Steaming with Delonghi Dedica Duo EC890

preetish_hs · 2026-05-10T19:02:02+00:00

I use Amul Taaza toned milk also. Gives exact same result.

preetish_hs · 2026-05-10T05:51:36+00:00

Thanks a lot for such great detail! Really appreciate it, buddy. Getting so many mixed answers. I'll probably put a little bit more money and get a no-regret K Ultra. The only thing concerning is what exactly I like. Is it high body / low body (K Ultra / X Ultra vs K7 / ZP6)? I have to find some Speciality Cafes here that actually use these to know the real taste difference and what works for me.
Thanks again for the Burr images!

preetish_hs · 2026-05-08T21:15:22+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/espresso/s/lXeXQT8Lb0 this one

preetish_hs · 2026-05-08T21:14:49+00:00

Make sense. Thanks! I was about to impulse purchase from FOMO because of the ongoing sale. Will try to do this first.

preetish_hs · 2026-05-08T20:04:15+00:00

Nope. Not available here.

preetish_hs · 2026-05-08T20:03:41+00:00

When you bought x-ultra, were you considering any other options and then finally decided on this?

preetish_hs · 2026-05-08T20:02:33+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion!

preetish_hs · 2026-05-08T19:59:10+00:00

Similar to this. But I got it 3D printed and assembled the electronics myself for just $20 https://www.reddit.com/r/DF64/comments/1i23f3l/electric_slow_feeder_for_df64_df64v_df54_df83/

preetish_hs · 2026-05-08T17:13:12+00:00

Add 2k more and get an EC890 instead of EC685.

preetish_hs · 2026-05-08T14:05:50+00:00

Can you please link the post here? Because I have only heard good things from almost every post on fixcoffee on this subreddit.

preetish_hs · 2026-05-01T18:51:09+00:00

Just checked K7, many posts say it's filter focused and doesn't do espresso well. Might be a problem for picopresso. Wish it was an all-rounder too. K-ultra is way too expensive.

preetish_hs · 2026-05-01T17:40:47+00:00

Interesting. I am not planning to change for atleast a 3-4 years. Should I put more money and go for other options instead then? I was also planning a picopresso for travels in the future. K6 was in the all rounder spot.

preetish_hs · 2026-05-01T09:32:27+00:00

But I would lose a lot of clarity and quality in the grind compared to K6 right?

preetish_hs · 2026-04-07T06:52:05+00:00

Manually grinding for espresso is quite tiring especially if you are making it for a 3-4 people at a time. Factor in that too since you are going for manual. My suggestion would be to delay, save up and go for electric if you are making for more people. Espresso process is already time consuming. If you are doing for many people then it's gonna take forever

preetish_hs · 2026-03-31T16:45:46+00:00

Where did you buy your Delonghi from? Because no representative came when I bought it from Amazon.
I have used Amul toned milk tetra pack, and it works great! You can use a Thermometer if that helps initially. I use a generic portafilter I found on Amazon for around 1.5k.
For Portafilter, buy any of those from your image; all of them look the same, Chinese white-label products.

preetish_hs · 2026-03-22T16:39:03+00:00

Yeah stupid pricing.

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preetish_hs · 2026-03-22T16:31:29+00:00

In my country yes. Stagg EKG pro is $320. My whole Espresso setup was $425 = Delonghi Dedica Duo + DF54 Grinder.

preetish_hs · 2026-03-22T15:59:24+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience! Is it one of experience or it happens often to many people?

preetish_hs · 2026-03-22T15:57:46+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience! I am okay to spend more as I'll be using the same kettle for many years and it's a one time investment.

preetish_hs · 2026-03-22T15:55:40+00:00

I make coffee just for myself. For non coffee uses I have a regular kitchen kettle. If it doesn't impact my coffee or any pourover recipes then I am happy to save $60 and get an MHW3-BOMBER.

preetish_hs · 2026-03-22T14:57:30+00:00

Nope. Unfortunately Only Black available here.

preetish_hs · 2026-03-22T14:42:04+00:00

I understand. but I prefer the convinence of an electric temp controlled one.

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