I compiled this list a couple of years ago and hope that new members will gain valuable knowledge from my experience:
GLOSSARY
There is some confusion amongst us less technically minded coffee drinkers. The use of some terms and phrases like PID and HX can give us headaches. I have studied the problem and in order to give a wider audience the benefit of my detailed research I have compiled a list of the most commonly used expressions, with an explanation of their true meaning;
P.I.D. - Pink Iced Doughnuts, A device used to improve the taste of coffee and fatten New York policemen.
TAMPERS - People who cannot help trying to improve on the manufacturer’s specification.
PORTAFILTER – A Network Rail device to divert porters from angry passengers.
BOTTOMLESS PORTAFILTER – Fall into one of these and you will never be seen again.
BASKET – Not to be confused with basket case which I am often accused of being.
HX – Halloween 10.
PHONE SEX – Call 09…. Ooops! Sorry, wrong forum.
STEAM WAND – A device designed to inflict severe burns on the hands of the innocent.
ROAST PROFILE – A detailed description of the criminal habits of roasted beans as they do not have fingerprints.
PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE – A device fitted to all coffee addicts that operate when a parcel arrives from Steve.
BACK FLUSH – (Explanation deleted as we have some members of a delicate disposition.)
PRE FLUSH – That rosy glow you get when you first smell perfectly roasted, freshly ground, home roasted coffee.
COFFEE – A brown liquid.
I hope this brief explanation improved your knowledge of our favourite subject and a happy Halloween to you all.
Pete.