I thought the 'bloom' step for pour-over was just hype

I skipped it for months, but after a friend in Denver timed a 45-second bloom with a scale, the coffee tasted way less bitter. What's one thing you thought was silly but actually works?

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sageallen1mo ago

Used to think weighing beans was overkill. My cheap kitchen scale changed that. Way more consistent cups now.

gibson.robert1mo ago

Still seems like extra work to me, @sageallen.

willow_martin1mo ago

See this all the time with little steps in a process. We skip them thinking they're just for show, then find out they're actually the part that makes the whole thing work.