I want thicker, oilier espresso - Page 2

[cannonfodder]

I like 1-1.5 oz in 38-40 seconds with a double basket ristretto, not sure what to recommend with a triple. Maybe 1.5-2 oz.

[nixter]

Nailed it. I went one notch coarser on the grind and that resulted in a 40 second, 2 ounce pull from the triple basket. The taste was beautiful! Thick, oily, and a little bittersweet at the end.

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[cannonfodder]

Sounds good.

[danetrainer]

An Oscar was my first HX machine, and I'll always have a warm fuzzy feeling about it. I didn't mind the ABS body or lack of a hot water wand, but I do wish it came with an easily adjustable OPV. (Perhaps the newer models are different.) Unfortunately, at $1000 (current sale price) it's not all that cheap any more...

Nope, the OPV is really a problem to adjust on the newer machine, not only are the threads glued solid with the sealer the Italians use, but, it is completely round on the adjustable part against the spring. (I had seen pictures of the older ones that at least had a hex on them). They did do it right with the Sirai Pstat though.

It was relatively easy to install a vacuum breaker, and for the new owners that want to see what it takes to do that can check it out here: putting-nuova-simonelli-oscar-on-timer-and-loud-pop-noise-at-turn-on-t6271.html#p75701