If espresso was in Star Wars, this would be the dark side...

Dave, how do you like that MAX? Does it expel all the grounds from the spout?

15 grams of beans in, gave it a light shake to level, and off you go. Difficult to hold the phone in one hand and work everything else with the other.

My my new coffee bar and extremely classy drink coasters.

This setup got me into espresso earlier this year. Started to get the hang of it quite well now. Couldn't be much happier even though I can't stop thinking about optimizing here and there .

Current updated setup.

* Robot Barista is replacement for Cremina with pressure gauge.
* Mazzer Major with SSP Red Speed burrs is replacement for Mazzer Super Jolly with SSP Red Speed burrs.
* Moosoo PID kettle is replacement for Bonavita PID kettle. The former user interface is poor vs. the Bonavita.

Which espresso machine gives you better espresso?

Which machine is more of your daily ride?

Daily driver and better espresso is from Cafelat Robot.
Daily driver grinder is Helor 106.

IMO, Robot equals Cremina for ristretto and regular espresso . I could not get Cremina to make lungo espresso w/o Fellini maneuver and this for me fractured the puck. Cremina was gifted away. Hence the Robot which fits my usual philosophy of use: <=4 double espressos/day. Never milk. For parties including multiple milk drinks I am researching Bellman steamer vs. dedicated boiler steamer (one QuickMill sold ~ 10 years ago) and let the Alexia handle espresso brews.

Helor 106 conical burrs are not as finicky as Mazzer flat burrs (prior Super Jolly and now Major). Mazzer was/is for parties, for ultra light roasts and when I am too lazy to spend one minute cranking the Helor 106 (but time lost with Mazzer getting all the grinds out).

New grinder, new machine, and an unfinished wall (needs details and light)

kidloco wrote:New grinder, new machine, and an unfinished wall (needs details and light)
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what kind of stand are you using to store the dosing baskets? p100 looks great!