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So I ended up buying one of those puck-style distribution tools for something like $7 on aliexpress. I wasn't really expecting much, I had tried one of the super expensive ones at a La Marzocco demo once, and figured I could play around with it and see if it's any good.
I was a...
I have been making mostly milk drinks for over 3 years with the odd shot of straight espresso.
Am I the only one that doesn't taste the difference between one bean to the other?
I know SOMETHING is different in the taste but can only tell if the espresso is sweeter in a...
Browsing my Facebook newsfeed this morning, I came upon this post:
Looks to me like a Rancilio Silvia with a different, more artistically inspired facade. They'll be launching a kickstarter in the near future, but the question remains: will it make good espresso?
This hopefully still falls into a home-barista.com forum topic for discussion and it appears only can be in Knockbox.
Question: do you notice that you drink certain espresso types/roast with certain type of music? I will clarify: when you are drinking espresso for enjoyment...
After reading this topic and falling down subsequent rabbit holes because I didn't know these were a thing :oops:, I posted in My long and rambling path to preinfusion/pressure profiling how I was rarely getting good distribution (no gushers, but when...
Bought this cheapo cart from Ikea to house my espresso gear. The wood needs to be sanded and oilled prior to use, but wondering if that is going to be sufficient for espresso use. It's already getting stained (easy to sand off) and wondering if maybe polyurethane would be a...
Need help identifying this ceramic cup.. seems like it is made by a company that prints logos on it for their clients...
Not sure which company makes these but it's the one's used by Milkglider in Taiwan and i've also seen a few instances in which other cafes are using plain and...
Sorry if this is OT. Does anyone know how to contact the site admins at the S1cafe website? Their registration process is ridiculous, and you can't contact them unless you register! Thanks.
Specifically I'm supposed to drag items from a list to specify what you do (and do...
I would have never done this at home, but at the bar I thought I'd clean up a few tools quickly so I put them in my hi-temp dishwasher. Blew the paint right off my Kafatek grooming tool and Decent tamper:
Over the last few years I remember seeing many different exiting things develop on this forum regarding new products for the home barista. Some of the more notable ones are: Monolith, HG1, EG1, Vario, Sette, Pharos, Lido, Slayer Single Group, Linea Mini, GS3, Speedster, etc. I...
