Mainly from force of habit I've pretty much always gone for darker roasts when making espresso, but for the last few days I've been using a Monsooned Malabar which Bernie does as a medium roast --- that stuff is outstanding. Although I'm loath to use such terminology lest I be identified as an effete... more »
The vacuum breaker valve now exhausts back to the water reservoir, and no longer sputters at the top of the boiler. Some have had concerns regarding this. Dave [link] 877 286 2833
I've been curious about temp measurements for some time. I've taken the PID thing about as far as I want to, and while I'm sure the PID settings could be tweaked to improve response I doubt much more can be done to improve actual intra-shot temp stability. One thing that's always concerned me is the differential between... more »
NO amount of complaining, shaming, threats, insults seems to make ANY difference. Why continue? What is the payoff?? one definition of insanity is doing the SAME thing over and over, and expecting a DIFFERENT result.. dave as MC
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Another group worshipping caffeine.
