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Postby hbuchtel on Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:28 pm

Just a comment about the original question- as far as I know, all of the Gaggia 'Baby' models have a 3-way valve that is activated (opened) when the pump turns off... so that means that all the pressure is released when you stop the pump.

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Postby sweaner on Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:41 pm

cannonfodder wrote:A cold portafilter will act as a big heat sink pulling heat out of the group and lowering the brew temperature.


Hence the amazing and revolutionary "Portafreezo Technique." :wink:
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Postby namelessone on Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:21 pm

Just to update this thread.. Finally I gave in and bought a Minimoka M203, and some new coffee.. Johan & Nyström Isola, Roasted a few weeks ago but packed (was the freshest I could find in that store). Anyway, after a bit struggling with the Minimoka , and finding out the manual was backwards with respect to which way you need to turn to grind, I managed to get a very good cup of espresso! Never knew coffee could taste a lot like chocolate. All that investment seems to be finally paying off.
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