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by pannyd
February 25th, 2006, 1:46 am
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 6
Views: 1931

Trouble with espresso consistency using fresh-roasted beans

a cheap (US$100) but pretty consistent Taiwanese made parallel burr grinder with 16 settings. my buying options are limited in Central China
by pannyd
February 24th, 2006, 1:12 am
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 6
Views: 1931

Trouble with espresso consistency using fresh-roasted beans

thanks for the suggestions. I think you've nailed my problem .......I was using the beans about 2 hours after the roast. I'll see what happens after the above -mentioned "rest-period"
by pannyd
February 23rd, 2006, 10:55 pm
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 6
Views: 1931

Trouble with espresso consistency using fresh-roasted beans

I am having a few (newbie) problems with freshly roasted beans. In the past (due to availability issues) I was using Lavazza / other pre-packed , pre-roasted beans. The results off these (on a home machine) were not great , but it was easy & quick to establish grinds & doses for a very drinkable shot.
by pannyd
February 21st, 2006, 5:44 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 13
Views: 2602

Nuova Simonelli Oscar and a timer

can I ask how much you paid for your Oscars ? I was in my coffee shop here in China and they had one on show for 9,800 rmb (approx 700 pounds sterling). The thing was , my missus (who was in the shop at the time) is bigtime against my coffee spending habits
by pannyd
February 18th, 2006, 12:29 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 9
Views: 1028

One-Hole Blind Basket

pod-adaptor ........sounds likely but are these usually polished smooth (like a blind basket) ?
by pannyd
February 17th, 2006, 10:56 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 9
Views: 1028

One-Hole Blind Basket

I recently found what looks like a blind basket but it has a single hole in the dead centre (it is smaller in volume than a single shot) anyone know what this is ?
by pannyd
January 24th, 2006, 11:49 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 4
Views: 4556

Electrolux Espresso Machines

thanks yiqin it sounds like you are in China .........can I ask where do you buy your coffee? I live in Wuhan and it seems to be almost impossible to buy freshly roasted beans here. I think Illy might be my only option
by pannyd
January 24th, 2006, 8:13 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 4
Views: 4556

Electrolux Espresso Machines

Electrolux are producing an Espresso machine in the US$250-300 price range. The odd thing is that seems like it is only being sold in Asia (Japan, China & Thailand). A search on google brings up loads of matches for Japanese / Taiwanese sites but not a single hit for an English site. Does