Hi guys - this is my first post on your excellent forum after lurking around some time :D

Can you please help me chose my next espresso machine??

BACKGROUND:
I've owned a Sage/Breville Barista Express for a little over 2 years now, and am feeling the ugraditis:).

I can...

Folks,

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...

I get Aeropress but, on the road that doesn't generally do it for me. I don't do the ~$8 Starbucks thing either with any frequency but, occasionally hit Tim Hortons and similar shops when traveling in big cities to try the local style! I'm more into cowboy or French Press coffee...

After a few years with my Lelit Bianca, I decided to explore a bit in the area of dripped coffee with the Hario V60. Tempted initially for the Ode gen2 grinder, I finally opted for the manual grinder 1Zpresso sp6 . The grinder should produce very clear cups, described also as...

Hi folks,

I want to upgrade to a better grinder than my Sette 270. It served me well for about 6 years or so. I am mainly trying to explore but also aiming to get more consistency and less blandness from my shots

I want to buy something that's reasonable priced in Europe and...

If it lives up to the specs it seems pretty cool with room for advanced options in the future. Any takers of the pre-order? Any naysayers have some naysaying to do?

I have revised this post over the years with updates as I felt necessary. Those updates, in italics and dated, have been moved to the bottom of this post. Dan/HB said something about how it plays better with Google searches that way. So my revision notes are still here. Just at...

I recently switched to SSP Cast burrs V2 silver and I cannot get decent shot to shot consistency out of . Shots can be 31 seconds and the next one 17 seconds, then 45 seconds. Every else staying the same.

I've read a lot about them before purchasing. I read about those having...

Can you post a picture of your filled baskets please? I have seen a few videos and it doesn't seem to be perfectly distributed ready for tamping? I have seen a teardown and there is apparently a wiper inside the bottom cone to free off any attached grinds. I was wondering if a...