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Wendougee: The Most Interesting Manufacturer in China?

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  • description: Something a little different than a traditional review. I wanted to take a look at Wendougee's products because I think they're indicative of the rise of the Chinese coffee brands, growing on the back of the explosion of coffee in China itself. What does this mean for the future of coffee equipment? Timestamps 01:07 Commentary on Chinese manufacturing 02:22 The elephant in the room (design) 03:21 The Milo Play grinder 06:08 Burr gap setting repeatability 07:20 Retention 09:02 Button UX/UI & presets 10:05 Grinder performance 11:35 The LITA BA espresso machine 12:51 The button & group head UX/UI 14:00 App UX/UI 19:34 Machine build 21:01 Brewing and workflow 26:07 Does it make good tasting espresso? 27:40 Temperature & pressure stability 29:11 Decent comparison and final thoughts Our review of 15 coffee scales:    • We Spent $1,850 On Coffee Scales. What’s A...   Our video about using a steam wand for an improved americano:    • The Truly Absurd Secrets of An Incredible ...   Original Wendougee factory footage by Jerry Liu:    • Inside WENDOUGEE’s New Manufacturing Facil...   Other Links: Patreon:   / jameshoffmann   Limited Edition Merch: https://geni.us/TensHundredsThousands Instagram:   / jimseven   Twitter:   / jimseven   My Books: I wrote the foreword and afterword to Julian Baggini’s The Book of Coffee*: https://geni.us/thebookofcoffee How to Make The Best Coffee At Home*: https://geni.us/howtomakethebestcoffee The World Atlas of Coffee*: https://geni.us/worldatlasofcoffee The World Atlas of Coffee Audiobook*: https://bit.ly/worldatlasofcoffeeaudio The Best of Jimseven*: https://geni.us/bestofjimseven Things I use and like: My old glasses: http://bit.ly/boldlondon My new glasses (Sept 2024 onwards): https://bit.ly/thenewglasses My hair product of choice*: https://geni.us/forthehair (*Affiliate links which may earn us a commission)
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