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The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Friday Edit No. 08 · Global
11 September 2026
Built for the second cup

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The Friday Edit

Excellent beans. Interesting objects. Once a week.

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01 / The cover story Object of the week

The Friday Edit: Built for the Second Cup

The best upgrades disappear into the routine after the first brew. This week pairs serious repeatability with two precise washed coffees and useful objects that earn their place.

The EG-1 Mk.3 — Silver / Core by Weber Workshops

Spotlight

Weber Workshops · Grinders

The EG-1 Mk.3 — Silver / Core

Weber's 80 mm flat-burr single-dose grinder with magnetically mounted burrs and tool-free chamber access.

Weber's EG-1 Mk3 keeps the adjustment, burr access and workflow visible, making a high-end grinder feel like an instrument rather than an appliance.

$4,000

Official Weber route checked; Mk3 Silver/Core configuration listed.

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02 / Fresh coffee 2 bags to know

Beans for the week

A short regional edit of fresh coffees worth brewing now.

Bolivia · washed

NOMAD Coffee · Coffee beans

Juan Pinto

Finca Paraíso, Alto Beni, Bolivia; Juan Pinto · Washed · Filter · green apple, milk chocolate, chamomile

Juan Pinto's high-grown washed lot turns citrus, white florals and honeyed sweetness into a clean counterpoint to the week's hardware.

Kii AB Washed – Embu & Kirinyaga, Kenya by Standout Coffee

Kenya · washed

Standout Coffee · Coffee beans

Kii AB Washed – Embu & Kirinyaga, Kenya

Kii Factory, Rung'eto FCS, Embu & Kirinyaga, Kenya; 1,708m · Washed · Omni/filter · cranberry, rhubarb, redcurrant

Kii AB brings a denser red-fruit register to the pairing, proving two washed coffees can still pull in sharply different directions.

03 / The objects 5 more to know

The gear edit

The objects making brewing more precise, more enjoyable or simply better looking.

Grinder

Varia · Grinders

VS4 Grinder

Its 53mm conical platform and 150–300rpm control let grind texture become a deliberate variable, not a fixed property.

Varia's VS4 makes variable-speed single dosing approachable without giving up the tactile control that rewards recipe changes.

Brewer

Sworksdesign · Manual brewing

Bottomless Dripper

A stripped-back brewer whose needle valve puts drawdown time in plain sight and under direct control.

The Bottomless Dripper exposes the entire bed, turning bypass and paper choice into deliberate recipe variables.

Cooling tool

Nucleus Coffee Tools · Tools & water

NUCLEUS PARAGON

A two-rock chilling system designed to preserve aromatic compounds during filter brewing.

Paragon's chilled rocks target volatile aroma retention without diluting the cup, a rare accessory with a clear sensory purpose.

Small find

Figgjo · Accessories & oddities

Oslo Cup — Åpen

A Red Dot-recognised Norwegian cup shape intended to open aroma and soften the drinking angle.

Tim Wendelboe's open Figgjo cup gives aromatic coffees a wide, calm landing without turning daily service into a ceremony.

Small find

Sibarist · Accessories & oddities

Cone Fast M Filter Papers

High-flow cone papers designed to reduce stalling and widen recipe range.

Sibarist's fast cone papers are a low-cost way to create more room for grinding finer or pouring faster.

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