Siliconslave's how to make espresso thread
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For something comparable to the Encore The Wilfa Svart might be worth a look. Seems to be £110ish. For something espresso-able the Iberital MC2 is £130ish, but would be a pain to switch between grind sizes.
Oh the mc2 looks perfect! I only use espresso, so the switching isn't much of a hassle.
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Great stuff! I bought one over the summer from Happy Donkey and for the price am very happy (full disclosure: I've never used any other electric grinder). Based on my research (Kev's review on Coffee Blog here is worth a look) it is on a par, if not better than the Sage Smart Grinder Pro. I think the next step up would be £250+ like one of the basic Eureka Mignon models.
My only criticism would be the little "shelf" behind the spout, which does retain some grinds. You might need to manhandle and slap it around a bit to get everything out.
Used - thanks. Although that is obviously an early access Black Friday deal, which they didn't send me despite being a regular customer, so now I feel very much not like a VIP!
About to pull the trigger on one of the Rave bundles - first time using them so I have a 15% off code.
Right now it includes the Signature Blend, Colombia El Carmen and The Italian Job - now just to get them and dial-in again doh.
Right now it includes the Signature Blend, Colombia El Carmen and The Italian Job - now just to get them and dial-in again doh.
Hi guys,
appreciate you lot are rather high end in here, but just seen this : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sage-SES87...=1606384146&sprefix=sage+the+b,aps,166&sr=8-2
and I'm tempted, is it worthwhile or should I spend more money for a better result
all I drink is black coffee (americano?) by the bucket load
appreciate you lot are rather high end in here, but just seen this : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sage-SES87...=1606384146&sprefix=sage+the+b,aps,166&sr=8-2
and I'm tempted, is it worthwhile or should I spend more money for a better result
all I drink is black coffee (americano?) by the bucket load
Adam - this is back on offer at Amazon.
I will let someone else comment on whether more money/different machine would be better.
However, I do have this same machine. I use it for a mix of things, as well as Americano. It makes great coffee, at the end of the day for me that's what it's about. If you got the right beans (ones you enjoy) and kept with just Americano I'm sure you will see the value.
I wouldn't leave it too long though, at that price it will sell out this morning (as it has done on other days).
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Give Rave coffee a look - I’ve had some nice stuff from there beforeLemme know what you go for, we can dip our toes in the water together
episode 2: replaced the Myrra mains transformer, which demonstrably, the multimeter said, was intermittently cutting out,
after cropping legs off close on other side of pcb, had to lever it out applying heat alternately to the four legs, desolder pump wasn't helpful,
then found that heating and physically blowing through the pcb holes was the only way to clear them, for positioning the new one; what tools, should I have ?
I'm sure professional solderers don't have double expresso's just before work.
I thought below were interesting maraX observations, I'd pay to know similar info,
so you could try what he says, and see if it tastes different
https://www.home-barista.com/espresso-machines/lelit-marax-data-visualisation-mod-t66187.html
after cropping legs off close on other side of pcb, had to lever it out applying heat alternately to the four legs, desolder pump wasn't helpful,
then found that heating and physically blowing through the pcb holes was the only way to clear them, for positioning the new one; what tools, should I have ?
I'm sure professional solderers don't have double expresso's just before work.
I thought below were interesting maraX observations, I'd pay to know similar info,
so you could try what he says, and see if it tastes different
https://www.home-barista.com/espresso-machines/lelit-marax-data-visualisation-mod-t66187.html
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yes, i've seen that - tried installing the visualisation package hes using on my Pi but it ground things to a halt 
The brew temperature does seem very low when the ready light first goes on, but apparently the temperature displayed via the serial port isn't directly representative to the output temperature (according to some other research i can't find right now)
The brew temperature does seem very low when the ready light first goes on, but apparently the temperature displayed via the serial port isn't directly representative to the output temperature (according to some other research i can't find right now)
I grabbed an MC2 for use in work where I only need to change the grind to dial it in when I get a new bag of beans. If you were changing all the time it would be an absolute nightmare! For the price it's great and I can't really complain. It's obviously nowhere near as solid or as fast as my Mignon at home but it was a lot cheaper. The only slightly issue is retention, but I tip it forward when I'm done and most comes out anyway.
What makes it so hard?
Buy this - its the best espresso I've drunk at home for some years.
https://ravecoffee.co.uk/collection...razil-zona-de-varginha?variant=32248943149193
It's got a really rubbish way of changing the grind. There is a knob on one side that rotates a worm screw and you have to turn it for about 10 minutes to get any noticeable change in grind.