smaller than that so it doesn’t bubble too much during the brew. The 4cm rule is outrageous.
Lots of soot here with my denatured alcohol. Lots, I say, after one use.
Hope that sore throat clears up.

By: bz

bz — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:39:08 +0000

really? it’s large? I’ve found that if the flame gets much lower than that it takes forever to get the water to rise — even if i start with water just off the boil. also, i tend to be comfortable with a pretty fast rise, once the water starts going up (like what you see with a butane burner). if the flame is too low, it takes foreeeever to rise, and i’m not convinced the water is really hot enough for brewing at that point (no thermometer here).

sooo. that’s why i’m using the larger flame, i guess. i do get a little black soot on the bottom of the bowl (after a dozen uses or so), but it scrubs right off with an abrasive pad.

By: jf

jf — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:03:47 +0000

That’s a massive flame you’ve got there. Stars.
Although I have to say, the no-more-than-4cm the directions suggest is bogus.
Does that “alcool a bruler” leave black soot all over the bottom of your bowl?