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The Flair Signature PRO demo units are being offered for sale. This offering features both review machines. Proceeds will be donated for the benefit of coffee farmers.

As a long-time moderator, I've learned to never underestimate a first-time poster's ability to ignore useful information in their quest to get an answer. --Dan Kehn, Why do the same questions have to be answered every 60-90 days?

I don't care what's involved in coffee... anybody willing to pay that much for any coffee has WAY more money than common sense. For that price per/lb I could buy around 650 lbs. of quality green and be set for quite awhile. --Timmy (Espresso_Junky), Anyone tasted Espresso Lab's...

Welcome returning sponsor Cafe Demitasse! They've got a new offering, the one-stop shop for a brewkit . You start with a brewer and add what you need; the more you order, the greater the discount. :-)

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If you insulated the machine when not in use, it should reduce the energy usage as it would reduce heat loss. Placing something like a tea cosy over the machine would do it. There's a business opportunity - custom quilts for your espresso machine. --Scott M, Leaving it on 24/7

A great addition to the team: Luca joins Team HB .

Welcome new sponsors J-Town Coffee and Coffee Courses . Hint: Be on the lookout for HB member-only discounts in the Marketplace.

The idea that the puck should be firm and knock out neatly is not just wrong, it's actually bad. The finer the grind; the sloppier, gooier, and wetter the puck. But for good extractions, you want a fine grind. A major point of pressure profiling is long preinfusions with grinds...

Sigh... I should have remembered the first rule of bulletin boards: never give advice to anyone who already knows what they want to do. —Jim Schulman, Comments on Niche Zero Review