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
Good for all types of coffee?

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
having previously hacked my rocky for stepless - hasn't anyone come up with a good mc2 hack. ?It's got a really rubbish way of changing the grind
For me the most difficult part with changing the grind on the MC2 was that there was no reference of how far you've adjusted it. What I found easiest was just to remove the lid and mark numbers corresponding to the teeth on the cog wheel. Then using a mark the front of the coffee grinder body as reference, I was able to adjust between filter and espresso in a matter of 5-10 seconds. No need to inaccurately count turns and then winding up massively off. All I had to do is make sure that I end up back at the same mark as before. Looks ugly though.
Wish I'd seen this before pulling the trigger.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
yer, its a super fine adjustment - too fine really for the quality of the grinder, but it does make it crazy accurate.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.
yer, same with the dial on the Eureka, its a little too small to get a good, fine grain adjustment although i did manage to hit this:The cuff on my Mazzer is something of the opposite - it takes a lot of oomph to adjust it meaning micro-adjustments are really hard to do because it's difficult to control for small changes. Usually end up tapping the leaver with a rubber mallet to do it.![]()
I don't think you'll be disappointed with any of your choices. I've been ordering from Rave coffee on & off for about 8 years, I've yet to buy a bad coffee from them. The Colombian was pretty good too.
When I last ordered from them just over 6 months ago during Lockdown no.1 they were so busy they made it onto the BBC news website! My order did take a little while longer than normal, but got here eventually & was worth the wait.
Neighbourhood Coffee on the other hand, if you like coffees bursting with rich flavours and fruity tones, can't recommend them enough!
I thought Delonghi and their mature/refined technology remained top of the B2C tree at that price point , and you got to inject 3x that into Jura brand to really improve quality.What do you guys recommend in the ~£300 range?
I thought Delonghi and their mature/refined technology remained top of the B2C tree at that price point , and you got to inject 3x that into Jura brand to really improve quality.
I've got the ETAM 29.510.2349237492424276787. Damn fine machine! (I agree with you lol)Aye, I looked at Delonghi machines on Amazon, the Delonghi store, and a few others, and holy smokes is it hard to differentiate between a million different models of machine. I can't make out what is a good deal or isn't because every machine is seemingly named with a random string of numbers and letters. And every store has different models in stock, so it's impossible to compare them!
I've got the ETAM 29.510.2349237492424276787. Damn fine machine! (I agree with you lol)
Folks, being new to the world of beans I has a question. I have the above bean to cup machine fyi but this is more about beans and storing them.
I currently have 3x 250g packs of beans from Black Cat Coffee and yesterday received an email from them stating that orders could be delayed due to Royal Mail struggling with Covid, and that they're both working as hard as possible.
I am tempted to order more beans from Rave or Neighbourhood but I don't know if this is a good idea or what? Is it better to run through my existing fresh supply and then order? Basically does it hurt to buy 3 more small packs of beans? I don't know how long these things stay fresh for. The packs I have display a roasting date of mid November.
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.
Thank you mate, most helpful. I think I'll hold off then and look at my options in January. The existing 3 bags supply I have I believe should last me until around that time!Beans don't go out of date as quick as they do when ground up (which is basically immediately) and some people probably won't notice the difference. But generally a few weeks and you'll notice a taste difference. A lot of places do subscription services to get round this.
And whilst deciding, they have gone out of stock!
Neighbourhood Coffee on the other hand, if you like coffees bursting with rich flavours and fruity tones, can't recommend them enough!
Exactly the same happened to me! I just put the order in anyway and it took a few weeks to arrive.
I'm a massive Neighbourhood fan, it's always good to support a local business as well. They supply a lot of places around Liverpool now as well.
My sage machine was scheduled to drop Friday 4th. Had an email last night and it’s now due Monday - happy days!