Well I guess I still need to consider getting myself a dedicated non pressurized portafilter, (+ 53mm Tamper to go with it) the ones that I have seen are not cheap.
Initially I was grinding my beans using the Hario Slim Hand Grinder (some people recommend these for espresso machines while others don't) but recently I bought the Breville Smart Grinder in DJ's for 165 dollars to make things a little easier however I've noticed I have to change the grind settings to suit the weather. A courser grind for hot weather seems the go. It can be a little annoying when you purchase freshly roasted beans and have to dump a coffee or two every time to set it up.
Now it's just as good as my Gaggia Classic with the Rancilio steam arm modification.
So what in your opinion is the better machine out of the VV and the GC? Or do you regard them as equals?
Initially I was grinding my beans using the Hario Slim Hand Grinder (some people recommend these for espresso machines while others don't) but recently I bought the Breville Smart Grinder in DJ's for 165 dollars to make things a little easier however I've noticed I have to change the grind settings to suit the weather. A courser grind for hot weather seems the go. It can be a little annoying when you purchase freshly roasted beans and have to dump a coffee or two every time to set it up.
Originally posted by CafeLotta
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Originally posted by CafeLotta
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I can't really get the microfoam going with the panarello wand...hopefully the new wand will improve this. Just curious, how long have you had your VV for?
BTW for future, I realised you don't need to replace the whole steam arm (for the old VV at least), you just need the tip of the 800ES steam wand. It screws in nicely to the VV steam wand. So it would cost much less if in the future people were wanting to modify
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