If you prefer to enable cookies only for webpages that are part of the domain, follow the steps below:
0 Comments
It displays the time with flip animation in large white numerals against a black background. IOS/iPadOS Turn Your iOS/iPadOS Device Into a Flip Clockįliqlo for iOS/iPadOS is a clock app that allows you to make your mobile device screen look like a flip clock. Option to show the clock on a single primary display / multiple displays (*available on Mac).Brightness/dimness control inside the screensaver.Switch between landscape/portrait screen orientation.Thanks to its visibility, you can check the time even from a distance. Once opened, expand the Screen Saver drop-down list, and select a screen saver type.Īt last, click the Apply and OK buttons, respectively.Mac/Windows Turn Your Mac/Windows Device Into a Flip Clockįliqlo for Mac/Windows is a clock screensaver that allows you to make your desktop/laptop device screen look like a flip clock. Here is how to do that.Īt first, click the Taskbar search box and search for “change screen saver.” Now, click on the corresponding search result to open the Screen Saver Settings window. If you do not like to use a third-party software, you can always use the in-built option to set a screensaver on Windows 10. And also drop in a few words about how you liked the list. You may also like reading online time clocks, stopwatches and timer websites. If you know about any such stunning free clock screensavers then please let us know via comments. It is really a nice way to show clock as a screensaver. You will need a working internet connection to download all the sessions of the screensaver. The screensaver works in selected countries which are Japan, USA, UK, France, Korea, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. All you have on the screen is cute Japanese girls dancing around different exotic locations along with a time and date stamp. The strangest and most unique clock screensavers among the ones I listed here. It needs a steady internet connection to work properly. Clockr A Flickr Based Clock Screensaver :Ĭlockr is a Flickr based clock screensaver that uses random images from Flickr to show the time. The screensaver is available for Mac and Windows users.Ĩ. The screensaver is available in 28 languages with numerous options such as text alignment, font size, arc properties, continuous / stepped motion, appearance, colors etc. Polar Clock is an awesome clock and calendar screensaver in circles that moves as every second passes. The clock is based upon the idea of polar coordinates. Look out for the download link to the bottom right corner of the demo page.Ĭrazy screen is a free rotary clock screensaver which shows the time as a nice wheel. You can have a nice demo of the clock here. It uses a nice screen-beating effect every second. Time Beat is yet another clock screensaver that only serves the purpose of a clock. The screensaver consists of an analogue clock and shows the date and calendar as well as news from. You get to see the weather forecast for the next 2 days for your locality as well as the present weather update too for the same. It is actually a weather screensaver too. Inrumour is not just a clock screensaver. You may also want to check out some desktop tools which allow you to download National Geographic wallpapers for Free Here is an alternate link for the download. But right now, I have (tried my best and) failed to find out a direct link from their site. This was the official National Geographic screensaver when I used it. The date and time is shown in a nice animated fashion. This is one of the nicest clock screensaver I have ever used. National Geographic Channel Calendar Screensaver : It is really a nice alternative for a led clock.ģ. If you have a habit of keeping your system on for a long period without working on it (or just a download or scan running in the background) then this clock is a nice tool to spice up your PC screen. The screensaver can be downloaded for iPhone, iPad, Mac OSx and Windows.įliqlo is a nice flip style clock screensaver that happens to be my favorite. You can select from two display modes Linear and Rotary. It displays the date and time in a sentence. Word clock is a nice replacement for the typical analogue or digital clock that we generally use. But nowadays its sole purpose is to spice up your screen.(Also read : Display RSS Feeds as Windows Screensaver) Some Free Clock Screensavers To negate this problem, screen savers were used to fill the screen with moving graphics when the computer was idle. Save from what ? Well it happened to be a problem named screen-burn-effect – a permanent deformity on areas of a CRT monitor due to non-moving text or graphics being displayed for a long period of time. Long time ago, screensavers were actually meant to save the screen. 10 Stunning Clock Screensavers for Windows And Mac Imprint: Yucca Publishing license to Skyhorse, 20 titles per year (2014 - fiction and non-fiction, adult trade) "Diary of a Citizen Scientist" by Sharman Apt Russell Martin's, 2018)Ĥ2 book deal between Norstedts and Skyhorse (illustrated franchise) "Twinkle" series by Katharine Holabird and Sarah Warburton (Simon & Schuster) "Angelina Ballerina" Series by Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig (Simon & Schuster Worldwide, 2019 & Mattel Inc.) “A good and trusted colleague, thank you.” Brutus Ostling "…unerringly guided by Peter Riva, my literary agent." Gillies Turle “I wish you continued success as a great literary agent.” John Koehler ".without whom, nothing was possible, not even Marlene’s legacy." Maria Riva You know the old saying, “behind every successful man there is a great woman,” well behind every successful author there is a great agent.” Dennis A. ".my agent, Peter Riva, who has stood behind me (and often pushed me) for the last ten years and through the trials of writing my last eight books. “…to my agent Peter Riva, for championing my cause…” Steven Potter, PhD I wouldn’t trade him for anyone!" Debra Ann Pawlak "Peter Riva, my literary agent, has patiently guided me down the path of publication with his sound advice, keen insight into the industry and enthusiasm for my projects-not mention a terrific sense of humor. Peter Riva rolls the bones with the best of them." Robert Wintner Because a great agent is also willing to bet against the long odds on artistry. "The very best literary agent has a keen eye for talent as it relates to the marketplace-or as it must be introduced. “Without doubt, my agent, Peter Riva, is the most savvy, energetic, supportive, and enthusiastic advocate a writer could desire.” Mary Glickman One could not ask for a better agent or a better friend.” Mark Seth Lender “I would not be in print, or on the air, without the commitment and diligence of Peter Riva. “His suggestion led me to the most worthwhile writing project of my life.” Christopher L. Our deepest and most heartfelt thanks!” Mitmoorah Productions, NY “A better agent could not be expected.” Derek Lin whose advice, enthusiasm and connections brought my book to print." Herbert W. I rest my case on St Peter, he's my guy." Åke Edwardson In just a few years we've been doing this seven times (seven American books), and before this year is over it's probably going to be nine times me, a writer from the outskirts of the world, now taking Manhattan as we've previously taken Berlin. "If Peter Riva receives a 'Thank you, but no thank you' from a publisher he just gently brushes it aside and moves steadily onwards to THE CONTRACT, and I follow close behind, to rip my sword across that dotted line in the right moment. Without Peter, I would still only have a story. He’s exactly the sort of person I needed in my corner and I feel lucky to have him. “Peter Riva is a consummate professional, firmly grounded in the reality of the publishing business but with the vision to see the possible. I have been especially impressed by the way he goes about getting the most from the rights he obtains for his authors– both in the United States as well as abroad.” Bob Loomis, editor, Random House Peter is an especially diligent and hard-working agent - both for his many authors and the editors he pairs them with. “We have worked for almost two decades now with great satisfaction. There s no substitute for working with the pros.” John Enright In March, Thomas & Mercer will bring out the third of my Jungle Beat Samoan detective mystery series, To’aga–thanks to Peter and his relentless efforts on the books’ behalf. But Peter Riva heard me from afar and said yes, and that, as the saying goes, has made all the difference. “Writing novels is a lonesome job, especially if you are stuck in the jungle on a South Sea island. International Transactions is both aware of future trends as well as working towards maintaining a continuing viable literary market for its clients. In many marketing and production arenas, publishing is changing in parallel with the electronic and media world an electronic media world ever-more dependent on the written word - in short, CONTENT. That agent's role is to assist the client to refine, position, and then place their valuable asset with a producer or publisher - all the while building solid relationships with publishers and rights' licensees. The creative licensing process has always best included a business perspective enhanced by a good agent. Since 1975, International Transactions has been acting on behalf of authors, projects, corporations as a traditional representative agency with close associate offices in Munich, New York and Los Angeles. A share on a pool is to show the miner has successfully worked out a given problem, so the more shares you can process the better your reward from the pool.ĭetailed information on accepted shares and pool updates. The more hashes that can be processed the faster it is able to solve the problem. So a miner is used to process millions of numbers in an effort to match the hash to guess the original number. A hash is an algorithm of converting numbers and letters into an undecryptable set of characters. The number of hashes a second that can be calculated the better. Current mining speed, typically calculated in megahashes or gigahashes. That’s a lot of numbers, so I’ll make some of them a bit clearer. Finally, the password that was set when you created the worker. The username section is composed of two parts, the username that you use to login to the pool, and worker which is the worker name you gave when you registered the worker. bfgminer -o :3333 -O username.worker:password -S all To do this, providing you're using Slush’s pool, you’ll use the following command: Now you're ready to set your Raspberry Pi mining for Bitcoin. Whilst you are on My Accountclick Register New Worker and give it a name, for example worker, and a password. Within your pool account you have the ability to create something called a worker for each of your bitcoin miners, so you're able to monitor them all separately just in case one should fail.Įach worker has its own login name and password. Next step is to create a worker login account. Once you have created a pool account, you'll need to enter your unique wallet address into the Bitcoin payout address. There are many pools around, in this tutorial I’ll be using one called Slush’s pool: Working as a group, or pool, lets everyone have a chance of earning some Bitcoin. Due to the complexity of mining a bitcoin, it has become unrealistic to solo mine–the act of processing millions of numbers to solve the block problem. A pool is a huge collection of other people working towards gaining bitcoins. If you lose this file, you cannot recover any bitcoins it contained.Ĭreate a Pool Account Once you have a wallet address, create a pool account. Download the client for your computer from Īfter installation, you will have to save a file called wallet.dat, keep this file safe, as this contains your unique wallet address within it, including all bitcoins that you will gain. Then from there, you can continue following the compilation according to adafruit which is tar xvf cgminer-3.6.1.tar.bz2Īnd then make a pool.A wallet is a program that sits on your computer and gives you a wallet address, this is a unique string of numbers and letters that you will use to receive bitcoins. Well, enough time has passed, and I found out that they are up with v3.6.1 which we downloaded. I was having problems actually reading the data that was coming down from many of the pools and it turned out that cgminer is too old (This is because at the time the suggested 3.1.1 as there were interface issues ASIC mining. I not only did not want to output to screen because I telnet into my Pi and I just use the “screen” command to minimize it in the background whenever I log out. In 3-4-6 months, I might not only pay for the ASIC block eruptor but the Raspberry Pi itself!įollowing Adafruits entry on bitcoin mining. But it’s one more thing for my Pi to do, and who knows. We’re not overly serious about Bitcoin and also are fully aware that the hash rate I am running at is pathetic now that ASIC miners are everywhere. We decided to out my Pi to work on getting me bitcoin currency. Because it runs on a 24/7 basis that means that I’m pissing 3 watts of power non-stop. My Raspberry Pi runs almost 24/7 with some of the projects that we’ve done in the past such as OpenSIM and installing Airplay onto it so that we can send music to the amplifier to my living room and even running some P2P programs to get my latest Linux distros faster. Raspberry Pi with CGMiner making the bitcoins. Penn State Office of Emergency Management “It has eliminated the need for a lot of extra communication and reduced a lot of miscommunication between my team members.”Ĭlark Partners Realty Group “Execution of projects. No more secrets, closed doors, and blindspots.” Everyone is on the same page and knows the same information at the same point in time. Moore Communications Group “ Information is flowing like water. ICONN Systems “Simply put, we get more work done, quicker, and better. Our throughput time on standard projects has decreased by 30% with Basecamp.” “The transparency across departments, and the ability to eliminate bottlenecks in projects that were not previously visible. We have everything organized according to clients, projects, employees, etc., resulting in clear and concise communication.” Wildfire Studios “ Our company has grown immensely in organization and efficiency. My clients just “get” Basecamp, right away, and use it all the time.” I work really closely with them, and finding something clients will use to collaborate with me is difficult. Kim Curry Design “ We have actually accomplished things that have been waiting forever to get done.”Ĭoffey LLC “I’ve tried a million things with clients. And everyone is accountable for their contribution to the project. Leadux GmbH “ We are consistently meeting deadlines because all the facts, files and comments are in one place. And not looking at it as if if was a nuisance. WP Site Care “This is the first time that the people in the organization are actually using project management app. It’s truly remarkable how quickly things have changed in just a week.” “For the first time in a long time our team is truly collaborating, and everyone is moving in the same direction, with the same goals. The only charge would be if you exceed the free amount of file storage. Zotero provides a mechanism for you to store backups of your pdf files and notes elsewhere if you do not want to use Zotero paid storage.Īgain, there is no charge for an essentially unlimited amount of record metadata. You are provided a small amount of free storage for files but you may optionally pay (a relatively small amount) for more file storage. You may also sync your full text files and notes. If you are still having trouble with exporting and importing, one of the more experienced volunteers will ask you the right questions and then explain how to export and import your files.ģ) You can sync with a free online account on the Zotero server that will handle unlimited metadata. Zotero was better.Ģ) Zotero should be able to import your full text pdf files. Navigate to your EndNote data directory (typically, My Documents\endnote.Data). Go to the 'File' menu, then click 'Export.' A dialog box will pop up asking you where to save the export file. I moved from EndNote to Zotero several years ago and my move was in the middle of working on my doctoral thesis. Moving Sources from EndNote to Zotero - BIOL Comps - Research Guides at Carleton College Export References from EndNote Select the entries you wish to export. I also was using a computer with less memory than my current system. The slowness was only upon start-up and wasn't especially noticeable after the program and library loaded. I'm going to partially answer you because today is a holiday in the USA and some of the more informed volunteers may be with occupied with family things.ġ) I used an earlier version of Zotero with about 18K records and it did perform a little more slowly than my current library with a few thousand records. The import went fine but it doesn't look to me like the PDFs came through, and also each one is shown as a group of files (with a drop-down triangle thing) - is that normal - shouldn't it just be the reference record and perhaps the PDF? What am I doing wrong? This is what I see:ģ) I see an option for sync - what does it sync with - where does the data live? Do I need to give it a network volume somehow, or does it keep it on the Zotero servers somewhere (and if so, what's the size limit?) Can someone help me please:ġ) in general, is Zotero very stable with huge libraries? Is Zotero the right thing to move to, given my reasons for abandoning Endnote, which I otherwise like? What are major differences from Endnote I need to be aware of?Ģ) I tried a simple export of 5 references - exported to XML file, in Endnote folder (as per instructions on-line). I'm considering moving from Endnote - my library has about 20,000 references in it (most with PDF fulltext) and Endnote is starting to bog down and crash sometimes. He also shows another unit, added below the flower, to make two leaves. In this book Guido shows the petal units folded from three squares of paper, and the stem made from a twisted strip of the same paper. The flower from cigarette paper appeared in 1986 in the Italian book Fiori in Origami, by Guido Gazzera and identified by the name Margherita (Daisy). It is listed as a Modular Flower (Neo-Traditional) with diagrams by Mark Kennedy. The idea of using a pipe cleaner was most-likely implemented by Becky Berman, an art teacher.ĭiagrams for the version shown here appeared in the OrigamiUSA 1991 Annual Collection. Subsequently, the flower was made with rectangular pieces of paper and tied with a pipe-cleaner. In a meeting at Lillian Oppenheimer’s Origami Center in New York City in 1979, Gay taught the flower to several people. The three squares were used for the petals and the strip was twisted around the petals to hold them together and form a stem. That model was made with three squares and a long strip cut from the silver paper that lined cigarette packs. Gay Merrill Gross, a well-known author of origami books, learned a version of this flower in Israel, in 1976. Here's the red rose on a dark background.The exact origin of this flower is not known, but according to several sources, it might have Mediterranean roots. Note that we're folding the upper layer only.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 14: Rotate paper 180 degrees.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 15: Make a diagonal fold again like we did in Step 13.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 16: Here comes the fun part! Watch the video to see how you can twist and shape this paper into a pretty origami rose!Īnd your easy origami twisty rose is complete! Make a squash fold on each side by pressing the paper flat to form a triangle shape.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 11: Flip paper over.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 12: Lift up the bottom "triangle".Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 13: Make a diagonal fold as shown below. Crease well and unfold.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 9: Now fold back the bottom layers.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 10: Use your finger to pry the paper open on both sides as shown by the arrows below. We're going to repeat the diagonal folds on Step 6 on this side.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 8: Make a horizontal valley fold where indicated below. Repeat the squash fold for the left side.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 5: Flip paper over.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 6: Make 2 diagonal folds for the upper layer.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 7: Flip paper over. We're going to make a squash fold by pressing the paper flat to make a square shape. Crease well and unfold.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 4: Now pry paper open. You should then have the following to start with.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 2: Fold both the left and right tips to the top, upper layer only.Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 3: Fold both tips down to the bottom. Or you can follow the video instructions below. This is a commonly used base in origami and we've created a separate page of instructions for it. Made this origami? Comment and Submit your photo using the comment box at the end of this page!Įasy Origami Twisty Rose Step 1: Start by folding the origami waterbomb base. The right hair styling products go such a long way, and this rings especially true when it comes to finer hair types. Chances are it’ll grow at a quicker rate (and will look far healthier). If you find your hair is thinning or you’d like it to look thicker, opt for air-drying as an alternative. Heat styling inevitably irritates dry and breakage-prone hair. A healthy diet rich in fatty acids aids in hair growth-it not only prevents hair loss and breakage but also encourages new hair growth and reduces scalp inflammation. You should consume more healthy fats as it houses significant levels of dietary fiber, potassium, magnesium, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, folate, and vitamin B6. Your diet dictates so much of how you feel, what you look like, and what goes on inside your brain. However, there are innovative products that can help beef up the look and feel of each strand. If you were born with fine hair, it’s genetics, and no product will completely alter that. How to take care of hair extensions at home? How to get thickness of a hair Read more: Beautiful Halloween hairstyles to complete your look So by using laser diffraction, scientists are able to tell you the width of this tiny string we have all over our head. Looking at the bending pattern, scientists can easily measure the structure and diameter of a tiny object. Diffraction is the bending waves when the light hits an object. When measuring the diameter of human hair by laser diffraction, the single-color light will hit the strand generating diffraction. Measuring the diameter of human hair by laser diffraction isn’t so difficult if you have basic background knowledge of physics. In order to find out the size of the thickness of a hair as well as the average thickness of human hair, scientists use laser diffraction. The warmer the weather, the more the chances of developing thick hair. This is to say that it may affect those with thick hair. It often leads to frizz as well as the hair cuticles opening in search of moisture. If the weather is humid the hair gets thicker than when it’s cold. The environmental conditioner too has massive effects on the thickness of hair. But when you have less melanin then you might experience the fineness. The melanin composition when deposited to our hair strands usually gets dark and then thick. This is attributed to the melanin composition of the hair. You will notice that women with dark hair have denser hair which goes to say that they most likely have thick strands. Take a look at the women with dark hair and lighter hair. It plays an important role in determining hair thickness as it influences hair follicle development.ĭid you know that generally, those with dark hair have thicker strands than those with lighter colored hair. It is is a protein and encoded by the ADAR gene. Scientists think that many genes also contribute to hair thickness such as Ectodysplasin A receptor. Several genetic syndromes affect hair stability such as Monilethrix, Uncombable hair syndrome, etc. We are all born with a unique genetic composition and genetic factors play a major role in determining the thickness of hair strands. There are several factors that effect to the thickness of a hair. What causes the difference in the thickness of a hair? The cortex comprises about 80 % of the hair mass. The cuticle layer envelops the inner part of the hair shaft called the hair cortex. Moreover, the cuticle layer forms the perfect outer layer for every hair. Human hair consists of roughly 80 % of keratin (protein), about 10 to 15 % is water, and the remaining (5 to 10 %) are pigments, minerals, and lipids. 0.06 -0.08mm is average and 0.08-1mm then the hair is very thick. Specifically, the thin hair ranges from 0.04-0.06mm. Typically, the thickness of hair strands ranges from 1/1500 to 1/500 of an inch in diameter. What’s more, your genetic composition will cause a major difference in the hair from that of other people. We all have different thickness at different times or weather conditions or on different parts of our head. It’s that the diameter of the human hair which describes the thickness varies. If you have a larger diameter the hair is considered thick but if you have a thinner diameter than the hair is considered fine. But the density is the number of hairs you have in a square inch of your head. Most people think that thickness refers to volume and hair density. The thickness refers to the diameter of a strand of hair. The main purpose of hair on head keeps warm, regulates body temperature, provides a little cushioning for skull and beautify. It is primarily made of dead, keratinized cells. Hair is a keratinous filament growing out of the epidermis. What causes the difference in the thickness of a hair?. This is how paid promotion helps to build a reputation of a trustworthy blogger who can talk to their audience honestly, giving them what they need and helping them to solve their problems of some kind. People will think of your profile as of a naturally developed one - to reach that effect we recommend taking on services in small portions, adding one to another gradually, step by step. Surely, paid options are the best ones for quick promotion, because you can stay sure in the upcoming results all the way through - there is no other method that gives same stable warranties for the services’ helpfulness and efficiency. It all varies for different platforms: some need more views, some need reposts and some need key options such as subs and likes the most. There are several methods though, but not all of them are as convenient as buying subs and likes for your account: for example, you should always try to post interesting and appealing content only that would engage your audience and make it wonder what’s going to be the next thing that you create.īut that is not enough for decent promotion: for sure, great quality content will help you with making your reputation high in the eyes of other users, but it will not help you with attracting new followers and new likes to your content. It is quite obvious actually: buying followers, thumbs up and other options is the only way that you can make your profile really popular really quickly. Why do you need paid likes, followers and other options? If one of these conditions is not there - you purchase will be a total waste of time and money. What do we mean by quality? You need followers, likes, views and etc to be real, cheap and helpful. In any case, social media pages’ development can bring lots of changes to your advertising abilities and to your online life in general.īusinessmen, art creators, bloggers, vloggers, shops, restaurants, hotels and many other types of accounts are desperately in need of online promotion to attract more clients, more followers, more people to watch them and help them grow.įinding a decent company that offers paid subscribers and thumbs up though might be hard, as not so many of them are really able of providing clients with quality services. Developed social media pages can help you with finding your audience, selling your services and products and of course gaining tons of feedback for everything that you are planning to do online. They will help you to make your content visible, they will make your page look like an already successful and appealing resource for all the users of this social media website. And that’s when promoters’ help can come in handy. However, doing that by your own is not that easy - huge online competition amongst creators makes it hard for novices who are craving attention as well but get zero to no of it in general. We live in the era of social media where it becomes super important for everyone who’s willing to sell their products and services to promote their business or their persona online. Why is it that important to promote your social media pages? The settings for those smaller amounts are slightly different so that it pulses out less water at a time and there’s a bit more agitation when it hits the ground beans. “It traps heat and aromatics better, and it’s safer because the liquid doesn’t splash out.” Beyond that, there’s an insert that allows you to brew one to four cups of coffee instead of five to eight, and another that allows you to brew only one. “The real selling point for me is that it has a valve hole in the lid for the coffee to brew directly into the carafe,” he says. This model comes highly recommended by Noah McKeown, a general manager at Go Get Em Tiger in Los Angeles. Since it doesn’t have a high-tech mechanism for distributing the water evenly like some of the other models on this list, McCormick does offer one key tip: Open the machine up while it’s brewing and “stir the grounds to make sure they all get hydrated.”Ĭapcity: 8 cups | Size: 9” x 14.8” x 16.1” | Temperature hold: Thermal carafe It produced a smooth cup every time and was super simple to operate: I simply measured my ratio of ground beans to water and flipped the “on” switch. Coffee machine for a few years before switching to a stove-top percolator to save counter space (more on that below), and was never disappointed. Coffee is a first-rate choice for any “amateur coffee roaster who wants to flatter their grounds.” As an amateur coffee roaster myself, I can agree. “People make a big to-do over a lot of nothing” when it comes to brewing equipment, he says. Jamie McCormick, co-owner of the East Village coffee shop Abraço, tells us he prefers to keep things as simple as possible when it comes to coffee machines. “It’s consistent from start to finish,” Howell says.Ĭapcity: 12 cups | Size: 8.6” x 12.9” x 13.5” | Temperature hold: Reheated from underneath This model might not be as full-featured as some of the other options on this list - or on the market in general - but the experts recommend it over all others due to its approachable price point, ease of use, and most of all, its reliability. And when I go back for my second (or third) cup a few hours later, the insulated stainless-steel carafe has kept the coffee plenty warm without heating from below and making it taste burnt. I simply measure grounds and pour water into their respective chambers the night before so that, in the morning, all I have to do is click the “on” button even when making a full pot, it brews in minutes. In my own testing of the Bonavita, I’ve become a total convert for this very reason - so much so that I stashed my stove-top percolator (more on that still-endorsed pick below) to make permanent room for this machine on my counter. The flat-bottomed basket “spreads the grounds out evenly,” says George Howell, owner and founder of George Howell Coffee.Ĭonnie Blumhardt, founder and publisher of Roast Magazine, points out that it is programmable, “a great option for coffee lovers who want to brew at the touch of a button without sacrificing quality,” she says. The Connoisseur also creates a very smooth brew due to its flat-bottomed basket (where the grounds go) and shower-like spout, both of which ensure consistent water distribution and extraction. According to Ken Nye, owner of Ninth Street Espresso, few coffee makers “consistently bring water to that 198–202 degree range,” which he calls the “broadly agreed-upon standard.” As Nye explains, the Connoisseur also “maintains that temp throughout the brewing process.” One key reason is the machine’s ability to brew at the proper temperature. Most of the experts mentioned the Bonavita Connoisseur. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |