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Assuming that steam temperature, once high enough, isn't nearly as important as brew temperature, why wouldn't it be better to have a nice adjustable PID brew boiler and a thermoblock for steam rather than an HX arrangement?

Hey all,

I'm new here but have been a creepy stalker on HB for the last several years, quietly observing and occasionally retaining some of the great pearls of wisdom that have graced this forum. My current setup consists of a mostly...

I've been studying the E61 group head lately (Thank You all again for all of the wonderful information here!!) and I'm puzzled as to the naming of the 1st exhaust chamber as the "preinfusion chamber"? Here's one of many .

It...

I just came across this video, and while I don't have one of these machines I figured I would throw this out so people are aware. It looks like ECM/Profitec have an upgrade for these machines to deliver higher steam pressure.

Whole Latte...

Hey folks.

I was looking to buy a triple basket for my Vivaldi II and ran into something interesting. Everything I have read says the portafilter basket is 53mm. However, when I measured the portafilter it looks like it is actually 58 (I...

So it appears that Decent is officially shipping its very early production run units. Anyone around here getting their hands on one of these!?

I am very intrigued and thinking of getting in on the next build...

ECM says this will arrive in the USA soon

Looks interesting as I always thought their Technika IV Profi was nice too

Now this one with double boilers & PID looks nice too ...wonder how price will be :)

I'm really happy with my levers but with all this talk about the E61s and HX machines I just had to try one out. This was just another step in the path of figuring out what the ultimate espresso machine will be for me, and knowing that the...

Someone who has done maintenance on a Duetto II:

What size wrenches do I need to open the top of the group to check for scale? I measured 35mm and 22mm, but want to be sure before I buy anything.

While we're at it, what size wrenches are...