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Recently several members have reported too good to be true prices on espresso equipment. The sites I've seen looked like a generic e-commerce package and they sold a range of equipment from consumer espresso machines for a few hundred dollars to multiple-group espresso machines...
Which espresso machine should I buy? What's the best coffee grinder? I have a budget of $500, what is the best espresso machine? This post summarizes my advice in question/answer format.
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Q. There are so many choices of espresso equipment. What general advice to you...
prior history of coffee making are French press to aeropress to technivorm to Breville oracle. Oracle broke after 3 years (2x and replaced one with new under warranty, now out of warranty)....
Currently looking for around $3000 plus or minus a thousand...
I have been intrigued by the decent self-leveling tamper, but it only comes in a 58mm version. I recently came aware of the Normcore which makes a 53.3mm tamper that will fit my La Spaziale. However, I went to youtube and saw a review in which the travel of the tamper was stated...
Hello, I am primarily an espresso drinker, but have been getting the itch to make more filter (v60) and, as we are in the midst of a heat wave, cold brew. The problem is, my grinder, the Niche, stinks at this task. The amount of fines is ridiculous, and I often end up with a...
I was thinking of purchasing one of the above. I actually like the way it looks and more importantly I find that it has a great feature set. However. as I research the machine, almost everything I read is negative: bad design, too heavy for what it is, unreliable, poor customer...
I didn't need it but am always in the market for impulse buy accessories. I think I stumbled upon an almost ideal lower end espresso scale in the same form factor as a lunar. From left to right are Felicita Arc, SearchPean tiny coffee scale ( amazon ), and Timemore:
Ive been using Rocket giotto V for some time now, and already drooling on some upgrades. As i really want to dive deep into this field. Now i had my eyes originally on ECM Synchronika. Then out of nowhere an evil thought crept slowly into my head: What if i fulfilled my...
