So I love hearing about all the wonderful machines people use in their shops on the favorite espresso machine forum, but I have certain other needs. I am a home roaster looking to buy an espresso machine for my house to begin getting used to working
Read more…I just came into a Pavoni P3V2 machine - sort of - A friend got it for free and it works. There's no known history and it probably needs a good going over and cleaning. I'm happy to do it myself but would like to start with an owner's manual. Any su
Read more…so, I am in need of a decent one or two group machine to use for catering-esque purposes. Basically I need portability. Now, I can deal with all kinds of short comings in a machine but I cannot not not deal with poor steam wand pressure. All the cat
Read more…Hey all, I'm in the market for new bean bins I've tried a couple of kinds but they just don't last. We started with the old stand by rectangular clear with a vertical dam, these fell apart at the seems then I bought all new "new leaf" bins about 6 ye
Read more…Would love to hear your opinion on the best made roasting machine. Diedrich ? Probat ? Ambex ?
Read more…Thursday marks the start of a new location for us here in Oly, WA (yay)... in the midst of a new coffee adventure we are looking for a little help. We would love to find a cash drawer that is compatible with a POS and star thermal printer... have one
Read more…I have some questions about grinders. If you guys could pick any espresso grinder you wanted, what would you pick? Would it be a Mazzer? Any specific model? Why? Should I get flat burr or conical burr? I need to get one for a store that will be very
Read more…Hi all, I am looking for some way to store a sauce in the fridge, yet still be able to use a pump dispenser. The bottles need to live in my bar fridge, and so can't be much taller than a gallon milk jug. I was hoping to be able to find either a more
Read more…I am opening a coffeehouse in a small town in rural IA and could use some advice. First of all, what would be a good, inexpensive espresso machine for me to start with. Would a small shop need a 1 pod or 2 pod machine? Do most shops filter their wate
Read more…Seeking info on the Fresh Roast Systems Coffee Roaster, Please tell me your view on this roaster type.
Read more…If you are a Barista (which most of your are) when your espresso machine is right in front of you... Is your grinder to the left or right of the espresso machine? Where is your rinse sink? Does your under-counter frig. have hinges on the left or the
Read more…Does anyone have any ideas on what the impact of Starbucks purchase of Coffee Equipment Co. will have on current and future Clover owners? Not sure if this has already been discussed, but I just happened to see the article about it today.
Read more…In the past month or so we have had two mazzer SJ dosers go to crap. the first one is on a grinder we have been using for about the past 5 years, it was bought used with an unknown history before. the doser simply stopped working, pulling the handle
Read more…Ok gang, I would like some advice here. I have a Grimac Royal Falcon, Diadema machine and a Mazzer Super Jolly grinder with flat burrs. I noticed this week our shots smell/taste burnt. I cleaned machine well, which I do everyday but did some extra. C
Read more…I have to make a dicision for expresso m/c, I don't have knowledge about them. My budget is about $5K. Which one recommand? some one recommand Bravo nubva /evd2 for me . Really don't know what to do.
Read more…I finally got back to working on the prev. discussed wiring issue on this 3G AV Marzocco. After frustration and checking and rechecking I found that two of the three NEW keypads I had installed were actually bad. I replaced the two again and almost a
Read more…I'm off to visit them (as in the roaster) this summer, partly as research, and partly because I've developed a personal desire to learn how to roast now! They are an enormous company, and so far I've only managed to talk to one person there. If anyon
Read more…I'm thinking about switching over my shop to use naked portafilters exclusively. They seem to pull an amazing crema and require a lot less cleaning. Has anyone been through this before? are there pros and cons that I'm missing? Do I need to keep the
Read more…So, I've read lots on CG and others about the great reduction in sediment in french press brews by replacing the stock filter assembly with one made by Swissgold. I've also read that they stopped making them a few years ago. Anyone have a few dusty
Read more…Several months ago my father was in the hospital & they had a coffee dispenser there that you could put money in (this one was set to free) & select a bean. There was a hopper above the machine that held 3 types of beans. This one had Sumatra, Decaf
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