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Hello again, hope everyone is doing well. I'm having a hard time deciding on a new espresso machine as there are so many options available. I'll start with some history my coffee adventure.
About 10 years ago my Keurig died and I decided to stop drinking subpar coffee. I didn't...
Hello all, I've been away from this forum for some time.
I come with bad news, as my Rocket has died. It started making horrible busted bearings sounds a while back and word has come from our local coffee shop and repair place Faema Canada that it ain't looking good.
Hi all,
Long time lurker and it's upgrade time. A few years ago I bought a Salvatore heat exchanger from number9 on the forum and it's been a staple on my counter Salvatore Famosa (Siena) semi automatic, copper and jade . A few group gaskets later, and I find myself using a...
Hi all, long time reader of this fine forum, but first time poster.
I'm getting back into espresso after a 10 year hiatus. My last setup was a DB LaSpaziale Vivaldi S1 with a Macap dose grinder, which was a great setup but didn't give much in the way of workflow enjoyment. I...
I got a Brasilia RR45 a few years back as my first grinder and recently received £700 which is around $750, at least for today.
I was thinking about using this money to upgrade the grinder. It would suffice for something like the df64 with SSP burrs which was my first idea. I...
hi , new member and long time lurker on the forum
I need a few advices regarding my new espresso machine. I have a choice of La san marco Practical 95s or cimbali m21 junior , both semi automatics and 1 group .
They are both similar price and year ( cca 2000 ) but cimbali is...
Ok guys, I've been around for a while but I've stuck FIRMLY in the drip coffee world due to it being super simple, and not wanting to clutter my life with a devices (well a million devices MORE than I already have) so I stayed away from espresso.
I'm a total newbie to the coffee industry. I'm in Melbourne Australia and I want to start a food stall business selling some products that need to combine with espresso coffee. I've been doing some research for a few days and heard that the rotary pump and a good...
