I'm pretty sure the developer will be reading this thread in the next 24h

Reading on espresso can be overwhelming at first. I can understand how anyone would love to get quick payback on a large investment. I suspect that those who can't be bothered to learn about what they buy, whether it'd be a digital camera, a musical instrument or an espresso machine eventually give ...

Now, perhaps if a machine could log a bunch of temperature and pressure sensors, show you a graph while pouring coffee, calculating the crema factor, and compute channeling anomalies... we might have a real product on our hand I got a feeling though that a lot of these high tech products are very mu...

That's a design student's conception of a "new/good idea", right?

Ordered Scott's book as well. Can't wait to read it

Hmmmm... almost feel like exchanging the Rocky I purchased recently for a dosered version. I never thought of that, and assumed I'd have to fill the doser and end up with so much waste

You want to weigh your doses? Zero your balance with the filter basket on it. Dose straight into the basket (and tamp). Then weigh it again. No need to transfer grind into bowls. I don't have a balance, but that's how I'd do it. Not having a balance, getting the right dose is all just from trial and...

What!?! You mean there is no automatic pressing down of the plunger when the coffee is done. Pouahh!! We really should design a machine and grab that market asap

What is the best material for a cezve? Copper? Stainless steel? I was thinking of getting one this afternoon, but those I saw at the grocery store seemed to be made out of aluminum (which for some reason turned me off)

Oh yes, I'm fluent in French, so I understood the words. But it seemed somewhat misleading. The seller calls it a coffee maker (cafetiere). It would have been more accurate to call it a decorative dome, or a espresso maker ornament. To be fair, he does claim that it is aimed at collectors and/or tha...