Siliconslave's how to make espresso thread

[Timber]

^ I've got the Kingrinder K6 that is the 'top budget' option in that Youtube video and talked about it in this thread. I think generally it's very good, echoing the points made around the burrs and the ease of use. I paid £84 so not as cheap as some of those above me although that was same-day delivery. That said there are two things I would flag.

1. To be portable you have to remove the lid and handle, so I think there are better options for that.
2. For cleaning you have to remove a small c-clip and then take it apart (once a month) and that can be a pain to get back in (maybe it gets easier as you do this more often).

But for me as an introduction to hand grinders and for my decaf coffee it has worked very well so far.

 

[Junglist]

We still haven’t got our Barista Express fixed. I opened it up and it all looked OK but I didn’t have the tools to try and repair it myself. The shop is still saying about 4 weeks if we send it in

So I’m tempted to use Black Friday deals and get a new one. If this happened at any other time and we had more money I always wanted to upgrade to a dual boiler model but they have the Barista Pro for £535 on Sage at the moment.

Is that machine still worth getting today? I was always happy with the BE apart from the time to change over to the streaming and the general power from th stream. The Pro looks like it addresses those issues but also seems it almost the same machine other than the heating element being more efficient

 

[Jonny69]

I just came back from Japan, with the Aero Press and 1zpresso Q Mini with the metal filter.

A couple of thoughts.

1 - The metal flter was a great idea, everything was together, and I didn't have to go and find the 30 paper filters I had with me (which I did bring as well)
2 - Coffee was good, no different.
3 - 1 house we rented didn't have a mug/cup quite large enough, it was tilter and made a very awkward and scary pressing process.

Going to HK next Friday and I think I will take the metal V60 folding one to try this time.

I’ve been using a coarse metal filter on my Aeropress for some time now (I think 0.2mm holes). At the moment I’m really into the additional texture and mouthfeel over paper filters.

 

[Junglist]

went for the Pro over the express as with discount it felt like a decent deal. Do wish I had the spare cash for the dual boiler machine but it’s now quick enough between pulling a shot and steaming the I don’t mind it too much.

Though using beans that are 3-4 months old probably didn’t do the machine any favours. Will need to start getting fresh beans again now we have a machine

 

[iamgigglz]

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