I have a Strietman CT2 Lever Espresso Machine ordered and I'm finding it quite difficult to find an electric steamer to micro-film milk.

Preferably it would be based off of a 120v Thermoblock design, as I'd like to avoid long warm-up time and inefficient boilers for my off-grid...

I took a few years off HB. When I left, WDT was understood to help folks having a hard time with even extraction but the general consensus was that if you can avoid it altogether your shots will be better.

These days I see a dozen brands with WDT tools and grinder manufacturers...

Looking for a good grinder to complement my Streitman CT2 and Quick Mill 0961 Milk Steamer. The list:

1. $1,500 max.
2. Not made in China. Ex. Niche Zero.
3. Chrome or stainless look/body.
4. I will only be making espresso so changing grind settings routinely not important.
5....

Has anyone tried this yet or know anything about it? i've only gotten some other stuff from them. Variable rpm 70-165 (not sure how this is really variable). Some smart feature. Uses 191C Mazzer 63mm conical burr. I just like how it looks and perhaps work flow would be good. I...

Help! I was grinding on my Niche and suddenly this flies out and it stops grinding and won't grind. What do I do?

In the last few months I upgraded to a Lelit Bianca V3 and a Flair 58, coming from another E61 + lever duo that served me relatively well for the last 5 years or so - a QuickMill Alexia Evo and an Elektra Micro Casa a Leva. Both the Lelit and the Bianca are clear upgrades in cup...

I was mildly curious about the Z-P6 grinder after Lance's endorsement video. I've seen examples of products Lance endorsed actually kind of sucking (lately there have been a slew of complaints about the Camperista3D chute for the DF64 which Lance wholeheartedly endorsed), so...

Hi comrades,
I am Abhishek from India. After spending the Nile's hours reading about machines, I took the plunge. Dan's review and him pulling shots on Profitec 800 was helpful in deciding. I have started a small cafe in a garage. I also roast coffee on Bullet. Idea is to focus...

Hi, my espresso machine has recently sprung a leak, a small plastic connecting piece which attaches 2 sections of hose together has a hole. I would like to know what the part is called and where I might get one. I have a picture but don't seem to be able to attach it.

Hi, I have a Pavoni Lever. Love it. In the lever group they are all of the opinion you ALWAYS tamp to an exact pressure. I home roast normally light or medium. I love fresh roasts as they are more tart. With every day of resting the coffee changes as the c02 leaches out. Flavors...

seem p64 almost impossible to get in us.
so I'm looking for alternative espresso single dose grinder (could be hopper) around $2k budget,
any recommendation? thinking e65s not gbw version but not sure about it.
Atom 75 seems has great review but idk not not really appealing to...

It's been a while since the Melodrip launched, I read the pre-release thread from 2017 - Melodrip and the later thread from 2018 - My pleasant surprise with the Melodrip

but there doesn't seem to be much discussion since other than random mentions of it.

what's the latest...

Quick context: I drink a ton of coffee and I make pretty good money (I'm a software engineer). Recently I bought a Niche Zero to up my filter coffee / AeroPress game and it was life changing. I'm still riding high on how much more enjoyable my morning routine is with a proper...

I just acquired one of these at a local Auction house.

It is a 2 Group machine using the 'new' CMA Brasilia Condor Londinium Bosco Lever group and is designed to plumbed in.

I have both a user manual and a parts manual supplied by the manufacturer in pdf format. Not sure how...

I moved back to Canada. There is a dismal lack of options up here for green coffee and it's got me upset.

Showroom has a pretty good shipping deal and I'm looking recommendations for filter coffees or anything else. I don't see people mention Showroom much.

I've had my Lelit Bianca for about a year. It's been working great, until yesterday...

I have it set up on a Wemo and yesterday morning my machine wasn't on- (20A) circuit had tripped.
Turned the circuit back on, fired the machine back on- PID showed the Lelit logo and the...

Bottegadelledelizie meaning Shop of Delights was a startling find for me. When you find a shop that takes as much or MORE care as you do as home, and makes exquisite coffee, and is friendly and welcoming, and you just want to spend all day there. Seems to me those are some of...

I bought a used GS3 a few months ago and have been enjoying it. I immediately had to replace the portafilter gasket because it was hard and cracked. I used the Cafelet Silicone gasket and its been great. I figured I'd need to replace some more things due to the neglect of that...

Hi All,

It seems that no matter what I do, my crema has some distinctive pale dots on my crema. This is a sign of extraction gone wrong and too long correct? I've tried grinding coarser and stopping short but it's still happening. Any tips other than that? I'm using a...

Hello all, I am very new to espresso and my machine is a Flair 58x (the fully non electric, no preheat component). This seems convenient as scale build up seems unlikely assuming you do a basic cleaning after each brew of course. When I saw that water was something that seemed...