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There's a book that is out of print but worth finding second hand. Its "Espresso Coffee. Professional Techniques" by David Schomer. In the book he explains a lot of little things that you might not...

The taste of your coffee will be a multi variable equation of quantity of coffee, grind size, tamp pressure, time, and water temperature. If its overly bitter, there is too much extraction. If your...

I saw this posted on FB today. It sums up my experience with Baratza.

https://www.baratza.com/dont-dump-it-fix-it/?platform=hootsuite

It really does seem to rock the price point that its in. You could spend a little less and get what seems to be a lot less or you can spend a lot more and get what seems like only a little more. I...

I had the Baratza Solis for many years before I picked up an espresso machine. It was a great grinder that worked like a mule for years. For drip coffee, it was fine. I'm sure there were better...

In my case the powered grinder is my final answer. Ive spent enough on a single cup a day! LOL. These OE grinders look interesting but $200 is a lot for hand grinder when I've invested in a Sette....

Richard, I'm surprised that you went in on the Sette. I assumed that the Vario was a better grinder. I have a Sette as well. I had one of the very first that came off the assembly line when they were...

Thats very generous and kind. Thank you for the offer. If I decide to get into roasting I might take you up on that. Between the sausage making, smoking, curing, bread baking, and, yes, coffee...

Yeah, I think we've discussed this before. Being the only coffee drinker it's a little tough to justify. Maybe I will at some point. I'm always tinkering with something new in the kitchen. Maybe...

I don't find that there is a problem freezing beans as long as you keel them vacuum sealed during freezing and defrosting. The problem with freezing is usually over the moisture that condensation...

I use my food saver. It works very well and I use it for many things. I use mine several times a day.

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Not to open the Arabica vs. Robusta debate, but a coffee that touts that much caffeine is likely made with a healthy dose of Robusta. I used to buy Maromas Orphea but found that the caffeine was over...

I think my problem is that I always incorporate too much air. The texture is fine but too inflated. Better for a cappuccino than a latte. I'm getting there but not fully there yet.

I'm not upgrading anything. Everything I currently own is a recent upgrade. My old machine was a cheap, bottom of the line Breville from ten years ago and the grinder I had was about as old. So I got...

You can get a decent latte milk with the Gaggia but I don't think it's capable of producing a steamed milk for latte art or anything. It's under $400 so expectations have to be relevant to the price....

I replaced the steam wand on my Gaggia with a Rancillio steam wand. The Gaggia frother is a known disaster and incapable of making a steam for a cafe latte. The Rancillio can but it takes some...

Now, anyone else froth milk?

In moderation. I just got my blood pressure under control. And I'm taking Ambien to sleep at night. So a little every day but not too much for me. Two double shots and that's about it.

I haven't had much of a problem with other coffees. Just that one. And as luck would have it, I'm all out of that one. Should I run into the issue again with another coffee, I will give that a shot....

The beans had at least two days rest during travel and probably another after I got them. So at least three days. But its been nearly a week a this point so they have had their rest at this point....

Roasting. Yes, I saw you guys post about that and frankly I'm a little concerned that if I let myself run wild I'll be doing that too. But I'm trying to refrain from getting to that point. My wife,...

The Gaggia Classic doesn't give you too many options to monitor the water temp or easily make adjustments. But I give it every opportunity to reach maximum temperature by warming the machine 30...

I bought two bags of his beans last week, the Vita and Dolce. The Vita makes good milk based drinks but I'm not overwhelmed with the Dolce. You get a ton of crema (it IS fresh, fresh, fresh) but it...

Where have you been following him? I'm impressed with how much better my espresso looks and tastes. Prior to it was a series of little errors that I didn't know I was making. They say grind is...

I have to say that after reading through this book and following the advice in it, the quality of my espresso has increased greatly. This guy goes into every little detail in a way that makes you...