Not everyone has thousands to blow, and if you're just getting started, you might be wondering if there's a way to get into espresso drinks without blowing your budget.

If we had just £350 ($500) this is what we would buy. We're giving away a Peak Water Filter, Motta tamper and a distribution tool for free this month. No purchase necessary - https://bartalks.net/giveaway to enter. Each month is a new giveaway.

Did they just blow their chance with their first prosumer model? We think they did, and we’re going to discuss. Enter to win this months giveaway - a fantastic Peak Water filter, no purchase necessary, at: https://bartalks.net/giveaway

In 2019 ECM showed off a new machine at a trade show. The Puristika is a small footprint single boiler machine with no steam wand. But, it has some features that make it an appealing choice for people like me - not least of which is the manual pressure twiddly knob. Grab yourself the chance to win an amazing Peak Coffee Water filter (UK Only) no purchase is necessary. Sign up using the link below. https://bartalks.net/giveaway/

Let’s talk about thermal stability between the two, and what practical difference it makes if any to brewing espresso. The discussion gets quite technical at times, so if you don't like going deep, this might not be the right video for you. Grab yourself the chance to win an amazing Peak Coffee Water filter (UK Only) no purchase is necessary. Sign up using the link below. https://bartalks.net/giveaway/

Starbucks doesn't sell coffee. Even their 'coffee' contains hardly any coffee - just ask CEO Kevin Johnson - that's what he said on a Bloomberg interview in response to why an increase in Arabica prices won't affect them.

The company sells sugar drinks packed with fast and addictive calories. If you want to argue their coffee is good, make a video of yourself casually sipping one of their espresso’s without the milk and sugar, and see if you can keep that smile on your face.

The company is so successful that it now buys 3% of the world's coffee. They are innovators and we agree with some of the ESG work. I also commend some of the brave political positions they take.

But their drinks, often aimed at impressionable TikTokers, need to come with a health warning. We discuss!

We announce the winner of the July, Kilo of Beans giveaway, and announce our new giveaway - this month grab yourself the chance to win an amazing Peak Coffee Water filter (UK Only) no purchase necessary.

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This week we're chatting with a Bean Talk viewer Sergey from Tel Aviv about his Rocket R NINE ONE. Sergey upgraded from his previous Rocket R58 and first tried the CREM ONE before returning it for the new Rocket.

This month we're giving away a brand new Peak Water filter kit - UK Mainland only. It's free, no purchase is necessary, just register at https://bartalks.net/giveaway/

We talk about our ideas on how espresso machine manufacturers can improve their designs.

Listening to Bean Talk is like having coffee with a friend

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00:02:18 Nespresso sued over patent

00:03:22 Farm to Home Coffee Giveaway

00:05:59 News - Uganda Coffee Export Record

00:06:48 News - Brazil's Crop Failure

00:09:55 The Ideas

Does bean size matter, and why are supermarket coffee beans so much cheaper than speciality coffee beans? We spill the beans.

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Thanks for Farm to Home Coffee for the beans this month - follow them on Instagram at @farmtohomecoffee and bartalks at @the_bartalks

00:00:11 Introduction

Bean Talk is like having coffee with a friend and talking about making great coffee.

FREE COFFEE GIVEAWAY FOR UK RESIDENTS Enter your email or follow us on Instagram for a chance to win 1KG of this month's beans - The wonderful Ethiopian Farm to Home Coffee.

Register for free and get a chance to win every month here: https://bartalks.net/giveaway/

Follow us on Instagram @the_bartalks and @farmtohomecoffee

This week, we are preparing to plumb in our Rocket R58 Espresso machine, and have quite a bit of preparation to do. Nick & Max talk about the coffees they're drinking:

Farm to Home Coffee - Tanzanian - https://shortcut.bartalks.net/4-BA Peaberry Coffee - Finca El Marador - https://shortcut.bartalks.net/4-B9 Anvil Coffee - #3 - https://shortcut.bartalks.net/4-BB

Congratulations to Andrew McHugh who won our June beans giveaway. This month, you can win a Kilo of very special Ethiopian beans from Farm to Home Coffee. Head over to https://bartalks.net/giveaway/

and throw your name in the hat - no purchase necessary. If you want to check out Farm to Home Coffee's other beans, rush over to https://www.farmtohome.coffee/

1ZPresso JX Pro. I bought this from the nice folks at Sigma Coffee https://sigmacoffee.co.uk/

I've been using it alongside my expensive commercial grinder and now Max makes me take it apart.