I couldn't agree with this statement more. As a Bezzera Strega owner myself I've had the same experience, and when I dose up and make the grinder coarser while still manually controlling the shot, I get much better lattes. It won't ever be 100%, but the clarity and unique texture in standalone shots...

I'll bring the LIDO just to mess around!

Surprisingly no stalling issues at all with the burrs. However, I would LOVE to compare it to a Super Jolly back to back

I'll bring my Mazzer Mini with the Super Jolly sized Duranium burrs. Interested in hearing the feedback

If you are mostly drinking milk drinks, I would suggest that you stick with a solid flat burr arrangement like the Mazzer Mini. Having said that, I recently installed a set of Duranium Burrs in my mini with the help of a local machine shop. I must say that the quality of the shots has improvement dr...

This sounds like a great idea! I have some Nicaragua Maracaturra - Finca El Naranjal from SM that I'm about to roast up. I'll do two 1 pound roasts, one lighter and the other at FC. I'll send over 100g of each!

Dustin, good question, and it was Jim that really figured it out for me. It has to do with the higher temperature of the drum and how it impacts the beans. When using lower drum temps, the outside and inside of the bean can develop at relatively similar rates leading to a more even roast. This is

I guess its my turn to chime in... Yes, there was a small chaff fire due to my laziness in cleaning the roaster! Lesson learned, especially when roasting 1 pound quantities. To be honest, I'm a bit afraid of revealing my methods due to the possible backlash I might receive from more dogmatic members...

Count me in as well, looking forward to it and still smarting about missing the last one!

Try Melange Cafe in Taipei. Great coffee. Try the strawberry waffles!