As are the seals on my Bosco. I contacted the tech department at Haynes a few years ago and asked about using the Lubri-Plus on rubber and silicone lever seals. They said it wasn't a good choice and suggested their silicone lube instead

Well, several days after I placed the order for a VST 7gr basket La Marzocco emailed back saying they think they have found the basket I was looking for and provided me a tracking number! And so now I have three single shot baskets. The "new style" La Marzocco (only one available on their website

Pizza / Bagel / Donut I suppose it's also kinda analogous to pulling a shot of espresso: just substitute air for the water and use the coarsest grind possible "Ikawa Home thermal performance" "Ikawa Home thermal performance" The photos and video are from a 100g machine, but that should sorta scale down to 50g.

I have had the first of them and enjoyed them. At that time, they had a big variety of great Guats. FWIW on the aging, they do seem to have some they are now trying to move along. I have had 4 20kg bags of this one. My customers love it. And

Hi James, Thanks for your comments . If I read correctly you moved from the Mignon Specialita to this 75 yeah ? Do you notice difference in taste in the coffee? Or is it more so consistency in the grind size ? I'm also considering upgrading from the mignon specialita to maybe a Cheado e37s or

The Gary who noted the need for a vortex for good circulation is GDM528, He's been doing amazing work characterizing the IKAWA Home and its temperature characteristics

Water expands when you heat it. If the water has no place to go, the pressure rises until something relieves that pressure

Thanks Dan, didn't think of it makes sense!

Boiler lid and studs The boiler hasn't been left alone, I've been working on it in the background. The first problem was getting the aluminum ring off that secures the lid to the boiler via 9 studs and nuts. The boiler gasket was slowly failing in the past, and as a result corrosion of the ring plugged all the

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