[/quote]But that actually is the most important point of the whole movie, so you might save yourself from spending time with the notorious Mr. Heston and only watch the end of it. Some of the scenes are worth a watch though - even if you knew the twist at the end. Actually, the first time I watched

The "2011 Cremina" as Orphan Espresso called it is most certainly chrome-- this was pointed out very clearly when Doug introduced the new model. The same info should be on the Olympia site and at the new distributor, Cerini's site. You can also search HB for Doug's ecstatic presentation of the machi...

The 'feature' that's most frustrating for me is the "helpful" small alert window that appears after clicking "Mark Topics Read." It disappears after 3-4 seconds but still prevents me from clicking the Back, slowing down browsing though the different Forums. Is there any way to suppress this unnecess...

If you can manually hold the hopper against the microswitch and it resumes grinding, you most likely need a new hopper. I had the same problem on a 4 year old Vario; when I called Baratza I discovered that the 2 'tabs' on the bottom of the hopper had subtly worn & couldn't hold the hopper tightly en...

Naw, the last real Porsche was built in 1965 --dick

My worst espresso nomination is a toss-up: 1. A small bar/cafe in Copenhagen in 2005 -- don't remember any details but it was wretched. I didn't see the equipment. 2. A cafe on Bainbridge Island, Washington near the ferry port about 5 years ago -- it was awful. I don't recall the equipment brands bu...

Cute!

I think Lem is an outstanding teacher, very impressive!

Uh, the research was about walking with the cup in your hand, not pouring into the cup

Hmm, "But the researchers' "take home" advice is to look at what you're doing-so long as your mug isn't filled too high, a watched mug almost guarantees a clean run." doesn't agree with my experience. I used to watch the cup very carefully & would spill some most of the time. Then, a flashbulb memor...