espresso.

So during the couple of years of having an espresso machine I have always hemmed and hawed about whether or not to splurge for a burr grinder. I couldn't ever rationalize it (it's funny what we can rationalize from a spending standpoint ... ) so never got one until I had a build-up of Amazon gift cards and realized that it would only cost me the tax and shipping - I splurged.

What of course is funny is that the day I got it we went to the annual Lake Tapps Island garage sales and, uhh, the first garage sale I found a flippin' burr grinder for $5! Go figure.

But I kept the one I got from Amazon and am trying to figure out the perfect grind/tamping method to pull that perfect shot.