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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...
First, thank you to everyone who helped me figure out how to graduate from my Rancilio Silvia. I've ordered a ECM Puristika and a Niche grinder. I'm wondering if a bottomless PF will help me learn this new machine and if so, would the ECM bottomless PF be fine or is there...
I am shopping for a second espresso setup for a mountain cabin. Currently I drink French press when I'm there, but I certainly miss being able to pull a shot or a morning milk drink.
My setup at home is a QM Vetrano 2B with an H1G grinder, which has been serving me well for...
I know that this type of post pops-up often so thank you ahead of time. I am hoping to upgrade my grinder from a Niche Zero. We are moving to our first home and I wanted to take this as an opportunity to make a large grinder upgrade. I have tried my hardest to do my research and...
Well my Breville died after 3 1/2 years of about 5 to 10 coffees per day. It was hissing and leaking for a couple of months, I ignored it then it shorted. My bad. Sending it to Breville for repair but I'm using this opportunity to buy a new machine.
I'm hoping someone(s) offers an informed opinion about relative merits and disadvantages. I believe they both have 6-bar springs and overall similar architectures; I'm guessing workflows are similar. I presume both are excellent. I'm primarily interested in in-the-cup results or...
I purchased my Rancilio Silvia in the early 2000's sometime and about 10 years ago upgraded to a Kitchenaid burr grinder (KCG0702CU). I descale, clean and change the gasket pretty regularly and I never use the wand (and never will on a new model). I like light roasts and...
