Thread: Coffee Enthusiasts

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Our new all in one rig.

That’s one fancy rig. I tried to locate it on the SAECO site, but no luck.

Originally Posted by DZEC

That’s one fancy rig. I tried to locate it on the SAECO site, but no luck.

Didn’t notice this post,
It’s the exprelia 8856.
Great machine, in every way. Set the dose, the prebrew dwell time, the water temp, etc.
Even learns your favorite size of mug.
Love it and have no regrets in upgrading.
Stuck with all Saeco cleaning solutions this time after seeing the damage clr did to the diverter Vv on my old unit, over time.
Cheers men!

Although I've done dozens of batches with this roaster, I've always wanted it to be able to do direct BT reading - for both fine tuning the roasts and to achieve better repeatability between them. Took me some time, but eventually I've drilled an opening in the drum's left axle, made pre-shaped guide for thermocouple probe, hooked the probe(s) (added ET probe on the same guide as well) to digital thermometer, and the meter to an old netbook with "Artisan" roasting software, and voila, here is my new setup:

Just finished a batch on it and I already feel much more in control of what I'm doing. I think this simple modification will take my roasting up a notch - without upgrading the roaster to a more expensive model.

Figured out how to make a latte macchiato with the new rig!

Pretty damn tasty after a hard day and cold drive home actually.
Specially made Irish!

Way to go Mike:Th

Looks killer from here and of course the Irish addition sure didn’t hurt

I got myself a Lido-E and a Flair. We aren't allowed to have "personal electronics" at work, so I decided to try full manual espresso on my desk. I'm quite happy with it, and as an added bonus, it all packs up nicely to come home on weekends.

I've read some good things about the Flair, so happy to hear it's true and you are able to enjoy your espresso at work!!!

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I got myself a Lido-E and a Flair. We aren't allowed to have "personal electronics" at work, so I decided to try full manual espresso on my desk. I'm quite happy with it, and as an added bonus, it all packs up nicely to come home on weekends.

Love my Lido-ET I got back in 2016. Finally broke her down the other week to clean up the bean hopper and anything else looking dirty, and I noticed the lower burr had taken some serious destruction to a few of its teeth. Two teeth had large chunks missing from their top-end side. Sure it still works just fine but the OCD side of me wants it replaced. To my surprise, the other half of the burr-set showed no sign of wear or damage.

Lido shots give you a nice, early morning arm work-out. Each cup I brew in the AeroPress requires about 120 turns of the grinder's handle, and thank java I am ambidextrous. Grinding coffee manually makes you appreciate your electric grinder that much more.