Bought into the "taller vise is better for your back" thing for years and mounted mine high because some chart told me to. Turns out I was fighting the hammer the whole time and blaming my arms instead of the setup. Dropping it lower so I could actually swing freely changed everything for me too. Funny how the right height is whatever lets you work relaxed, not whatever the chart says.

Heard a guy on a coffee podcast say the gooseneck mostly helps with control, not taste, so a regular kettle gets you 90 percent there. Save the money unless you really get into it.

Wait, she brought her own gooseneck kettle to work? That's wild dedication for a Reno cafe.