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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...
Im kinda stuck.
When i started out with Specialty Coffee - everything that came to my mind was espresso, cappuccino, long black and flat white. Which is why i got myself an Espresso Machine - the rest is history.
But I've really come to enjoy filter coffee in the...
I have an opportunity to buy a used La Cimbali DT1 Junior. It was used on a yacht and from what I was told, well maintained. The owner no longer wanted it, was gifted and then store away for a couple of years. Would something like this be worth 960 dollars?
I would like to own...
After going through many HB posts and countless YT videos, finally decided to go for LMLM.
My earlier favourites were Bianca and Profitec 700, but I now prefer the elegance and simplicity of LMLM, though I can't really justify paying a significant premium over a...
Hello, I have been struggling with my Hario scale for a while now, with my immersion/percolation combo brews. I like to steep a part of the brew weight, and pour over the remainder. The issue is Hario scale turns off automatically after not reading the change of weight for a...
I am trying to to decide between the Caffewerks gaskets sold by Prima Coffee or the Cafelat ones, to replace the OEM rubber gasket in my ECM Puristika. I am inclined to go with the Caffewerks, but wanted to hear your opinions. Maybe there is no difference?
Also, should I use...
I'm about ready to pull the trigger on this and wanted to know, for the people that own them, how they like the machine, what they don't like about it, would they do it again or buy something different? I have a Niche on the way already. Thanks
