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Postby DavidMLewis on Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:18 pm

TimEggers wrote:What I'd love is some sort of mirror so I could watch the underside of the portafilter from a standing position. But then one would have to deal with spray, steam ETC.

For years now, I've had a mirror that a local glass person made for me. It's 3/16" glass, 4"x4", and has a good heavy coating on the back so that the stainless drip tray doesn't scratch through. I do have to wash it occasionally, but other than that it's been no problem and a great help. I tried to talk Sebastian at Great Infusions into having a bunch made and offering them, but I don't know whether he did or not.

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Postby RapidCoffee on Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:14 pm

Great look, Ken. Very disco.

Here's my new Speedster. Eat yer heart out, Andy!
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That's right, $15 for a new vibe pump espresso machine with 58mm unpressurized portafilter. How could I resist?

Paired with a Robur, it makes drinkable swill espresso. Brew temp is on the low side, guess I'll have to relearn temp surfing.
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First pour, not too shabby.

Next time I'll remove the froth aider.
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But hey, it's microfoam.
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Postby TimEggers on Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:39 pm

John that's the finest example of "grinder before machine" I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing.
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