I went out of state and hit this coffee shop on the way back...
Does anyone else use a espresso machine that does everything automatically? He didn't use a grinder, no tamping, no portafilter...nothing. He just hit a button. Then to top it off, the steaming wand had a kind of automatic shut off thing.
He just set his pitcher on the tray, stuck the wand in....pressed a button....and walked away. The wand shut off on it's own.
There was no foam on top...I don't see how he could have gotten any stretch without actually holding the pitcher.
I could tell the espresso wasn't fresh, it kind of had this bitter metallic taste to it.
I don't know what bothered me more... that he didn't touch anything but the cup and a button, or that the technique is wayyy not what I'm used to.
We do everything manually. Pulling the shot, the tamp, steaming the milk just so.... I don't get it.
Made me wonder how they would make a capp if there is no rotation (of the milk in the pitcher and stretching.
Anyone use a machine like this???
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