HappyMartin Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 Doing much better today. new beans and things starting to click. Had an espresso at a restaurant at lunch and that cheered me. Seems I'm not doing nearly so badly as I thought. gave me the confidence to try an espresso again and it was pretty good. Velvety texture and lots of different flavours. I always seem to prefer it as it cools down though. Not sure whats with that. Hot the flavours seem a bit sharp. Perhaps I'm just not used to it.
cadenceblur Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 What machine did you have before this? I recall you had an Oscar?
cadenceblur Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 What machine did you have before this? I recall you had an Oscar?
HappyMartin Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 What machine did you have before this? I recall you had an Oscar?Yes an Oscar. I think I got out of it what I was capable of. Learnt a lot with that machine.
cadenceblur Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 Yes indeed. Same here. Reckon these "higher specced" machines are more forgiving though.
HappyMartin Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 Yes in a way. The Oscar would get to a point where it would choke then I would have to back off with the grind or the tamping or the dose. The Linea will quietly just push the shot even if it takes 45 s. I get a much thicker shot now if that is the correct term. Creamier I suppose. Steaming milk is a SOB though. It goes so quickly I don't have time to think or react. Did better this morning. I read last night that starting with everything ice cold gives you a bit more time with the stretching so I actually stuck the jug in the freezer for about 5 minutes. It seemed to help.
SimpleDom Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 Yes in a way. The Oscar would get to a point where it would choke then I would have to back off with the grind or the tamping or the dose. The Linea will quietly just push the shot even if it takes 45 s. I get a much thicker shot now if that is the correct term. Creamier I suppose. Steaming milk is a SOB though. It goes so quickly I don't have time to think or react. Did better this morning. I read last night that starting with everything ice cold gives you a bit more time with the stretching so I actually stuck the jug in the freezer for about 5 minutes. It seemed to help.Yip. That's the difference between the small machine and the compact great machines. Just better in every way. But, I feel you need to go through them as sort of an appreciation rite of passage. My Sylvia has served me well, but I'm seriously "gatbrand" for the Linea. Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk
Meezo Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 anyone got a not to expensive semi-auto machine for sale drop me a pm
V12man Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 Yip. That's the difference between the small machine and the compact great machines. Just better in every way. But, I feel you need to go through them as sort of an appreciation rite of passage. My Sylvia has served me well, but I'm seriously "gatbrand" for the Linea. Sent from my SM-G928F using TapatalkGS3 time..... you know you want one...... mine is still hospitalised....
the nerd Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 GS3 time..... you know you want one...... mine is still hospitalised.... Whats wrong with the GS3?
V12man Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 Whats wrong with the GS3? BIG voltage spike - brain fried for sure, solonoids and other things probably too... Jhb metro hooked up a generator and connected it wrong to our local distribution point and fried half the appliances in the neighbourhood - lets just say the GS is bottom of the list of things to be fixed/replaced still iteachcoffee 1
V12man Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 Ya that sounds like an absolute balls up!True - a fry up... literally.... was like a war zone - lost about 30 LED bulbs too - and they go off with a bang.... as do DVD players, radios, washing machines, receivers, computers, alarms etc - the list is long... most of the essentials have been replaced. Fortunately I have spare machines.... and a lever I have not mastered yet.... so I have not been stressing about it - kind of helps to have a 2grp at work too... iteachcoffee and the nerd 2
Cois Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 Wanted to get another Nespresso for the Office at the end of the month, but the Nespresso site of SA sucks balls. Been down for the past week (or rather not working as it should). I have an Inissia and it works well enough for me, so looking at getting another one, but it seems to be off the SA site, that said if you can get the site to semi work. Need something that is clean and easy to make my morning dose of Espresso shots.
Rocket-Boy Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 Wanted to get another Nespresso for the Office at the end of the month, but the Nespresso site of SA sucks balls. Been down for the past week (or rather not working as it should). I have an Inissia and it works well enough for me, so looking at getting another one, but it seems to be off the SA site, that said if you can get the site to semi work. Need something that is clean and easy to make my morning dose of Espresso shots.If its for the office then get them to get an auto that grinds and brews, its much cheaper in the long run and tons better than a nespresso.We have one of the higher end nespressos in the office with the milk frother etc but it hardly gets used due to the price of pods and not that great coffee it produces. BDF, the nerd, iteachcoffee and 1 other 4
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