I just bought this Espresso Maker!
 

http://www.wholelattelove.com/Rancilio/silviabar.cfm

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Make sure to buy Illy coffee for it as there's no better coffee than illy

amen to that! :thumbsup

Totally agree :thumbsup

I will never drink coffee or similar products i just use meth - it's much more safe.

I got some similar coffee machine (espresso, cappuccino etc) 2 years ago but it still lays on the shelf - never plugged it on :)

There's tons of coffee out there way better than Illy. Buy a bean locally roasted and the beans are still wet they're so fresh.

At what point did you think "Fuck, I'd better rush to GFY and tell everybody this very exciting news"? Before, during or after the purchase?

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Illy coffee isn't cheap but when you get it you know where that extra few bucks
went.....I know you can afford it.....but if you really have to take a substitute
that's cheaper......lavazza isn't too bad either.

Get your machine installed if you can. A good company will adjust the coffee
dispenser so that it gives the right amount of coffee, also will he adjust the
the grinder settings so that it's not to grainy or too fine...he will also adjust
the temperature of the water heater and adjust the pressure of the
compressor to match your coffee grind, temperature and amount of coffee
that's being used so that you get a perfect espresso with a good crema.

Who your machine is adjusted makes a BIG difference to the quality of your
coffee. The default out of the box settings are middle of the road settings.
Adjusting it to your coffee blend, texture, water temperature will get you
suprised how much better your coffee will smell and taste. It's well worth the
installation fee.

And if you see it you can do it yourself later. It's fun to see and quite amazing
how much you can gain with adjusting your machine by changing a few of the
settings.

Most crucial is the amount of pressure of the water that's getting forced
through the coffee and how fast it goes through and comes out. This depends
completely on the texture of the coffee (the grain), the temperature of the
water and the pressure of the compressor.

It sounds like a lot of hassle for just a cup of coffee but when you spend the
money on a good machine and good coffee you want to make sure you get
the best coffee out of it you can possibly get.

Depending where you live I'd advise you to put a water purifier between
the coffee machine and the tap. lots of drinking water still contains too
much calcium which damages your coffee machine and effects the quality
of your coffee...same goes for some other chemicals, metals, minerals that
could be present in the water that comes out of your tap.

Purifiers aren't too expensive and will make sure the quality of the water is
always the same which gives you better coffee and keeps your machine
tiptop for much longer time.

lol I never thought I would take my coffee as serious as I seem to do lol.....

Oh and be prepared that once you get yourself a good coffee out of that
machine you won't be able to enjoy a cup of coffee ever again in 95% of
the places where you can order a coffee........so be prepared for the
dissapointment when ordering coffee anywhere else but home :winkwink:

oh and buy yourself some real espresso cups....good espresso cups are small,
a bit coned shaped from the inside and have thick porcelain sides so the coffee
stays hot instead of cooling down fast which ruins the rich flavours. Place the
cups on top of the machine so they're hot when you use them......believe it or
not but even this makes a noticable difference.....they designed machines for
a very good reason so you can store cups on top of it.

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You're nothing but a newbie, you probably dont make shit in this biz. You will never be as successful as me so fuck off.:1orglaugh

thanks for all the tips dude:thumbsup

Looks Cool :thumbsup


I bet Jenna is pure jet fuel after a couple of cups.:1orglaugh

You have got that right, Illy may be good but nothing beats coffee made with a fresh roasted bean. There is a guy in my area that roasts his beans fresh daily and there is no other coffee that tastes quite like it. It gives it a very rich flavour. I used to frequent his coffee shop but he moved to the other side of town, so it is a little far to go for coffee. I will make a point of going there whenever I am in the area. For the longest time I couldn't drink coffee from anywhere else.