Hello ! Had a good conversation with some technicians from La Marzocco and from other companies in a coffee fest and the main topic was about what's better from a wear and tear perspective of the machine. Let it on 24/7 , stand by or on/off , what's your opinion about this ?...

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I have 2 issues with 2008 Mini Vivaldi II. The steam pressure doesn't build up or the needle on the gauge is stuck. I can hear the anti vacuum valve close when the pressure start to build, and the boiler continue to heat the water and then turn off and on when the pressure...

I recently transitioned to the Ponte Vecchio Export Lever Espresso Machine after parting with my Profitec Pro 500 due to relocation constraints. Researching on home-barista.com led me to this gem, and I'm thoroughly impressed.

The Ponte Vecchio Export's compactness and...

I received a promotional email from Onyx Coffee Lab for their holiday offering of 24 specially packaged Advent Calender coffee collections. For someone who enjoys varieties, it is an excellent way to be introduced to many different origins, varieties, and processing methods....

In todays market what is a fair price to pay for a Red Olympia Cremina in very good condition. I'm sure I'll need to replace the seals which I can do myself. Machine looks to be in very good condition, hasn't been used in years. I'll be able to test it so assuming it heats up,...

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I have had a DF83 V2 for about 3 months now and am using the SSP Cast Burrs with it for espresso. Overall pleased with the results. The one super annoying thing is that as I grinder for a few shots in the morning the grinder warms up and the zero will drift...

Mines just arrived today, in London UK.

It's a pretty heavy box, and well packed.

I'm actually super happy with my current set of grinders (Lagom P64 & a Helor 106), so I'm tempted to just sell this on unused, rather than use it.

Anybody else get theirs?

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I am interested to see if anyone can educate me on why switching roasters has increased the amount of fines in my grind?

When using a light to med-light roast form one caffe. The ode made no obvious fines in the chemex filter. Now switching to what looks like a much lighter...

Hi all, lots to unpack here but please take a read and let me know what you think.

I have a P700 since new, its about 4.5yrs old now. 1 month ago the brew relay in the Gicar failed, so when you pull the lever, nothing happened. I went about troubleshooting and working out what...