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QOTD: What's a style of shoe or type of leather that's missing from your collection?

QOTD: What is the best/worst/strongest/weirdest leather smell you've yet encountered?

Album, for the impatient.

This is the website link, for the curious.

I just got these a few minutes ago, so I don't have much to review. I'll do a real review after a month or so with these things just so I can have a good feel for them.

Basically, I wanted an Alden Indy, but as I read more and more about Alden, the less and less I liked. When I stumbled on Moto a while back, I liked the pictures I saw far more than the Aldens. The toe stitching actually raises the leather up creating a cool effect. The natural CXL looks amazing so far. They have a pre-patina'd look to them before they even have a da

QOTD: Engineer/pecos/jodhpurs boots. What are you opinions on them? Who makes the best pair, regardless of price?

So I've been making espresso (QM67 and Baratza Vario-W) for over a year now, and I had two questions that have lingered on me.

1. Cafes suck at making espresso. Even the really highly rated ones in my big city I've found make stuff too sour or too bitter. If I had pulled that at home, I'd have sinked it no question. I've only paid for one good espresso, and it was at an homely Italian restaurant. While it wasn't a god shot by any means, it was still nearly dead on. I was damn impressed and ordered another. They did screw up the ristretto slightly, but I'm not at all complaining. Are there any cafes that are consistently pulling decent shots? I'm doubtful of their existance. It has nothing

The other hobbyist sub-Reddits I subscribe to do some version of this. Just a daily thread (non-stickied) for pics of whatever pen/ink you are using that day. It doesn't need to be expensive or rare. The idea is that new users can easily see a wide variety of pens/inks to get them hooked, and it would allow more experienced users to maybe get interested in something they thought they didn't like.

You can repost pens/inks if you use the same frequently, just please don't post the same image every day. The only other rule is you must name the pen/ink in your post.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mike-mills-beef-ribs-recipe/index.html

I soak those apples in there then I strain them out before serving. I also never am able to find bacon bits, so I got in the habit of leaving them out. I also add corn starch to thicken it. Regardless, the sauce is mind blowingly good. I've made pulled duck sliders and pulled pork sandwiches with it. God damn perfection.

Just a suggestion to give it a try next time you're doing a BBQ type recipe.