He was bought on ebay, so we're still unsure what the future holds, but so far so good. I think I got a good price for a second hand machine. Any tips on maintaining it/making a good coffee?
Hey! I did have that machine! My brother still has one. My tips for what it's worth, are: - Remove the "steam enhancer" which it looks like you've already done. - Work hard on getting the grind right, because the "crema enhancing" group handle can easily cover up a poor grind/tamp and is quite fickle. - Make sure you use a consistent volume of coffee - it might take a while to figure out what this is. - Make sure it's full of water! I let it run dry a few times = not good. - Give it a good clean with some descaler regularly.
It's a good machine - you've bought well!
A pleasure to make your online acquaintance sophg!
(PS - last tip - buy your coffee here! ;) threebeansroasters.com)
Hi Guthers, Thanks for your tips! Really helpful, confirmed most of my hunches already. Have had to work hard to get the grind/volume right to get a good crema. Looking forward to consistency!
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guthers used to have this machine.
You could ask him for tips
guthers.wordpress.com
Sam
cool. thanks Sam :)
Hey! I did have that machine! My brother still has one.
My tips for what it's worth, are:
- Remove the "steam enhancer" which it looks like you've already done.
- Work hard on getting the grind right, because the "crema enhancing" group handle can easily cover up a poor grind/tamp and is quite fickle.
- Make sure you use a consistent volume of coffee - it might take a while to figure out what this is.
- Make sure it's full of water! I let it run dry a few times = not good.
- Give it a good clean with some descaler regularly.
It's a good machine - you've bought well!
A pleasure to make your online acquaintance sophg!
(PS - last tip - buy your coffee here! ;)
threebeansroasters.com)
Hi Guthers,
Thanks for your tips! Really helpful, confirmed most of my hunches already. Have had to work hard to get the grind/volume right to get a good crema. Looking forward to consistency!
ALWAYS buy my coffee from threebeans :)
Cheerio
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