Think I've done everything that can reasonably work & fit, and done it all very inexpensively. My total investment remains somewhere under $160, for a machine with PID and flow control and deck lights and fancy unpressurized portafilters etc.

So here's the final item. The unit...

A long long time ago, I theorized that it should be possible to run a big boilered machine without plumbing in, by removing the vacuum breaker and using the vacuum to let the boiler fill itself.

New Marcfi single-group espresso machine and grinder from 1996

Due to...

Hi all, long time lurker,

A machine has just come to my hands, an ISOMAC Maverick. I like the looks and the feel, nonetheless, I have an issue with pressure.

Whenever the grind is fine enough, so that the flow is right (and also the coffee has some nice crema), the pressure...

homebarista.be (Belgium) will launch a 64mm flat burr single dosing grinder in spring this year. It is made in China and SSP-burrs will fit.

Pre-Sales starts next week for 399 EUR.

More information (non-English) can be found here:

It will be interesting to see whether...

Long time lurker, first time poster, so appreciate all advice.

Just unboxed my new Kaldi Wide 400 this weekend, and am having some issues ensuring I am using the correct setup, and hoping for some advice.

Upon unboxing, the device sensors were tagged as the bean sensor as T1...

I'm currently using a Linea Mini and a compak e10 single dose by time. Happy with everything, but it would make my morning minorly more efficient if there was a machine out there that accurately dosed to a 10th of a gram. Current process is pinching out excess and blipping the...

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I have recently moved from an Aillio bullet to a Probat 05 series 2 roaster. I missed the controls I had on the bullet so I have upgraded the Probat with extra thermocouples( ET and BT 3mm probes) as well as a differential pressure sensor. I went the Phidget route. However,...

Hello.
I'm looking at buying a defective Izzo Alex Duetto II for $150. The only known issue is that it doesn't pump water when turned on. Everything turns on fine, the motor starts buzzing, but it doesn't pump water. My best guess would be that the pump is blocked, and might...

The video is pretty much an advertisement, but I always wondered what is inside these roasters.

Ten minutes long.

ETA: Last year, the L100 sample roaster started at $7.2k, and the P2000 1kg-2kg was expected to be $16k (P2000 is now P3000 3kg, no price announced, maybe at...

How many grams of espresso do you use in the single basket from ECM and what other techniques lead you to successful and efficient single shots?