latest edit, 8 May 2022: I added a second paragraph to item 6 under the maintenance section. It is an ifixit guide to removing the group and the steam boiler. This has application if you have an older BDB and want to upgrade to the latest group with the two-piece collar inserts...

My 10 year old Gaggia Classic needs to be replaced so now I have an excuse to upgrade. I usually make 4 double shots a day. Milk based drinks are only made an average of once a week, so steaming isn't a priority. I currently have a Sette 270 grinder.

I'd like to keep my budget...

Hi all! I took apart my niche zero grinder to clean on Sunday. I followed instructions to calibrate it, but I'm still getting extremely fast flow rate despite using same medium roast beans I used previously... (like the shot finishes in 12sec vs 30sec) - I'm not too sure if...

For 10 years i've been the happy owner of the basic Lelit PL41EM. The one without a PID. Now after 10 years the gasket has worn out inside the boiler which I discovered after some research. Unfortunately, in my enthusiasm to take a better look what the problem was, I forgot to...

I have an old Rancilio Silvia. Today it was left turned on for a long while (just the power, not brewing or any other mode). At some point, I heard the pump working for longer than expected. I tried turning the machine off and letting it rest, but when I turned it back on the...

I haven't seen much about this grinder let alone a comprehensive spec sheet, but it seemed to have worthwhile features over the DF64, so I took the gamble and picked one up off AliExpress. It delivered in about a 1.5 weeks via DHL to the US. It's been called the JT64, LuFeiBao,...

Anyone in Tokyo have an opinion on the quality of Tokyo tap water for espresso machines? I'm relatively new to the subject of water quality for espresso, so I am posting here in the hopes that someone based in Tokyo has already looked into this.

Not sure if it helps, but here...

One frustration during Covid was local coffee shops shifting to paper cups and to-go business models. Most (here in Texas) have fortunately returned to in-person dining at some level, but most of the faces are unfamiliar and the coffee for the most part is not the same as it...

Hello all!
I am looking to buy a roaster to start learning how to roast.
I want its adjustments to be as close as a bigger machine.
I have contacted cormorant and wintop. The cormorant is a little cheaper than the chinese roasters.
But the chinese one, have a big motor for...

I'm looking for a set of replacement burrs for my Gaggia MDF - Eureka's grinders are a current favorite, and the burrs are compatible - however the espresso burrs are hard to find (seems everyone buys them and then unloads the filter/brew burrs). The parent company Nuovo...