I have just spent a while browsing your forum and there is a lot of useful information here.
A question for my first post, if I may.
We owned an espresso machine for a while and it was inconsistent, being at the lower end of the price range (to be expected). It was occasionally good but more often than not, not good. Could have been operator error although I followed the same technique each time.
As much as I'd love to get a good quality home espresso machine (ECM or similar) not everyone here shares my enthusiasm to spend the $$$$$
In the meantime, I have bought a new Stella Lucido 6 cup stainless stovetop pot to try to make a decent coffee. The first couple tasted metallic which I expected seeing that the instructions said to throw the first ones away.
i have made a few since and disappointingly, the coffee smells burnt as it fills the upper chamber. I store the beans in the fridge and grind them just before I use them. Have heard differing opinions there about storing in the fridge versus not. It is heated on a medium heat (at about 4. The maximum is 9) on a ceramic cooktop, not induction. I'm sure that the smell is a burnt one, not a bitter coffee one.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
A question for my first post, if I may.
We owned an espresso machine for a while and it was inconsistent, being at the lower end of the price range (to be expected). It was occasionally good but more often than not, not good. Could have been operator error although I followed the same technique each time.
As much as I'd love to get a good quality home espresso machine (ECM or similar) not everyone here shares my enthusiasm to spend the $$$$$
In the meantime, I have bought a new Stella Lucido 6 cup stainless stovetop pot to try to make a decent coffee. The first couple tasted metallic which I expected seeing that the instructions said to throw the first ones away.
i have made a few since and disappointingly, the coffee smells burnt as it fills the upper chamber. I store the beans in the fridge and grind them just before I use them. Have heard differing opinions there about storing in the fridge versus not. It is heated on a medium heat (at about 4. The maximum is 9) on a ceramic cooktop, not induction. I'm sure that the smell is a burnt one, not a bitter coffee one.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
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