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woodchuck
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#11: Post by woodchuck »

Getting to this thread a little late. The Rancilio experiment was quite enlightening for me. I hadn't realized just how much head space played a role until we played around with the baskets. I would definitely recommend the deeper baskets if I had this machine. Also we did try several shots on both the LM and the Rancilio. Not a scientific observation but from a personal perspective you either got a nice full bodied chocolate espresso or a fruity but thinner espresso from the Rancilio. It was difficult to hit a middle ground with clean notes of both in the same cup. I didn't have the same issue with the LM.

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Ian

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#12: Post by contrasts »

heavyduty wrote:Just take your Rancilio stock basket and throw it in the @!#*% trash.
It's worth emphasizing the word stock.

After several weeks using the stock Rancilio double basket, I discovered I had a spare - the new Rancilio double with coding 40.100.102 imprinted.
It looks so much more precisely made.

Wow, it's a huge difference to taste with both the standard and bottomless PF.

Weird thing is - it seems smaller in capacity than the standard one, but my dosing on it seems to produce more headroom (which the Silvia likes), perfect spongy pucks and definitely more consistency.

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Burner0000
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#13: Post by Burner0000 »

Thought I might add that some people try to use the OPV for pressure profiling but this can easily be done by opening up the steam wand during an espresso pull.
Roast it, Grind it, Brew it!.. Enjoy it!..

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