Hi everyone,
Sorry for being distasteful, but this is a serious question . How do I get anything that even looks, let alone tastes like a decent espresso from a caffeine-free ESE serving? I wanted to be able to make some decaf espresso, but I don't want to empty my grinder for that. And I don't want to buy ground decaf either because I will only make this occasionally. As my Silvia came with a special ESE servings pod I figured this might be of use after all. I got some cafe bianco servings from Cafe Diemme http://diemmecaffe.it/en/prodotti_dettagli.php?id=20 and tried them out. All I get is extremely short extraction times, no crema and flat dull taste. Any tips?
thx Allard

I did some searching and I think i know where the problem is. Although my Silvia for some reason came with a basket for ESE pods, apparently you need to replace the brass ring and shower bits to use pods. That's even more work than emptying a grinder! I'm still interested in a workaround that gives acceptable results if anyone knows one.