1st shot: 17g -> 30g in 33s. 8bar descending to 6bar. 8s PI. 194F This hit a very balanced shot with chocolates, caramel, and a slight nuttiness that read praline to me due to the hint of sweetness. Turtle came to mind. A very clean chocolate shot...
When I have a free moment, I'll review the pre-announcement discussion for questions that apply to the review and add them here. In the meantime, if you have comments, requests, or even your own review of the La Marzocco Linea Micra .
IKAWA sample roasters have been a staple of coffee professionals starting with their introduction in 2013. In the same year, IKAWA launched a Kickstarter campaign for its home roaster. The IKAWA name and its elegant design suggest that it's a Japanese product. But the company is...
La Marzocco is best known for their commercial espresso equipment, but since the introduction of the home-friendly GS/3, they've had a special place in the hearts and minds of this site's members. Built on the feedback from owners of the GS/3, they later introduced the La...
Classic. Forgiving. Attractive. Ubiquitous. These are just a small sample of the descriptions that fans of the E61 espresso machine have used in the more than 60 years since its introduction. One word that is rarely suggested? Diminutive. And that's not a surprise, since its...
I miss the before times when we had regular group taste tests at Counter Culture Coffee's training center in Durham, NC. I also miss serving a crowd to test an espresso machine/grinder combo under load as I regularly did at a local car dealership and occasionally at my regular...
Several of the HB moderators have used or tested these burrs, and in this review, they will give their views. There are some disagreements. I (Jim Schulman, aka another_jim) tested the HU, MP and the version 2 cast steel burr (sometimes called the 64mm...
The Lucca Atom 75 is the Eureka Atom 75 customized for Clive Coffee. The line of Eureka Atom grinders is a compact version of their on-demand cafe grinders, with the Atom 75 using a 75mm flat burr. The Lucca customization includes a broken in and cyrogenically hardened burrset,...
