Re: Gaggia MDF mod
I have no doubt that ristretto translates to "narrow" but the meaning shouldnt be looked at in a narrow fashion

Narrow in the English language can mean many things..... e.g. when a river narrows not only does it get less wide but the flow of water is restricted.... so is the flow from the PF when extracting a ristretto.....
It is very dangerous to translate from one language to another using the exact dictionary meaning in both languages - much then gets lost in translation (and can even become extremely humorous as I experienced when learning French many, many years ago.....)
So "narrow" can also mean - and I believe it to be the intention in this case - "restricted"....
Originally posted by Thundergod link=1189056493/0#13 date=1189164740

Narrow in the English language can mean many things..... e.g. when a river narrows not only does it get less wide but the flow of water is restricted.... so is the flow from the PF when extracting a ristretto.....
It is very dangerous to translate from one language to another using the exact dictionary meaning in both languages - much then gets lost in translation (and can even become extremely humorous as I experienced when learning French many, many years ago.....)
So "narrow" can also mean - and I believe it to be the intention in this case - "restricted"....

:P by my standards anyway.... should probably have tried to find a better reference to use as a "definition". Ill keep looking and see what i can turn up,
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