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The guide's main topic is making real espresso and espresso drinks at home. The sad fact is, outside of Italy and the other Latin espresso-making countries, few people have had real espresso. Most cafés sell overpriced hot milk with coffee flavoring, and the majority of the mass marke...
Few topics in coffee have been debated as much as freezing. Coffee has a limited shelf life, even shorter when it is used to make espresso. Most serious enthusiasts feel that this shelf life is considerably less than a month, and many agree the shelf life at room temperature is limite...
My language is not good enough to understand what is it that you are trying to say but commenting on the safety of the device I would say that there is an overpressure valve that is distinct from the regulator's nozzle on the lid of any pressure cooker pot. This valve starts to functi...
I apologize for the lack of updates for this review. Other obligations and events like the SCAA 2013 Reports demanded my attention. Before continuing with my own observations, I would like to excerpt key points in Chris Tacy's 2005 review of the La Marzocco GS/3 prototype : Chris Tacy...
Obliterative Bronchiolitis in Workers in a Coffee-Processing Facility wrote: These two cases of obliterative bronchiolitis in a coffee-processing facility suggest expansion of the number of workers potentially at risk for flavoring-chemical related disease. They raise concerns about t...
![[delicious] La Pavoni + PID = better temperature control?](http://static.cafesguide.com/assets/pages/a7/16/a71643f385f361b007becd6d316cdbb0_100.jpg)
We almost had PID this morning! Okay, so I wired everything up this morning and applied power; initially the PID said 71 degrees F and turned the heater to the La Pavoni on. That seemed like a good start. Here are some photos: Up and running PID controller in action Then I went into t...
This is my completely refurbished La Marzocco Linea Single Group Espresso Machine. I worked on it for over a year, tearing it down to the frame, cleaning, descaling, degreasing and polishing every part before putting it back together. Any part that was worn was replaced with OEM parts...
I've had my Quest M3 for about 2 months now and had 60 roast sessions so far. Quest M3 is capable of roasting 250g batches without problems but 150g batches are much more responsive to changes in amps and fan settings. I started out with 250g batches but now I'm roasting 150g with mor...
