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Ok so I caught the bug of wanting a La Pavoni Europiccola. I see that people like to upgrade it a bit with a one hole steamer for microfoam and adding a pressure gage. Is there anything else someone should do to the EP to get the most out...

Hey guys, I've been wanting a commercial lever for a while, but after having a few home levers over the years, I've come to love the control and versatility of the direct/manual (non-spring) levers.

Which, if any, non-spring commercial...

I wanted to try to add to some of the info that exists on the CT1 and share my experience. This site and all of you who contribute have been a massive help to me and have saved me many hours of frustration as I've learned to become a more...

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...

Hello, this my first post, after my first day with the Export, and the first day ever with an espresso machine.
Despite being in Italy, I've to admit that I came to the decision to go for the Export after a lot of lurking on HB forums....

Hello all,

This will be an interesting thread where I will be showing how a Bosco Lever Machine is produced. After deciding to purchase one, seen in this thread , one of the requests I made to Roberta is to photograph the process of...

I'm ashamed to say i'm stumped so early with this one..

Got hold of a 1971 Gaggia Orione and stared to strip down today. However im confused by the internals of the group head.

The brass inners don't look like any others i've seen...

I didn't want to further derail the "Londinium for Light Roast" thread, so I figured I'd start a new one. Acidity is something I can't deal with in coffee, so I've been rotating the following coffees: Kimbo Superior, Lusso GMC,...

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...