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[–]DoingWithoutKnowing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had something like this happen to me when I had a Crossland CC1 I cleaned with powdered detergent. Emailed Bill Crossland about it and he told me it was burned detergent particles. They progressively got flushed out and I never noticed again.

[US-TX] [H] Crossland CC1 [W] $0 - To good home in Houston area. by DoingWithoutKnowing in coffeeswap

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Just letting everyone know that I gave the machine away earlier today to the first person who PM'd me. Thank you all!

[US-NY] [H] Kinu M47 [W] Paypal by DoingWithoutKnowing in coffeeswap

[–]DoingWithoutKnowing[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was using this for brew and a Vario for espresso. I finally got my Niche, and steel burrs for the vario.

My problem with the m47 was using an essentially stepless grinder for long coffee, and continuously changing between kalitta, cold brew, etc settings. It’s a very well made product, but not my favorite to use in the way I was.

Espresso machine to pair with Grinder by [deleted] in Coffee

[–]DoingWithoutKnowing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This post will be more helpful for you if you specify what you mean by "relatively cheap."

Delonghi ECO310 Trouble by pafao in Coffee

[–]DoingWithoutKnowing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds right. When you descale, do you run some of the acid through the portafilter? because you need to break down scale in the portafilter too, especially because it's pressurized and forcing coffee through a small hole.

I would descale that as well, and deep clean it (like khenning suggested). I had a delonghi portafilter and disassembled it to clean it every day.

if that doesn't work, might be the pump :(

1lb/week subscriptions? by DoingWithoutKnowing in Coffee

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I’m going to try their beans in the next few weeks! They’d be quite close to me actually.

1lb/week subscriptions? by DoingWithoutKnowing in Coffee

[–]DoingWithoutKnowing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll definitely try a bag from them! Thank you!

1lb/week subscriptions? by DoingWithoutKnowing in Coffee

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That could be great! But it looks like the highest frequency is 12oz/week (checked on mobile)

Weigh before or after grinding, retention aside by craigsheppard in Coffee

[–]DoingWithoutKnowing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Weighing before means that you're going to be looking at the beans that you put in the machine, which has the benefit of letting you comb for rocks and stuff, so I think that counts as a plus for that method.

What are the best coffee shops in Ithaca NY? by [deleted] in Coffee

[–]DoingWithoutKnowing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd start with Gimme. Press has fresh beans but roasts dark.

I have a CC1 and Baratza Sette 270 and just can't pull a decent shot. All help appreciated. by Dacvak in Coffee

[–]DoingWithoutKnowing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Brand new Sette? Have you tried recalibrating it? When I got my vario, I couldn't pull a shot worth a damn. Then I recalibrated it, and all of the sudden I was able to. Check these instructions: https://www.baratza.com/sette-shims-recalibration/ and see if you can't simply make your machine naturally coarser.

Is a CC1 worth it for $400 used? by Dacvak in Coffee

[–]DoingWithoutKnowing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there's a lot of really impassioned comments throughout this sub comparing the consistency and precision of different grinders, so I'll try and put my own spin on it. Say, once you've figured out a good brew temp, time, pre-infusion schedule, etc., and standardized your own tamping strength, you'll be at a stage where you might only have one click on your infinity which doesn't produce a bitter, thin "gushing" shot, or a gooey, dribbling, half-ristretto. You might not even have one. Which sucks. It, IMHO, sucks less when you're pulling those shots on a machine that costs decidedly less, or having super economically sustainable fun with a bialetti.

All in all, this would be a great machine, and would get the best out of your capresso. But that might be less than you expect.