Shot after shot, even my singles are beyond my expectations.
I have discovered my liking for SO's in her. A melange of city+ and city++ Ethiopian dry Koratie was almopst overpoweringly berry, with bittersweet cocoa. A 9oz latte after the double shot was better than anything I've ever done.
She steams like a demon, 18-20 seconds for 6 oz milk...wet, thick and sweet. Almost too fast. Do they make a 2 hole tip for these things?
Please, I'm not bragging here (at least trying not to). I'm basically just overwhelmed by my success with my now perfectly operating machine, that thanks to Barb and Doug.
After I failed to suss out my problem (no steam), they kindly asked for it back, and found that a seal in the steam assembly (a new one) had somehow come apart in shards. They replaced it free with a new viton rubber one, and sent my machine back promptly.
It's been heaven since then. Now my PeDe grinds fine enough for it, as there is pressure for days. Totally consistent temps. I almost think the use of a Caravel they lent me (before I then shipped it to Richard Penney for some beauty work) may have settled me down, and taught me focus on lever technique, feel, etc.
Sorry to gush. Maybe it's the 3 doubles, 1 single and a double cappa.
Using the Caravel also pretty much proved to me that a basket filled to within a mm or so from the top works best (for me). No channeling in the Newd PF.
