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This evening Paul Pratt announced on Kickstarter that 50 Robots have shipped and that 15 more are being shipped every day. It's time to open a User Experience thread so we can learn from each other. This is also the thread for initial comments on the Cafelat Robot Review that we...

Does anyone have any experience pulling shots on a Ponte Vecchio Lusso and Bezzera Strega? I'd love to hear preferences as I'm considering both.

My preferences are for traditional, Italian dosing with robusta/arabica Italian style blends. I'm finding I like body and shots with...

Long time reader, but my first post.
I am asking for expert buying advice on a La Pavoni Europiccola. 1979. Copper and brass. $350 Looks all stock/unmodded. It's hard to tell from the pictures how good the finish is, but it looks okay. Underneath looks really clean. I haven't...

Don't get me wrong, I never fell out of love but adding a thermocouple to it has made my experience infinitely better.

The temp strips are decent but if you switch coffees often they are just OK.

Recently I bought a surface thermocouple and reader and it has made it so easy to...

Hi. I know there are several posts about this but nothing seems to be working. If there is a coffee expert out there that could help I would hugely appreciate it.
Below are all the variables I have tried (at different times) to see if it helps but still nothing.
The espresso...

Saw this coffee maker on my Instagram feed this morning. I may be missing something, but didn't see an existing thread on HB. Thought some folks here might find this interesting:

As many others here have doubtlessly done, I purchased a Flair Espresso Maker manual lever, late in its Kickstarter funding cycle. I bought the hostess kit, which includes two brewing cylinders. I also purchased their extra metal tamper, which sold in the preorder for $12, and...

Greetings,

I'm having trouble finding which years a recent La Pavoni I purchased was manufactured. I do know it has a four-post heating element and the element base and collar are not bolted on, only secured by threading onto the boiler.
Thanks in advance
Bill

Hey everyone!

New here, and a bit of a beginner, but I love great coffee!

I've had my europiccola (millennium) for about a year now and recently I've had trouble with getting it to build up pressure. Up until now, when the steam first starts producing steam, a small amount of...