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  • New coffee snob

    By way of introduction, I have just registerd after spending many hours reading the great advice on this site. I finally took the plunge (well..got rid of the plunger I should say) and bought a Sunbeam EM6910 with grinder over the weekend. I did a lot of research and decided after great rumination on the Sunbeam, even though I have a tendency to go for name over substance and kept casting covetous looks at various Italian brands.

    I have to say that I am so impressed with the EM6910...after a few misteps I am producing amazing espressos (although I guess everything is relative) and have even managed to achieve good froths for my lattes. I need to work out how to make the expressos a bit hotter, but I am well on my way to becoming a coffee obseessive!

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    Re: New coffee snob

    Hi barty and welcome.

    Make sure the cups and portafilter are HOT (by using hot water) the cup warming tray will not do this enough by itself.

    If its still too cold, the manual tells you how to turn up the group temperature.

    If milk based drinks are too cold, a milk thermometer will probably help you get the milk hotter without burning it or your hand.

    These 3 things made a huge difference for me in the beginning

    Hope that helps and hope you enjoy the machine as much as I have for the last year or so...

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      Re: New coffee snob

      Welcome to the club Barty and the wonderful world of espressos etc...I warm you it becomes an addictive passtime.
      I started off checking out Coffeesnobs by accident, since then I have purchased a grinder, a Rancilio Silvia, I roast my own coffee beans (from beanbay of course) and have become very fussy when I go out and purchase a coffee or more times than not a cup of hot milk with a sprinkle of chocolate on top.
      Enjoy the experience
      cheers
      Greenman

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