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i was looking some advise -i think my machine is putting out more steam out when boiler reaches correct boiling point -or more than i can remember this is at the top maybe there is a release valve or o ring -or maybe it is my imagination.
i also need a 49mm tamper i see one on e bay at £18
i have this machine 2 years and i use it every day and i can honestly say im not sure if im right or wrong -i would say a good tamper would help i only have a plastic one
has anyone tips on cleaning the chrome
i have one of the big industrial bean grinders
do diffarent coffee beans need ground diffarent
i was eyeing up a bag of beans at the forum meet up and our leader said that some of the members brought them
as you can read im a troubled man any advise or ideas would be apreciated

i was looking some advise -i think my machine is putting out more steam out when boiler reaches correct boiling point -or more than i can remember this is at the top maybe there is a release valve or o ring -or maybe it is my imagination.

If the steam is coming out of the safety valve you may be able to tighten it a little.
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i also need a 49mm tamper i see one on e bay at £18
i have this machine 2 years and i use it every day and i can honestly say im not sure if im right or wrong -i would say a good tamper would help i only have a plastic one

A good tamper makes a lot of difference, you need to balance the finest possible grind with tamping force--the key is that the flowing coffee should be "thinner than a mouse's tail"

has anyone tips on cleaning the chrome no idea

i have one of the big industrial bean grinders
Grind as fine as you can , should be almost like talcum powder

do diffarent coffee beans need ground diffarent
i was eyeing up a bag of beans at the forum meet up and our leader said that some of the members brought them
as you can read im a troubled man any advise or ideas would be apreciated

All beans are different but the fun is in selecting the ones you like best, try hasbean.co.uk or sweetmarias.com. When you really get going roast your own using a popcorn roaster, get the green beans from these 2 sites

KM

giant haystacks wrote:i was eyeing up a bag of beans at the forum meet up and our leader said that some of the members brought them

Ken is the oracle on all things pavoni europicolla so I have nothing to add there except to agree 100%. You might also get beans from Nicks Coffee Company. He appears at a lot of Farmers Markets and has a shop/kiosk in Ranelagh almost opposite the LUAS station. I rarely buy neabs anywhere else nowadays. 3FE in town (Twisted Pepper Middle Abbey St or Grand Cansal Street) sell hasbean beans plus a few others.

I can't make an espresso as well as 3fe, easily the best ! They recently didn't open until 12 noon but started opening at 10am on Saturday mornings. Not to be missed.
KM

<guilty admission> I find 3FE espresso too bitter. I admire it, but I don't always enjoy it. </guilty admission>

Diapason wrote:<guilty admission> I find 3FE espresso too bitter. I admire it, but I don't always enjoy it. </guilty admission>

You're not alone there.

Has anybody done the 3fe cheapo barista training course? I blew up a gaggia baby class before xmas but got a classic for xmas. I am comfortable with the basics but is there more to find out? Is Ken the resident barista?

tony wrote: got a classic for xmas.

A great machine (I have one myself). It needs a good grinder - a good burr grinder. Cheap coffee grinders just give dust and boulders. It also needs a decent tamper. Good espresso is a balance of grind, tamp and extraction (time on the pump). I can give you a free amateur lesson sometime for the basics.

so much help i will keep working on it
i have a friend who has maybe 3 cloth bags of beans the size of coal bags and i have tryed the popcorn roaster but again im not sure if im doing it right and i burned a lot of them
my friend has a larger roaster maybe he will roast some for me
i will have to get some beans for the tir na hifi roasting society for review one bag is from indonesia il find out more .
my wife is reading the wine reviewing section and is looking forward to getting to ivors wine shop
il find out a little more and continue my pavoni training

giant haystacks wrote: .
my wife is reading the wine reviewing section and is looking forward to getting to ivors wine shop

You'll be more than welcome.

With roasting (again Ken is the man) it only takes takes seconds. Aldi sometimes sell a popcorn maker circa €13 and it works. It's all done by sound (no really!), once you hear first "crack" of the beans be alerrt! Many beans just need a 10 seconds into second "crack" and they're done. They need a little time to de-gas but after that it's plain sailin' That said if you're near my shop I'll take you around to Nick and you'll get great beans ready to grind at a good price.