"Make mine a mushroom macchiato: are the new boosted coffees worth the hype?

From chickpea to ginseng to olive oil, coffee menus are now full of weird and wonderful brews promising health benefits – but are they superfoods or just far-fetched fads?"

www.theguardian.com/food/2024/jan/19/make-mine-a-mushroom-macchiato-are-the-new-boosted-coffees-worth-the-hype

This is all news to me. I won't be bothering, especially at those prices.

I've been single dosing my Eureka Mignon Specialita grinder for a good while now.

I switch between caffeinated (for guests) and water method decaf coffee (for me).

The standard hopper was just not ideal.

Always had to shake the quite heavy machine to get the last of the beans to drop.

I set about a quick DIY fix.

A bit of turning.



This is African Blackwood, used on clarinets and oboes because of it's antiseptic qualities, I thought it would be ideal here.

Hole cutting out for the grind feeder size.



Turning out the mini hopper.
Shallow curved sides. No beans should get stuck



Smoothed and sanded to 800grit
A coat of food grade (when dried) Danish oil.



On the machine ready for use.



2 scoops of beans is all it takes ☕

Thanks, it works perfectly.
Every last bean slides in nicely.
Easy to clean too.

Easily the best instant I have tried, I drink it when staying with mother.

It's all in grind 🙂

I'm enjoying the Redber decaf beans (Mexican / Guatamalan / Costa Rica all using the water method), that I roast in a flax oil perma- treated pan.
Using a lid allows for a more event hot roasting temp, with less direct heat from below.

I've started having one scoop caffeinated (also home roasted, beans I had left from Silver Oak (Ely), and one scoop decaf.
I'll probably go over to Redber's caf offerings next time.

Being green beans I can buy in bulk and roast when required.

I've found that I actually sleep better at night with a little bit (one shot) of caffeine coffee in the morning.. something about being invigorated a bit and then coming down during the day, being ready for deep sleep at night😴 I don't know how that works but it does😂

With me it comes and goes and seems to be more about body discomfort.  I was distinctly overheated last night, which didn't help.

Time for the summer duvet.

Let me know how these work out please - I have been recommended to try similar...

From what I can gather (unless it's a *clever* marketing strategy) different people experience different results, so what works for one may not work for another.  I'd be loath to recommend them, or say they were useless when they might have precisely the opposite effect on another person.  What I will say is that what I'm actually doing is upping the dosage.  I tried a course of the 10mg dosage, and I thought I felt some improvement, so  ...in for a penny, in for another twenty quid. 

I take one as soon as I get into bed and read for a while before laying down to sleep ...if I don't fall asleep reading first.

I'd say just "give them a try". At worst you've bought some rather expensive but pleasant-tasting Gummy Bears. I'll vouch for the flavour of that particular brand, and I thought the 10mg version tasted the nicest out of the two.

I've also felt the benefits of wearing a cotton nightshirt, rather than pyjamas, it's less constrictive.  I also now sleep on top of the covers, rather than under them as it gives my legs more "freedom of movement". 

Ok I'm game too ... We will compare notes.