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You need an espresso machine. The grounds are usually almost dry afterwards. |
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This would gain a bun if it were a steampunk
brass and mahogany contraption powered by
a reciprocating steam engine driven. |
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If you throw them out in a compost bin, you will gain another purpose for their use. |
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Doesn't a french press do this to some extent already? |
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I suspect the key limitation would be filter cost, which would have to be more robust. |
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If the centrifuge vessel is a narrow cone with
the axis of the centrifuge normal to the wide
end, then the liquid will be concentrated in
the tip of the cone. When the valve is opened,
the accumulated liquid will drain out under
gravity into a filter. |
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While shredding hot licks on an electric shakuhachi, [zt]. |
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You could package the still slightly usable grounds under
the name of Has Beans. |
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//surely there's something to be said for adding a centrifuge to an espresso machine ?// |
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I've always thought the same thing, but I haven't posted it because it is at least half baked. Just now I found a patent for one which has, of course, never actually been produced. It is slightly different though. In fact I'm going to go post my idea now since it is very specific. |
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