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- June 17th, 2011, 4:22 pm
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 3
- Views: 474
Are these new burrs defective?
not really, 51 EUR, ~74 USD ~46 GBP, at quite a reputable espresso shop. Will be contacting them again though... maybe my current burrs are of higher quality steel?
- June 17th, 2011, 2:42 pm
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 3
- Views: 474
Are these new burrs defective?
Got a MACAP MXA at home, been using my burrs for a year or two after having bought it second-hand, so I thought to switch my burrs! Here is a close up of my old burrs: {image} Larger resolution can be found here: "CLICK" (Yeah, I love that lens being able to zoom into the small
- May 12th, 2011, 8:00 am
- Forum: Coffees
- Replies: 86
- Views: 15140
I don't understand this coffee freshness craze
I can taste the difference between a 7 day old and 21 day old (still packed) bean, and I prefer the 7 day old. That's why I like freshness more, personally
- May 11th, 2011, 4:41 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1878
Descaling Ponte Vecchio Espresso Machines
(Kicking an older post) Could I use the same strategy with Cafiza (for cleaning purposes, not descaling)? Filling the boiler, let it rest a while, dump and rinse. I've receiving a sour smell from steam and the water is somewhat darker and has a sweet/sour taste to it. Im suspecting milk and/or coffe...
- April 30th, 2011, 7:04 am
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 2433
- Views: 258741
LMWDP Rollcall
Let your beans rest
- April 29th, 2011, 6:01 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2998
Bottomless La Pavoni Portafilter NEEDED
Although its for the Ponte Vecchio Lusso, here's my story of today I had just received a second portafilter so I wanted to make the old one a naked. I looked here and saw that this was possible with hole-saws or multiple small holes, all followed with sanding or filing. Before trying this, I went by
- April 19th, 2011, 1:16 pm
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 333
Destructive spray from grouphead
My Ponte Vecchio Lusso does show a good powerful spray when I just pull the lever down. Perhaps you are right that the spray should be there, but then distributed evenly over the screen
- April 19th, 2011, 1:34 am
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 95
- Views: 15285
Pasquini Livietta (Olympia Maximatic) restoration
That is so cliché
- April 18th, 2011, 9:11 am
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 2433
- Views: 258741
LMWDP Rollcall
Just got a ponte vecchio lusso this week, which seat can i take?
- April 16th, 2011, 5:45 pm
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3453
Extraction cone size on bottomless portafilter?
A video I uploaded once, naked on Rancilio. The big cone makes it look like it's all going too quick, yet, after the 25 seconds, there's a double espresso in the cup. it's just the extra gas in the beans from freshness. {video}It's not necessarily tastier, by the way