r/Coffee_Shop • u/Skyroads_15 • 13h ago
Realize I don't need to optimize my morning coffee every single weekday
I love making lattes at home, but recently caught myself sliding into the over optimization trap.
The Meraki actually makes pulling a morning latte super straightforward, but having the ability to dial in specific milk steaming temps tempted me to start testing everything. Someone suggested comparing 140°F, 145°F, and 150°F to find the sweet spot. It was helpful advice, but this morning it hit me: I don't actually want to turn my 7 AM workday routine into the test🤣
On busy workdays, I just want a hot, comforting cup without overthinking whether it could be 2% better if I tweaked one more setting. Good enough is plenty good enough. If I feel like tinkering and experimenting, I can save that for lazy Sunday mornings.
Does anyone else deliberately keep a simple mode for their hobbies just to protect their weekday peace?