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The Newbie Introduction to Espresso series of videos was created specifically for those new to making espresso at home. In addition to watching these videos, I strongly urge newbies to spend an evening with the site's Recommended Reading outlined in the FAQs and Favorites Digest...
Hey! I have a sage due temp and am trying to master the art of latte art! I'm getting a nice glossy feel to my milk and have a thermometer so am steaming to approx 60-65c. I just can not get my art to push round the edge of the cups and spread to the whole cup. Feel like I can't...
I have been using the included standard double basket with good results in my Breville Dual Boiler. Recently switched to a 20g IMS Baristapro Nanotech and am now seeing two things happen. One is the puck, more often than not, is stuck to the screen. The second thing is the flow...
I had one pretty good profile/shot using a medium roast where I was able to slowly preinfuse around 4 bar, turn flow up to 8 bar, then taper off. Then I ran out of beans and switched to a light roast. Now I'm having trouble building pressure beyond 4-5 bar. Am I correct in...
Hi everyone! I'm struggling in mastering more involved latte art patterns, such as the seahorse. I cannot manage to get a clean free pour at the end. For example:
Between 0:30 and 0:32 the foam does not stay on the canvas. I guess that is because I steamed too much milk, so...
Latte newbie here. I upgraded to a new machine (Breville Barista Express) end of July and trying to learn latte heart.
I am somewhat consistent at steaming, however I often get the milk to sink more instead of expanding the heart outward on the surface. Because of this...
I'm seeing a lot of tampers available now with a 'three angled slope' design, This seems a bit counterintuitive to me, since it doesn't look like you can do the polish spin after tamping. Has anyone used one, and how does it work? I'm used to a normal flat surface and have tried...
