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- Yesterday, 10:43 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 1652
- Views: 166397
La Marzocco Linea Micra
{image} Arrived today! Temporarily setup at my house for a few months before heading over to my studio. First shot went well, puck was a little soggy but results still delicious. Looking forward to dialing these in!
- Yesterday, 10:28 pm
- Forum: Blog
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2167
Mazzer Philos Comments
I characterize it as syrupy rather than creamy. The whole experience is a bit like drinking an orangina, that pulpy, syrupy, super sweet Italian (or is it French?) soft drink, if it were toasted and had roasty flavors too. More quantitatively, it is lighter bodied than a conical for espresso, but there is a thickness on the tongue that
- Yesterday, 10:13 pm
- Forum: Buy/Sell
- Replies: 0
- Views: 51
[FS] Jura Capresso Impressa Z5 Super Automatic
Selling our Super Automatic Jura Capresso Impressa Z5 Excellent condition. One-touch cappuccino system. Without moving the cup, a dual nozzle system with two separate outlets for milk and coffee create cappuccinos and lattes in seconds. This super-automatic comes with 8 beverage buttons and a rotary dial allowing you to create any drink you like (such as café
- Yesterday, 10:11 pm
- Forum: Blog
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2167
Mazzer Philos Comments
How is the body of the 200 burr ?
- Yesterday, 10:06 pm
- Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 158
General question about handling cafe drink quality
It can be done, but as you suggest, it's not easy to pull off, and it's even harder to reproduce. As for the topic at hand, Hoff is right: in almost every scenario one can imagine, complaining is unlikely to get you anywhere. I usually do a little recon before trying a new place. I
- Yesterday, 10:02 pm
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 35
- Views: 997
Latte Art Diagnosis
I took a video this morning to show you. Notice that I actually pushed twice at the very beginning. The second push was a subconscious correction for poor technique. My milk was a little too thick and didn't continue flow out in a white stream on the surface, so I did a second push which recovered the
- Yesterday, 9:52 pm
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 3
- Views: 54
Miele CM5200 Brew Issues
Among many gadgets, I have a Miele CM5500. Mine is 2 years old and I haven't had any issues so far. Sadly I don't have any repair experience, but my policy has always been " open the machine and try to fix it when I don't care if I break it more." My brew group is
- Yesterday, 9:47 pm
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
- Replies: 15
- Views: 515
Highest chance of success - roasters
The highest chance of success in roasting is through the highest level of learning and experience one can get with the given roasting contraption
- Yesterday, 9:41 pm
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 3
- Views: 200
Shot inconsistencies with SSP Cast LS
Man hope that's not my issue. I've invested a lot into these burrs
- Yesterday, 9:22 pm
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
- Replies: 15
- Views: 515
Highest chance of success - roasters
Automated coffee roasting you may as well buy local roasted beans