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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...
My 10 year old Gaggia Classic needs to be replaced so now I have an excuse to upgrade. I usually make 4 double shots a day. Milk based drinks are only made an average of once a week, so steaming isn't a priority. I currently have a Sette 270 grinder.
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...
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 got into espresso a while ago with a nice entry level Lelit, bought all the accessoires (as you do) and considered myself happy.
Unfortunately I then discovered the madness of lever machines. First by playing with pressure on my Lelit using a Lance Hendrik hack, then...
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...
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:
