I picked up a non-functional Fiorenzato Bricoletta to repair, and I started tearing it down to clean it before really digging into the problem... and I don't recognize this part. I did a quick browse on espressoparts.com to see if I could visually match it, but had no luck. I...

So I am beginning the downgrading portion of my espresso slope.

I went from a La Spaziale Vivaldi 2 to a gs/3 and then to a Slayer. Been very happy with my Slayer since 2017 and use it with my monolith flat. I don't drink light roasts. My current standard is Vivace Dolce. Very...

My wife and some guests like decaf espresso milk drinks from the late afternoon on. I have one grinder without single dose ability and decaf espresso goes stale pretty fast here. Tried using decaf. ESE pods three ways. 1. Pod in 1-cup basket. Result watery and just plain wimpy....

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I recently purchased a used BDB 920XL from a small coffee shop. According to the owner she purchased back in December 2022 with an assumption that could handle the workload but after a month she realized she needs a commercial machine. She told me the machine pulled 250...

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This is a continuation to the modification I did on an IKAWA Home roaster. I post it in a separate post as the data capture could be helpful on other roasters.

I have added a humidity sensor to the Ikawa exhaust, still lots of work to do but it captures well the FC. The...

This is the companion to the Philos review thread . Please posts your thoughts here.

I am searching for an affordable roaster (less than $1000) that will do a 1 lb batch (or close to it since Behmor does not do well with 16 oz of greens). My 15-year-old Behmor (original 1600 model) stopped rotating the drum. I can try replacing the drum motor for $30 in parts...

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I just got my Weber EG-1 today.
As a first try, I headed to dial in my espresso. I started with locking in my core burrs against each other to get to the absolute zero point. Then I adjusted as the Weber support rep suggested, by changing the grind size 4-6 full numbers...

If it lives up to the specs it seems pretty cool with room for advanced options in the future. Any takers of the pre-order? Any naysayers have some naysaying to do?

I have revised this post over the years with updates as I felt necessary. Those updates, in italics and dated, have been moved to the bottom of this post. Dan/HB said something about how it plays better with Google searches that way. So my revision notes are still here. Just at...