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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...
I'm getting pretty tired of the long heatup times and the linked brew and steam temperature of my MaraX, so I'm looking to move to a similarly sized dual boiler. I'm pretty limited on width, so that rules out the Breville Dual Boiler (aesthetics aside) and the Lucca...
I have been roasting since December of last year on my Fresh Roast SR800. I added the equipment to use the Artisan software to control my roasts. Everyone loves the coffee...maybe too much. We drink about1.5 pounds of coffee a week. This means I need to make 4 batches a week on...
Update: Thanks, everyone, for your patient responses. I'm going to do more research on titan grinders to determine what's best suited to my tastes. Will start with a manual lever (Flair58) and my 1zPresso Pro until I'm confident in my ability to consistently prep good pucks....
I am interested in trying out some flow and pressure profiling AND As I have owned for many years a double boiler e61 machine with a PID, I was thinking if buying an after market e61 flow control device to have my machine installed with it.
I bought a Synchronika, and I'm looking to set up a coffee station now. I need a cabinet (that the wife will like) that's between 30-40 inches in length, and 20-22 inches in depth, I would also like it to have a drawer. Can you show me what you have, where you got it, and maybe...
-how advanced are the PID controllers used for these new consumer espresso machines? examples include the Diletta Mio from SeattleCoffeeGear, or the acosco line, I don't know all of the places to look for machines I have some common hits...
