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Welcome to this week’s casual kōrero thread!

This post will be pinned in this community so you can always find it, and will stay for about a week until replaced by the next one.

It’s for talking about anything that might not justify a full post. For example:

  • Something interesting that happened to you
  • Something humourous that happened to you
  • Something frustrating that happened to you
  • A quick question
  • A request for recommendations
  • Pictures of your pet
  • A picture of a cloud that kind of looks like an elephant
  • Anything else, there are no rules (except the rule)

So how’s it going?

  • FloofahNZ@lemmy.nz
    3·
    3 months ago

    Espresso does need a fine grind, the hot water is only there for around 15 seconds, and the fine grind is needed to give that a full flavour.

    Can I suggest you get some espresso grind and work from there. Fill the head with the ground coffee and compress it quite firmly. After compress it’ll leave a small gap (few mm) at the top of the head. Use more coffee next time if the gap is too big. The double head will give 2 shots at a time. Either combine them into a single cup, or use 2 cups with one shot each.

    I never use the milk frother, just splash a dash of oat milk onto the top.

    • Dave@lemmy.nzOPM
      2·
      3 months ago

      The instructions that came with the machine warn about not using too fine of a grind, so I think I underground it. I’ve been grinding more and more and it’s getting better but I think I need it much more ground up than the instructions implied. They did give guidance on how long it should take before the coffee starts coming through, which helps.

      I will order some pre-ground espresso to see what its like, to get a better sense. I don’t think I’m ready to spend $400 on a grinder yet 😆, I’ll stick with the cheaper one I have and maybe treat myself when my birthday and a big sale coincide.

      • FloofahNZ@lemmy.nz
        3·
        3 months ago

        If the grind is too fine, the espresso machine won’t have enough pressure or time to force the hot water through. On my setup, I had to experiment to find the optimal grind to suit my machine.

        Whatever you end up doing, it’ll taste much better than 99% of coffee shops.

        • Dave@lemmy.nzOPM
          2·
          3 months ago

          Haha if I end up making a coffee that tastes better than cafe coffee I’ll be very impressed!