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  • dippy1
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    wow, thanks for the info. looks like I will be saving a bit longer.

    Regards Lynn.

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  • ozscott
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    Cheers Chris - you were clear, but you jumped from Iberital to well over Rocky from what I could tell, hence my Q.

    Cheers mate.

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  • TC
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    Gday Scott,

    I thought that I made myself pretty clear when I suggested that its a good idea to buy the best grinder you can afford. :-/

    Whether that grinder is doser or doserless, stepped or stepless will depend on the price point where the budget is maxed and the requirements of the client. There are excellent stpped grinders (small steps).

    If its bottom end, I suppose an Iberital Challenge doserless
    If its $450, Id say Rocky doserless
    Above $600- doser every time (I am not crazy on doserless at all)

    Chris

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  • ozscott
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    Just as a matter of interest Chris do you go for the Rockys (you didnt mention it specifically in your last post), or are you into stepless grinders only for espresso?

    Cheers

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  • TC
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    Originally posted by dippy1 link=1182643733/15#21 date=1183435672
    when I do get a grinder what is the best to compliment my coffee machine? I know even less about grinders than I do about machines,

    Thanks, Lynn.
    Hi Lynn,

    I know that we keep saying it, but the message is still the same.

    Get the best grinder you can possibly afford for your machine.

    Id consider an Iberital Challenge doserless as bare entry level but if you are truely serious about a great cup, you should be setting your sights at the Macap/Mazzer/Compak level. There are some intermediate steps as well. Bottom line is that if you buy well now, you have a grinder for life- and that will be a whole heap longer than the life of the Sunbeam :P

    I spent more on my first grinder than I did on my first machine. At that stage, I didnt really know what I was doing but it turned out that the grinder was a Mazzer mini...purchased because I liked the look of it.

    Please feel free to call for some unbiased advice if you think it will help....I call em as I see em ;-)

    Good luck!

    Chris

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  • dippy1
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    when I do get a grinder what is the best to compliment my coffee machine? I know even less about grinders than I do about machines, lol.

    Thanks, Lynn.

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  • ozscott
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    You wil end up with much much more micro-foam than that Lynn...practice practice.

    Cheers

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  • dippy1
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    Well, I think I will be throwing a lot of coffee away unfortunately. I certainly know better now. I am going to save for a grinder and then, watch out! Ill be away with the best of you, lol.
    I actually got about 2 or 3 mm of nice foam on my coffee last night (not my hubbys tho). So I am improving. This site is so great for us novices, I would have given up by now without you all helping me.

    Cheers to you All,
    Lynn.

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  • A_M
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    Originally posted by ozscott link=1182643733/15#15 date=1183268260
    Pleasure Lynn - what Wushoes says is spot on. I would get much smaller amounts ground, and tell the person who does it to grind it for a commercial machine rather than a home espresso machine and you will find it easier to get a good shot. Typically they grind to coarse.

    Cheers
    Dippy1, dont know where you are, but I have to fully support every thing said to date.... and then some.

    Fresh coffee grinds is the KEY. No more than 250g and if possible, from a place that freshly roasts.

    Unless you drink great deals of it your 1kg will be stale before you get 1/2 way through it at best.

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  • Stealth
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    [/QUOTE]
    You also need to put the rubber cleaning disk in the group head and press the manual button, wait until the pressure guage goes up and then press the manual button again. do this 3 or 4 times at the end of each coffee making session.[/QUOTE]

    That seems very keen, do you really use the disc after every session?

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  • dippy1
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    I thank you all for the advice, it has been a great help. I still havent had a chance to practice as yet. We have just moved house and I seem to be too busy to play with my coffee maker. But, I am definitely going to this week. I will let you know how I go.

    Best regards, Lynn.

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  • ozscott
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    Pleasure Lynn - what Wushoes says is spot on. I would get much smaller amounts ground, and tell the person who does it to grind it for a commercial machine rather than a home espresso machine and you will find it easier to get a good shot. Typically they grind to coarse.

    Cheers

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  • ChiPatti
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    Originally posted by dippy1 link=1182643733/0#12 date=1183264474
    Wow ozscott, thanks for all that info, I am going to print it out so I can keep it nice and handy. I dont have a grinder as yet, I bought a kilo of coffee from a coffee lounge, we went there for coffee and really enjoyed the flavour so I asked if I could buy some. He ground it for me. I will buy one later on, after I get the milk frothing right.
    Thanks for that tip on using water to practice, I would never have thought of that. I am looking forward to the appreciation class next month.
    Well, Im off to practice. Thanks again (heaps).
    Lynn.
    Hi after you have stemed your milk tap the jug on the table a few times to remove any big bubbles. After that swirl the milk in the jug to mix it slightly and give it good texture. You must purge the stem wand emmidiatly after stemaing to stop milk drying in the little hole. You also need to put the rubber cleaning disk in the group head and press the manual button, wait until the pressure guage goes up and then press the manual button again. do this 3 or 4 times at the end of each coffee making session.

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  • Wushoes
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    Hi Lynn,

    Im not sure if you know that ground coffee goes stale within minutes of being ground. 1 kg is quite a lot of coffee to have preground (even if preground for you is a necessity as you do not have a grinder). Try find a boutique roaster that will allow you to buy 250 grams and will grind for you.

    Hot tip: save up for a grinder....fresh is best as with everything else!

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  • dippy1
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    Wow ozscott, thanks for all that info, I am going to print it out so I can keep it nice and handy. I dont have a grinder as yet, I bought a kilo of coffee from a coffee lounge, we went there for coffee and really enjoyed the flavour so I asked if I could buy some. He ground it for me. I will buy one later on, after I get the milk frothing right.
    Thanks for that tip on using water to practice, I would never have thought of that. I am looking forward to the appreciation class next month.
    Well, Im off to practice. Thanks again (heaps).
    Lynn.

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