Reddit mentions of Oxo, Colander Large Scoop

Most restaurants (not necessarily Indian food, but in general) use food processors like this for doing smooth purees and pastes. I got a Ninja 3-in-1 blender and food processor set at costco that works great.

I recommend a fine mesh strainer like https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-8-Inch-Strainer/dp/B00004OCLX or https://www.amazon.com/New-Star-Foodservice-38071-Reinforced/dp/B00LV3227O if you want to get perfectly smooth sauces. Using the back of a spoon or a rubber spatula to press the cooked sauce through the sieve will get virtually any fibers and bits out without any trouble

It is actually very easy to make. Before I made them I ordered everything off of the internet except the green stuff. Organic coconut oil from amazon, Cap-M-Quick Gelatin Capsules, small crock pot, and an eyedropper or syringe.

1. Lay out the nugs onto some foil with the edges folded up so nothing falls out. Put your foil drug holder (with drugs spread out in it) into the oven for about an hour @ 250 degrees F. This is activating the THC in the plant.
   
   
2. Grind up all of your plant matter into a small bowl or something. Hopefully you know how much you purchased in grams, if not you should weigh your plants when you can.
   
   
3. I then added the oil to the crockpot. I used a teaspoon of oil per gram of pot. Since I was using an ounce (27 grams) I used 27 teaspoons (1/2 cup and 3 tsp) of coconut oil. When the oil was melted I added the plant matter and went to sleep. I slept for about 7 hours.
   
   
4. I strained the plant matter with this guy by setting it over a bowl and pouring the crock pot contents in.
   
   
5. When that drained I put a paper coffee filter into a garlic press, and pressed the remaining oil into the cup from the plant matter.
   
   
6. I used the eyedropper to fill the empty capsules, and then put on the lids.
   
   Pretty easy process, just time consuming. I also didn't have a grinder and I had to break apart the plant by hand. I felt wasteful doing that though, so I recommend the grinder with kief catcher.
   
   edit: new account so I cant make a new comment right now. Wanted to add this information for Woodbin. I used 1 oz (27 grams). Ended up with 157 pills. There should be about .17 grams in each pill. I wanted to make them a little less potent (.13 grams) but I didn't want to make 220 pills.

I use a fine metal strainer that can hold all the grounds. Refill the press half way, swirl, dump into the strainer over the sink. Repeat until the press is clean and leave the grounds to drain in the strainer for a bit. They dry enough to go in to the trash. OXO Good Grips 8-Inch Fine Mesh Strainer

My parents' house burned down around Thanksgiving and they asked me for pot & pan recommendations as they rebuild. Here's a list I sent them of things that ought to last forever but won't break the bank (no Mauviel, Staub, All-Clad, Le Creuset, etc). #1 on the list is a 12" Lodge skillet, just like the one we have. :)

• 12" cast iron skillet, along these lines: http://www.amazon.com/Lodge-L10SK3-Pre-Seasoned-Skillet-12-Inch/dp/B00006JSUB/
  
• 8-12qt stock pot. Here's a reasonably priced 10qt model: http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-76610-26G-Classic-10-Quart-Stockpot/dp/B007HN67KU
  
• 2.5qt sauce pan (optional)
  
• 3.5qt chef's pan (not optional), similar to this (the rounded bottom/edges is critical): http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinox-Elite-Quart-Covered-Chefs/dp/B001BKKB3Y
  
• Stainless roasting pan (root vegetables, turkey, etc): http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-MCP117-16BR-MultiClad-Stainless-Rectangular/dp/B0041Q409G
  
• 5-7qt enameled cast iron dutch oven (we use this as our primary soup pot. We only use our stock pot for pasta or when we're making soup for a really large crowd): http://www.amazon.com/Lodge-EC6D43-Enameled-Island-6-Quart/dp/B000N501BK
  
• Cuisinart electric kettle (this is SOOOOOOOOO much more efficient than either the microwave or the stovetop -- we never knew what we were missing until we bought it): http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-CPK-17-PerfecTemp-1-7-Liter-Stainless/dp/B003KYSLNQ
  
• Measuring cups and spoons: http://www.amazon.com/Kitchenmade-Stainless-Steel-Measuring-Stackable/dp/B00IRQNHTK and http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-Stainless-Steel-Piece-Measuring/dp/B000P0W4MC
  
• Pyrex measuring cups (a 2qt and a 4qt)
  
• Nesting glass mixing bowls: http://www.amazon.com/Luminarc-Stackable-9-Piece-Bowl-Set/dp/B000V6W5ZG
  
• Large stainless steel (lightweight) mixing bowl. I'm not sure exactly how big ours is, but it's probably similar to this. We use it when we make salads for crowds, or any time we don't want to crowd whatever we're preparing. http://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Group-Mixing-Bowl-13-Quart/dp/B001E0HQSO
  
• Colander (pasta, veggies): http://www.amazon.com/Bellemain-Micro-perforated-Stainless-5-quart-Colander/dp/B00O97D0DO
  
• Strainer (berries, rinsing beans):http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-8-Inch-Double-Strainer/dp/B00004OCLX

I can buy unroasted beans for $12.50 for two pounds (so $6.25 a pound) at a local coffee shop here. I live in a college town so there are lots of these around, not sure if you can as easily buy it in bigger cities. You can also buy online, unroasted beans last a long time. A friend and I split one of these to start and after "committing" started buying locally. Sweet Marias has a lot of info too.

My roommate and I bought 12 pounds in January and still have probably 3 or so left and we... drink it nearly daily. Either way, much less than $10/month per person for great coffee.

The total of the other costs are probably $30 or $40 unless you go nuts. A popcorn popper (mine was $5 at goodwill, google this topic and you can find recommendations, mine is bad so I have to consistently stir it, still works fine though), something like this to cool it with (mine was way cheaper at Walmart), a $5 pour over coffee filter at Ace Hardware (only place I could find one locally wtf), and filters. Depending on the popper you might have misc other purchases to make it easier or more convenient.

Another friend bought a heat gun and uses a breadmachine set on "knead" to automatically stir while applying heat. YMMV on what works best.

The reason it's awesome is you can always have freshly roasted beans because you control batch size and how often you roast.

you can just get a mesh sieve like this.

bonus: you can use it for other things. i use mine for baking all the time

i use this:
http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-8-Inch-Double-Strainer/dp/B00004OCLX/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1370818215&sr=1-2&keywords=fine+mesh+strainer

and it works very well. no mess, can just dump the solids out into the green bin.

Things you will need:

• a kettle or clean microwave, for boiling water
  
  
• a teapot or large mug and small plate, for brewing tea in
  
  
• a mug, for drinking tea from
  
  
• a small steel strainer (something like [this](
  http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-8-Inch-Double-Strainer/dp/B00004OCLX) )
  
• a source of clean water, ie bottled or a filtration system, unless your local water is good, in which case, use that.
  
  If you get a stovetop kettle, I recommend one that does not have seams at the bottom, and one that has a strong whistling mechanism.
  
  When the tea is finished brewing, just stir it up, then pour it through the strainer into your awaiting mug, sweeten and add cream if desired, and enjoy :-)
  

http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-8-Inch-Double-Strainer/dp/B00004OCLX

Just to be certain, this is what you are talking about?

http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-8-Inch-Double-Strainer/dp/B00004OCLX

Luckily I was able to recruit a neighbor to help me today but I need to solve that before the next solo brew.