Looks like we're getting a refreshed Linea Mini today! Refreshed design (reminds of Micra) with a new drip tray, shot timer, new two valve pre-infusion system, extended shot time (99s) and apparently comes with Micra's new portafilter as well.
My DF83v grinder arrived yesterday and I was so excited. However, that excitement has certainly dissipated very quickly, but I'm hoping it can get resolved.
Now that I have it in the flesh, the bellows does make it look very steam train like... I had quite liked the aesthetic...
Have a Quick Mill Monza Deluxe that I started the descale process on using the option in the menu. Unfortunately, it just continues to pump water through. I stopped by turning the power off after filling the reservoir 4 times with water. Now when turning it back on, it wants to...
I've only picked up this hobby about 5 years ago so maybe I'm missing something but who's buying $175 conventional tampers when you can get really good leveling tampers for under $50.
Is it like driving a manual car? It's more enjoyable if you're good at tamping straight?
Been killing me to keep this under wraps, but for the last few weeks I, along with a few others here, have been testing out Option-O's upcoming 98mm Mizen burrs that they designed for their P100 and upcoming Lagom 01 grinders.
I have a DeLonghi EC155 which doesn't have a descaling function. I add a bunch of citric acid to the 32 oz tank and then release about 1/4 of a tank, and then let it sit for 20-30 minutes, and then release some more.
I read that some people recommend leaving the machine on in...