Re: Synesso 14g and 21g baskets - Im confused !
While there seem to be some golden rules in espresso, it seems that all rules can be broken. A mate of mine, who only drinks espresso, is pretty fussy. Hes go my naked PF at the moment to check his shots. He is able to get very good shots from single baskets as well as double baskets (as determined by both the pour from the naked PF and TASTE). Another sacred cow that hes laid to rest is the need for a perfect tamp. Hes recently experimented with the "Merlo tamp", which is grinding finer, up-dosing and using that plastic disc that hangs off the grinder by pushing the PF up against it to flatten and "tamp" the grinds. Then he extracts awesome shots, transferring the aroma of the beans into the taste of the shot.
So while well worn advice may be the best way for a newbie to go towards achieving good shots, its by no means the only way. However, the one emphasis must be on consistency in preparation routine. All bets are off if you cant reproduce the shot, or something very similar to it.
Cheers,
Mark.
While there seem to be some golden rules in espresso, it seems that all rules can be broken. A mate of mine, who only drinks espresso, is pretty fussy. Hes go my naked PF at the moment to check his shots. He is able to get very good shots from single baskets as well as double baskets (as determined by both the pour from the naked PF and TASTE). Another sacred cow that hes laid to rest is the need for a perfect tamp. Hes recently experimented with the "Merlo tamp", which is grinding finer, up-dosing and using that plastic disc that hangs off the grinder by pushing the PF up against it to flatten and "tamp" the grinds. Then he extracts awesome shots, transferring the aroma of the beans into the taste of the shot.
So while well worn advice may be the best way for a newbie to go towards achieving good shots, its by no means the only way. However, the one emphasis must be on consistency in preparation routine. All bets are off if you cant reproduce the shot, or something very similar to it.
Cheers,
Mark.


But Ill bite cos its something Ive given a fair bit of thought and some recent experimentation to.
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