Hi All,
I have a new sunbeam em6900 that I will start using in a couple of weeks and have been doing some appropriate reading to become familiar with its quirks before trying it out.
The question is - what am I aiming for in terms of "good" espresso? How many mls of pour of what time period? How does this different with the different sized baskets (if thats the right word?!)
Also, due to the different basket sizes, that I believe are much bigger than a normal "domestic" machine, do I need a larger grind if I fill them up? Should I use a finer grind and half fill them up?
In addition, there has been some talk of the espresso gauge on the machine being a little conservative - that the best results come from the black section - can anyone substantiate this?
My grinder is now, after returning one of them orrible little Breville Cafe Romas, an EM0480 and its one hell of a machine !!
Many thanks,
DrT
I have a new sunbeam em6900 that I will start using in a couple of weeks and have been doing some appropriate reading to become familiar with its quirks before trying it out.
The question is - what am I aiming for in terms of "good" espresso? How many mls of pour of what time period? How does this different with the different sized baskets (if thats the right word?!)
Also, due to the different basket sizes, that I believe are much bigger than a normal "domestic" machine, do I need a larger grind if I fill them up? Should I use a finer grind and half fill them up?
In addition, there has been some talk of the espresso gauge on the machine being a little conservative - that the best results come from the black section - can anyone substantiate this?
My grinder is now, after returning one of them orrible little Breville Cafe Romas, an EM0480 and its one hell of a machine !!
Many thanks,
DrT


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