What is a stylish nice self service drip coffee brewer that is reliable? I do not know much about these machines, but I do like the e6u or just e6 by Schaerer, but the design is no good. Something like the e6 would be cool, but with better look. Also
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I'm doing market research as part of my business loan application to start an espresso equipment service/repair business. It occurred to me that some of the best baristas are right here reading these forums and I'd be remiss not to ask all of
Hi I am thinking of expanding my business by adding a small espresso bar. I have been looking at different machines and came to the thought that Nuova Simonelli Appia 2group automatic would do the job. Is it a reliable and durable machine? Are there
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I hope all is well my concern is the training on the espresso machine certificate i've been in the industry for more than five years. All i need is proper training and the certificate.
Do it online is is still ok with me anyone who can help pl
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Our shop has a beautiful GB/5 machine and I'm looking to get a bottomless portafilter to improve our techniques. But I have no idea if La Marzocco sell one for this machine, or if there's a generic 3rd party portafilter that will wor
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I am the manager of Awake Café in Triad Baptist Church. Our church runs about 1,500 people every Sunday morning. We have 3 services one at 8:45, one at 10, and one at 11:15. In between the services our c
Read more…Does anyone have info on a 3 button Watlow. I did not know how to program. My search online, I only find 4 button units. It has a high and low how do you set them?
Thank you,
Tom
Read more…Hey all, i've been thinking of taking the scaa BEST classes for machine repair. I have some general knowledge from doing maintenance for the last few years but kinda want enough knowledge to do an overhaul. I would like to get a position as a tech bu
Read more…I'm going to start working on my first restore/rebuild. It's a Brasilia Portofino Del-2 Compact. I wanted to start this thread to post pictures of my progress and what I'm learning as I go. If you have input or suggestions I would extremely appreciat
Read more…The portafilters on my machine are skewed severely to the right. Not only is it obnoxious to look at, but at times they will be at an angle that does not allow for the filter next to it to be locked into place. PLEASE HELP! I just changed out my gask
Read more…So I got the Vario K30 WBC grinder and I wanted to ask if anyone knows a hack on adjusting the burrs without the special tool? I am at 0 now and grind is good but I can't tighten it anymore... Ideas? And one that does not involve a service call ?
Read more…Hi, does anyone have an idea how the optional autosteam function works on the factory ordered la marzocco? In my research, the la marzocco manual only details how to set the temperature which is when the machine will shut off the steaming. But I assu
Read more…We purchased a used La Marzocco Linea 4 group refurbished machine from a dealer in California (we are in Alabama) which yes I know is full of risk. But we were told the machine was stripped top to bottom, faulty parts replaced, and fully tested. We
Read more…I know that as a coffee shop owner, i might not want to recommend home espresso machines to my customers but they ask and I'd like to be more prepared to answer when they do.
Home espresso machines are like stationary bikes or the old rowing machines
Read more…I've looked elsewhere online, and here as well, but I can't find what I'm looking for: Could anyone tell me the sequence required to program water volumes for the volumetrics on an old Gaggia XD (sn 0203122702). This is not my machine; it is install
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With all the growth and buzz that has been in happening in the NYC coffee scene over the last many months I am looking to get some private recomendations on Tech/Service Companies from people in the area. I help support several
Read more…Hello everyone... looking for a bit of help with the grinder we're using.. it's a Rossi RR558 and only has two buttons, one to automatically grind a single shot and one for a double.
The problem is that the shots it grinds are only 7-8g and 14-16g re
Read more…I have done quite a bit of research on POS systems.
I was wondering if anyone out there has any experience using SalesVu Point of Sale system. When compared to Square, it seems to have a much better inventory and sales tracking system. I would love
Anyone have any links/videos/information regarding cleaning/maintaining an M39 Dosatron? I really want to get inside and change out the gaskets, deep clean the groups, and tighten up or rebuild our wands. I'm inclined to just crack it open and figure
Read more…So I was starting to research POS systems for our upcoming cafe and then Specialty Coffee releases this article: http://www.specialty-coffee.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=MultiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895
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