so im thinking of buying used bellman CX-25 (w/o pressure gauge) quite cheap from a guy. i just have a few questions to ask from bellman users before i go on with my purchase. i did some research reddit, forums and google but there are still some questions i have or i wasn't clearly understood so i felt the need to make a thread on it.
P.S the guy who is selling me this doesnt have reducer so can i put 3 cup amount coffee in this 9 cup espresso maker? will it still brew good coffee?
- using bellman without pressure gauge is dangerous? i mean how would you know that it has peaked its pressure?
- does it allow steam only? i know there is steam only variant of this product but what im asking is if i make coffee by other methods and now i just want to froth milk with this thing, can i do that? in such cases how to proceed and do i need to take off the brewing basket?
- what grind size is best for bellman? if anyone can give reference a/c to Lido ET or something similar would be helpful
- i have seen many videos on it, some ppl get plain black coffee and some get crema type espresso pour.. what special you gotta do to make such crema'y follow?
- what is the usual time it requires to be ready to brew and froth?
- how many double shots can it produce? i read 3 double shots, can anyone correct me? and how many half filled 350ml pitchers can it steam in 1 go?
P.S the guy who is selling me this doesnt have reducer so can i put 3 cup amount coffee in this 9 cup espresso maker? will it still brew good coffee?

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