Thread: Coffee Enthusiasts

Amen to that!
Awesome kit.

Originally Posted by Leadmeknot

Hi friends....I just happened upon this thread and I am very happy to say I will be reading this at night before going to sleep instead of reading a book....I am a coffee lover and I really enjoy all your different opinions....this is my little espresso type coffee maker that I use for a quick zap pick me up...I use Melita espresso beans , grind them and pop them in this mini marvel.....thought I’d share ....Kathy.https://youtu.be/c_-3mdZuu2k

Freshly-ground beans set the stage for great coffee, Kathy.

I about gagged on my brother’s Keurig Charbucks swill recently. After 2 years, I couldn’t take it anymore and finally “touched” his wife’s fully automatic Saeco machine housing fresh, whole bean Thomas Hammer coffee. Mmmm. I made sure not to change a single setting and got away without any punishment. Lol

Hey Kathy, glad you found us in here. It's aways nice to have another fine coffee/espresso drinker with us!!

And thanks for the video as well

Got a GREAT deal on a Breville BES920CBXL Dual Boiler Espresso Machine, in Cranberry Red and it'll be here on Monday!!!
I'm looking forward to this new machine. I happened to find one, when not even looking, for almost 65% off!!!! Couldn't say no at that point

Nice looking rig Dave.
Looking forward to your review.
Dual boilers cannot be beat, imo.
Our new Saeco, “Exprelia” has that design as well
Very good to be able run steam and hot water simultaneously, when you need to..

Well it arrived yesterday!!!!!

First off, very nicely built and simple set up. Ready to go in about 30 minutes from opening the box to done.

Pulled a couple shots this morning, decided that was better than at 9:30 last night

First tried the double shot basket.......el nopo
Went for the single shot, a nice shot for sure. I still need to adjust shot time, infusion time, temp a little higher and possibly a grind adjustment.

All in all as of this morning........................10/10

Rarely hear of anyone pulling better tasting singles over doubles. Hell, the pros don't pull 'em in my experience. Way to go, Dave!

Great looking machine. I have the Barista Express, which has a single boiler. If I had it to do again I would have paid the extra for a dual boiler.

For now, I have my machine locked in how I want it and I get a nop notch cappuccino every morning.

As you all know im still a bit green when it comes to great coffee. The wife still gives me a hard time about using the press and grinding my own beans. Ive had her try some good coffee and with all the stuff she puts in it, it doesnt matter how freash it is.

Ive recently came to the conclusion that i really like the Samatra beans more than others so far. Mellow but good flavor IMO.

Glad to see you found another part of the forum Kathy that works for ya. Some areas of SRP are not for everyone and reading about men shaving might not be high on your excitement list. Ha. But there is more to us than just shaving. Here is to hoping you find other parts of SRP that tickle your fancy.

Thanks a lot Mark!!!

I'm used ti pulling singles in my lever machine. So I did my best to mimic each step as closely as possible. With the exception of more ground coffee, as the porta-filters a 20mm different in size