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Only for my wife. Luckily she goes back and forth between whole milk and almond milk, so I get to practice with both in a tapered 10oz pitcher. On my Delonghi Bar32 I'm getting better at developing a...

Yup that definitely helps, pick a brand/roast that you can pull decent shots without too much fidgeting. That way you can focus on the factors that are within your control.

edit - and everyday you...

maybe too hot/too high of pressure is causing the foamy, disappearing crema? Since your machine doesn't adjust those factors, have you tried temp surfing a bit before locking in the portafilter and...

I can appreciate that... both the extra sleep and not disturbing sleeping wives.

You don't want to stealthily hand grind and pour over/french press/aero press/percolate/moka pot? Figure those could be fairly quiet methods.

Sip, but doppios really only take a few till it's gone :(

Just do like I did and get a used commercial grinder, give it a good cleaning, and buy a new set of burrs. you get the performance and price range!

I like to believe online forums such as this just help you see what you had inside the whole time, lol :tu

Didn't know this thread existed! I've got a mazzer SJ manual grinder and a real low end Delonghi for making my wife and I espressos every morning.
I did just buy a La Peppina in pretty decent shape...