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- 2 minutes ago
- Forum: Buying Advice
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Who's still buying conventional tampers?
I bought a manual Reg Barber tamper 20 plus years ago. I still use it and haven't felt the need to change to any self leveling design etc. It's kind of like being able to use a waiters cork to open a bottle of wine. It doesn't take much practice to learn to use one and once you do
- 4 minutes ago
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
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Latte Art Diagnosis
Your technique and results are getting a lot better. It looks like you initially pulled the pitcher back as a good pace, but after you passed the halfway point you slowed down causing the pattern to get a bit squashed and leaving a lot of empty space at the top of the cup. Next time don't slow down
- 6 minutes ago
- Forum: Buying Advice
- Replies: 5
- Views: 472
New Quick Mill Pop and Quick Mill Pop Up
Edit: The suggestion to reach out to Chris' Coffee only makes sense if you are in the US. I would reach out to Chris' Coffee if you are genuinely interested. I believe they are the presumptive importers if either were to be brought into the US. The discussions I've had with them over the years have seemed reasonably
- 13 minutes ago
- Forum: Buying Advice
- Replies: 9
- Views: 267
Who's still buying conventional tampers?
I pull out my decades old "58" from time to time, just to confirm that it ain't the tamper but the hand that is guiding it that is likely the problem. Or it is just poorly designed and executed tampers that have misleading marketing, suggesting that they are "calibrated". Yet another reason marketers shouldn't be the ones designing espresso gear
- 15 minutes ago
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 10
- Views: 358
Extracamundo! Temperature adjustments?
One has to keep in mind history - the traditional espresso parameters are optimized for maximum extraction of caffeine from coffee to keep the Italian workforce energized with 7g singles. If one doesn't have a preference, then lower temperatures extract less caffeine (all other things being equal, etc.). As caffeine is bitter, a lower extraction temperature will reduce bitterness in
- 19 minutes ago
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 1
- Views: 67
Light roasts right grind size > slow flow problem
Welcome to H-B! What grinder are you using? I'm going to make suggestions based on something with traditional burrs. Your soak times seem exceptionally long to me. At least as I think of it, the soak is primarily to evenly wet the coffee so that the puck has better integrity. While the grind you will probably
- 31 minutes ago
- Forum: Grinders
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La Marzocco Swan
Very interested in the dose by rotations and how accurate it can be on a weight basis. I assumed LM chose this method because it's better than timed but was shot down in another thread. Is the ion ring different than what's implemented in various Chinese grinders with ion "beams"?
- 33 minutes ago
- Forum: Buying Advice
- Replies: 5
- Views: 472
New Quick Mill Pop and Quick Mill Pop Up
Neither machine seems to have been imported into North America so there isn't much discussion. There seems to be more information on European boards like kaffee-netz.de
- 34 minutes ago
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 7
- Views: 407
What do I gain/lose switching from a Robot to a Ponte Vecchio Export?
I love the Robot for a travel machine, I've created a pelican case that houses all you need including an Option O Mini grinder. It's hard to beat for that!
- 36 minutes ago
- Forum: Buying Advice
- Replies: 9
- Views: 267
Who's still buying conventional tampers?
Right now i'm using a Mahlgut Palm Tamper & Dozer that I like very much. Next tamper will for sure be either a Puqpress or a Compak Cube. Both are electric. That's the BUZZ