I may have done too much research now... Can't decide!!

[LFM60]

Nice work. Good to see they cleaned my fingerprints off that machine. I was very tempted to pick it up.

Hopefully won't take long to refine the grind, dose, tamp etc so you're pulling perfect shots.

Would have needed to clean mine off as well.

Well done Nicole.

[Dodgy-Account-Grillsy]

Beautiful machine Nicole. Welcome to club snobs !

[NicoleL]

Congrats Nicole - lovely machine.
I am intrigued about your grinder dosing cup though – are you using a 400g VST basket in that puppy?!?

LOL, this grinder is crazy messy so I removed the pegs where you are supposed to rest the portafilter and just grind into a container and then pour it into my basket. The shoot where the ground coffee comes out is too wide and points the wrong way and I was putting more coffee on the floor than in my portafilter so this was my hack!

[DesigningByCoffee]

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All set up on my bench and I'm in love! First coffees off it are great but I need to tweak a few things - the puck is coming out a bit sludgy... will need to play more with grind and tamp pressure over the next few days.

Congrats Nicole - lovely machine.
I am intrigued about your grinder dosing cup though – are you using a 400g VST basket in that puppy?!?

[CafeLotta]

All set up on my bench and I'm in love! First coffees off it are great but I need to tweak a few things.......

Congrats on the new machine. Couldn't find much information on the ECM Barista when I was searching a while back but came across this article from the UK. Sometimes specs vary between Europe and Australia but nonetheless the article may be of interest. It appears to be a few years old so there also may have been some updates (or not?).

https://www.bellabarista.co.uk/pdf/E...look2012v2.pdf

[NicoleL]

Don't get hung up on a wet puck. My pucks became sludgy after I upgraded to a pull man basket. Coffee is great even though puck is wet

I'll try... it's just messy and I hate it! The extraction looks perfect and the coffee tastes great.

[mentasm]

Don't get hung up on a wet puck. My pucks became sludgy after I upgraded to a pull man basket. Coffee is great even though puck is wet

[arcachon]

Nice work. Good to see they cleaned my fingerprints off that machine. I was very tempted to pick it up.

Hopefully won't take long to refine the grind, dose, tamp etc so you're pulling perfect shots.

[NicoleL]

All set up on my bench and I'm in love! First coffees off it are great but I need to tweak a few things - the puck is coming out a bit sludgy... will need to play more with grind and tamp pressure over the next few days.

[Dodgy-Account-Grillsy]

Congrats Nicole.
That’s a serious bargain. Nice work.
GR

[wilpark]

Congratulations on your decision. Ypure gonna love it!!!

Which grinder do you have?

Also if tamping is an issue try a puck or palm tamper. Amazon have knock offs for about $20.00 usd. Brand is SMKF, is adjustable for depth and has 4 colors.

I just got mine today so my wife can tamp easypeasy. I used it for my afternoon shot and it's awesome and consistent

[NicoleL]

What the hell is Fracino! Probably their own machine with a big FAT profit.
That ex demo Pro 500 looks like a steel.
Go for it and stop the paralysis etc
GR

Sadly it was a no-go for me. I phoned Jetblack but it's been converted to a plumbed in machine as an experiment and I am not in a position to have a machine plumbed in just yet. They can convert it back to a tank but that pushes me beyond my already stretched budget!


I decided on the ECM Barista today. Went into Crema Garage to check out the Appartamento and the Mechanika Slim and they had an ex-display Barista for sale for under $2000. I pick it up tomorrow!

[arcachon]

What the hell is Fracino! Probably their own machine with a big FAT profit.
That ex demo Pro 500 looks like a steel.
Go for it and stop the paralysis etc
GR

https://www.fracino.com

[Dodgy-Account-Grillsy]

I visited them a few months ago and they tried their best to sell me the Fracino which to be honest is the most hideous machine I think I've ever seen! He didn't even want to talk about the ECM machines with me.

What the hell is Fracino! Probably their own machine with a big FAT profit.
That ex demo Pro 500 looks like a steel.
Go for it and stop the paralysis etc
GR

[arcachon]

I visited them a few months ago and they tried their best to sell me the Fracino which to be honest is the most hideous machine I think I've ever seen! He didn't even want to talk about the ECM machines with me.

I had the opposite experience. Went to check out the ECM and they were very forthcoming with info. I asked about the Francino and they talked it down a little by comparison. Quite willing accept that it’s butt ugly. Maybe just served by a different person.