Originally posted by titanax
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I'll be honest it doesn't seem intuitive at first.
I think the pre-infuse is right at 6-7 secs. Pour seems to be done by 16-18 secs. I'm happy with my grind time, size and quantity for a double.
I've played with custom. Pre-infuse at 10. Grinding way less (3-6) rather than my usual 7-9 range pulling a 20'ish second shot. To be honest I found the pre-programmed well dialed.
The other thing to be aware of is the volumetric measuring. If you go way too fine on the grind in auto mode, it will only pull short @ 35-40ml. It doesn't pull a double 55-60ml if the grind is too fine. Just take your time in finding the right grind size that gives you decent crema and a full 55-60ml of espresso.
Don't get caught in the trap I did with how other machines operate. This seems to be very different.
I easily skipped comments on "every machine is different". They really are!

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