James is out here making gold for Hames

I like how James has a temp probe to check the temperature of the sand but uses his finger to check the water. "Yeah its about 50C..."

I love that James is having a lot of fun lately. The fact that he donned the bean costume, momentarily showed us to messy hair and printed a silly expression on the foam shows he loves a good joke as much as anyone.

As the patron who "won" the chunky cup, I now have the pleasure of drinking out of the vessel from which James Hoffman tasted his face and remarked it has no flavour.

Never thought that I would hear the phrase “it leaves me no choice but to taste my face”. Strange times indeed… thanks for spending thousands on coffee junk that nobody needs for our entertainment James. You are a legend

The self stirring mug is actually quite a commonplace instrument in experimental chemistry. The little “pill” is colloquially referred to as a “flea” though more appropriately as a magnetic stir bar. It is typically used inside a beaker or other form of glassware atop of a hot plate which has a magnetic motor beneath it. It allows to a constant rate of stirring and for liquid or solutions that cannot be stirred for whatever reason to be stirred.

“Ooh, angry snappy lid” made me laugh because he looked like he enjoyed it

I wonder if the printer skewed green to compensate for the coffee that wasn’t there

Honestly wasn't expecting the printer to work so well

James going to the Middle East to taste coffee made with a traditional sand brewer, to learn the process, and discuss the equipment and history is a video I would love to see!

I was in a hotel with my partner a few months ago. As we sat for breakfast one of the employees said we look really good and asked if it's ok to take a picture of us with his phone, which was strange. A few moments later he came back with a coffee cup with our picture on it (no color). It was a nice experience, and an interesting use case for the coffee printer.

I almost died at the latte art printer part lol. Main event indeed. Actually the printer is considered to be a great gadget in otaku-themed cafes or restaurants in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan in which Japanese anime is really a thing. They print pictures of the customers' favourite characters when ordered; recently some KPOP themed cafes in South Korea are also getting these things to print KPOP singers' face on the latte cup.

9:11 "Enjoy a mellow coffee and live a petty bourgeois life" could actually be the slogan of this channel

That intro means we have reached Peak Hoffmann

I could see that printer machine being cool at a cafe to add like specific characters to their latte for an extra $1 or something!

“The idea of a spinny thing always did please me”. Me too. I thought the magnetic stirrers in chem lab were fascinating and so clever. We need a version of it for the kitchen.

That box! "Enjoy mellow coffee and live a petty Bourgeois life". Truly, words to live by.

omfg James you are an international treasure in your bean costume

Nothing like a Saturday night, a James Hoffman video, and a petty bourgeoise life.

We definitely need "Enjoy mellow coffee and live a petty bourgeois life" merchandise... Please make it happen!

Here's another vote for a Turkish coffee video! Where I live we typically drink Turkish coffee with cardamom in it but made on a stovetop. I don't know what is special about the sand. If you go to Istanbul, because I'm sure you'll want to do some thorough research, there's a whole room in Topkapi palace filled with coffee and tea making antiques with descriptions of Turkish/Ottoman coffee culture that I could have spent much longer looking at.

_On every level except physical, I am a coffee bean._ - James Hoffmann, 2022.

For the Turkish Coffee, be careful what type of copper ware you use. They all have aluminum coat inside where coffee goes in, but the coat should be 100% perfect for it to not be a health hazard. Copper and acidic liquids are not the best for both taste and most importantly health. Also, the coffee that you made is the most default and most used Turkish coffee brand in Turkey. Maybe packaging was compromised, or maybe it was just stale, but it shouldn't taste funny like that. Also, you should absolutely burn the shit out of the sand before using. It should be at 200+ Celsius for 2+ hours, then cooled, and heated again for 2 more times before using to make coffee.

I didn't expect "horrified James latte art" to be on the list of things I needed in my life, but here we are.

That printer is finally an answer to the Starbucks name struggle. Just take quick pic of each customer and print it on their drink!! What could go wrong? 😉

I don't even drink coffee, I'm just a big fan of James

The printer release made my jaw drop. That is incredible.

ngl, would love to see a "Coffee's of the World" series where you spend one or two episodes to "figure out how coffee is made" from different parts of the world, from their roasting to their processing to actually drinking the coffee. Sand cooking(?) has always been an interesting thing to me to the point of someone decided to take their hot sand and boil their coffee in it cause why not. Maybe Part 1 could be History and Part 2 could be How To - by Part 1 and 2 i mean of that region

The printer section literally gave me real tears. Bravo Mr Hoffman you’re a KZfaq treat for all.

The printer is great for weddings and parties. We hired a barista for my wedding and they had one of these printers. They printed a photo of myself and my wife and a thank you sign on top of lattes. Our guests loved it.

“Wouldn’t like to use this machine if it stood between me and my first cup of coffee for the day” 😂 made me laugh out loud - the mental picture of going to this ridiculous machine for that first, pre compos mentis, cup of the day really tickled my funny bone. Thanks James ❤

Oh my gosh that Turkish coffee technique was definitely something else. Biggest tips I can give are water first then coffee so you can get good “crema” (foam) on top. don’t stir it, the boiling water will take care of that. Place it deeper in the sand, like 40-50% deep. Those are the most common mistakes I usually see.

Excited for the roasting series and for a guide on brewing Turkish coffee! Hope you’re also still interested in doing a video or two on decaffeination, I’d be super keen to hear your take on it

" Enjoy mellow coffee and live a petty bourgeois life" is so good. Would love that on a t shirt

Dude really is making a cold brew hand pressed espresso

That printer sort of makes me think about trade shows, recruiting events, that sort of thing. Like a gimmick where you print your company's logo onto lattes right before you hand them to your prospective clients or employees, or the reporters you're trying to impress. Something of absolutely no consequence except to show people how much effort you put into your booth or reception or whatever.

This episode is going to be a gold mine for Hames Joffman😂

James on a coffee was both predicatbly unsetteling and surprisingly endearing.

I've had sucha rough day and this video has made me laugh so many times. Thank you so much James for making my night. I appreciate you and your videos. I have recently fallen in love with coffee and your videos are amazing to watch. You make coffee fun!

My therapist: Coffee Bean James Hoffmann isn't real and he can't hurt you...

You know James, your level of sass in this video is off the charts. "I know what you want, you want me to drink it anyway". I found myself giggling along. I love the conversation esk way of presentation in your videos. Amazing! Great job! Like many I was weirly impressed by the AliExpress purchases haha

I let out a very loud laugh when the magnetic stirring thing yeeted itself into the coffee. Side note: I would love to see a video on the Turkish coffee maker as well as other less traditional (in the West) brewers.

I really loved the beginning bit in the costume, best laugh of the day

The smoke coming out of the sand coffee maker is probably an oil that is coated on metal products to prevent rusting while shipping, it'll stop burning after a few uses or after washing it off well!

Having seen James "The Human Bean" Hoffmann, I can finally die in peace.

James needs to go to japan and see the anime fan cafes to understand why the latte art printer exists.

James saying Combustion on a poorly made greenscreen-esque flaming background is exactly the energy I needed. Thank you

Hames is definitely bringing out the best in James

I can't wait to see the Hames Joffman version of this!

I want to open a shop called "Little Coffee Shop of Horrors" and sell all this crap dressed in the coffee bean costume.

This was today's favorite of two KZfaq offerings--the first, a friend building a backyard chicken coop from recycled materials. Having had better luck and more enjoyment with coffee than I've had with chickens, I express my thanks for all his efforts.

So now I want an hour long video of the bean mascot sitting in a cafe. The camera slowly zooms in on its lifeless face, almost imperceptibly slowly. As you get closer you begin to wonder: are you looking into its soul, or is it looking into yours? You shudder at the thought as you swear you smell the faintest hint of freshly brewed coffee.

Crass images is an incredibly polite way of saying what we'd all do with that pen 😂

This is James' guilty pleasure along with Ikea products.

James: The design is uninformed. The rest of us: The design is shit What a gentleman 😂

Coincidentally the manual lever machine (ZXS) can be connected to another version of the your steamer (11’38”). That steamer can chain the steam (and hot water for brewing too) through a plastic tube to the manual lever machine to preheat it to higher than 93 degree C for espresso. I can send you a photo if you like. Love to see your gadgets reviews and they are very informative and interesting. You just saved me a lot of time and money. Keep up the amazing work 🎉

I feel like Hames Joffman will be able to make a masterpiece out of this video! Which instantly makes it a classic

This is pure joy. Mad scientist James testing ridiculous coffee gadgets is my favourite James 🤣

When this man reviews whacky gadgets, things we know are probably bad, he looks like he is having soooo much fun. I love it

Roast beans in an air fryer, this was initially intended to be funny but now I’m invested in the result

That latte art had me laughing out loud! I can’t believe how well it worked!

Since you mentioned turkish coffee, I think you could do a really awesome series or at least video about travelling to different areas and learning their brewing methods from some locals, then doing an "ideal" brew back at home similar to how many people make moka pots one way, but then you have your better brewing style with it that just takes the method to be the best it can be. My coworkers just told me about an interesting indian one I guess called Indian filter coffee. It uses something not dissimilar to a moka pot but includes chicory in the beans while brewing. I think outside india its knowm as filter kaapi

Well, truly I will tell you I don't drink coffee or tea but I am just here for you and YOUR VOICE IS LIKE ASMR 🤣👍🏻... Lastly I do depart with umpteen amount of Coffee knowledge🤣...just wanna say your voice is like the "Créme" 👍🏻

This whole video is just Chaotic! Love it

The Ultimate Ibrik Method with some history lessons would be AMAZING

I absolutely LOVE the testing and reviewing cheap/weird/random stuff videos. Testing the good stuff is not as fun

Having watched quite a few of James’ videos, I now find delight in knowing that you’re in for a treat when he starts chuckling!

Please do a cezve turkish coffee breakdown like your others! I just bought one and I'd love your take.

The stirring mug is just the same design as a magnetic stirrer for labs and such, I got one in a box of other stuff built with just a magnet glued to a computer fan stuck in a little box you set any old container on and drop the little stir bar into it.

It’s back!! 😮

Why does James voice go SO well with the coffee bean mascot costume ahahaha

I came to discover a maybe useful addition to my coffee collection, but got some laughter instead and a shock about what products are made and sold! Thanks James. Great video 🤣

This gentle chaos (so far... I'm only about a quarter of the way through) was exactly what I needed today 😊

That magnetic stirrer is the exact same kind you use for stirring reactions in beakers in a lab! Usually the magnetic base is built into the heating plate as well.

Great video! Thanks James for making coffee fun for everyone!

Regarding the collapsible kettle, the cord is a conscious design choice. It is designed for camping and travelling. Two scenarios where losing items is very common. The compromise of dealing with an attached cable is negligible compared to having a kettle without a base.

I would love to see more of a look into Turkish style brewing especially with sand. It’s probably the most foreign brewer to me (maybe the syphon would contest)

Hames is gonna have a good time with this, I can just see it. Also, some exploration of Turkish coffee would be cool (though I'm sure the list of future projects is already a mile long). I have a little ibrik that I bought a few years ago, used like once or twice, and then stuck it in a cabinet and forgot about it. Now that I'm getting a new grinder that, in theory, should be able to grind down to Turkish level, I kinda want to revisit.

One of the funniest and most quotable videos I’ve seen from this channel in ages - brilliant😅

The auto-spinning mug cleans very well. Put your hot soapy water in, seal it, let it spin for a bit, dump water, rinse, dry.

I genuinely loved this episode. There were interesting gadgets, James’ subtle humor, and most important of all, my new favorite coffee mascot 😂

So many of these give me big 差不多 energy. But I would _love_ to see you do some more immersion coffee videos, like Turkish coffee or café de olla!

James, I love coffee, I love the process of making coffee unfortunately I do not have the time to do it myself but I enjoy your videos. This one in-particular, after a horrific weekend and an equally bad day, I watched this video and it managed to lift my spirits! Thank you very much James, David

That steamer gizmo was interesting. For $99 I’d give it a whirl, but $300? Nope. James printing his face on cappuccino foam was unforgettable! 😂

This is a surprisingly coherent and edit-light Hames Joffmann video

I didn't think anything could beat the bripe video, but this was 28 minutes of joy

here are some tips for the turkish coffe, u should just eyeball it doesnt matter the grams and weight but usually we use 2 teaspoons and some water and sugar to taste, its best brewed with very cold water and ice instead of room temp will give u a better cup, you should always use the lowest temp and longest extraction time possible except if your in a rush, i would advice to have it with some sugar as it can be very harsh and you can also try it with milk but it's called french coffee it's the same but substitute the water with milk and add sugar to your liking, and forgot to say in the 1st use for the sand thing you should season it by putting it at the highest temp for a long time and just keep mixing it then use it like normal and you should get the coffee to a boil then pour half of it then put it on the sand for 2 seconds till it boil again and swivel it before pouring the last part to get all the grounds and also leave the coffee for a minute to set before drinking it so you dont drink grounds

That “espresso cup” mug looks like the handle is designed for life-size Playmobil figures lmao

He meant to say "Flair 58 has an active heating unit" Flair Pro doesn't. Really fun video.

hey James I found you through the Tom Scott plus video and I'm so mesmerized by your channel and passion for coffee so much so you're making ME start feeling passionate about it I love the care and craft you put into your videos (especially the makita one, a fav of mine) and all because you made me realise that coffee has more flavours than just bitter!

This video simply made me happy. Thank you.

God, I love this, I am so glad youtube recommended this channel

This whole video is probably so James can write off that latte art printer as a business expense 😅

Oh man, I never knew how much I needed an "Understanding Turkish coffee brewing" series from James before this video. Now I cannot sleep.

I'm glad you helped Alex! That was fun to see!

It's always a delight to watch James getting in discomfort for us !

All cappuccinos at Prufrock should now come with a JH facial expression printed on it

Can we vote for Mr. Hoffman to do a whole exploration in Turkish coffee?

I love the flex of the grinder in the background

I loved that ending so much, thank you for that!