Does anyone else have a dedicated coffee station? I finally built one this weekend and it completely changed my morning routine, but now everyone in the house is demanding to use it too — should I enforce a 'resident only' rule or let the chaos conti

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I went through this exact same thing last fall when I put together my espresso bar in the corner of the kitchen. The short answer: let them use it, but set some ground rules about maintenance and beans.

Here's what worked for me — I made a small laminated cheat sheet taped to the side that covers three things: how to pull an extraction shot without ruining the group head (basically 'don't leave water in the chamber'), where the knock box goes after use, and which grinder setting to switch back to when someone else is done. The coffee shop vibe of having everyone gather around while you brew is half the point anyway; that was actually my favorite part of building it — making a ritual out of the first cup of

Haha this is such a classic dilemma with any nice setup you put together. My partner built a home bar last summer and now I'm constantly being roped into making drinks for anyone who walks through the door -- it became "the family bar" overnight! honestly i think enforcing boundaries is fine as long as there's fairness involved. maybe set a rule that if someone else uses your coffee