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  • ChrisBy commented on the thread Lelit Bianca.
    Let it heat up with portafilter in place for 45 minutes or so. Start at 99 deg C, then work upwards in 1 deg steps until 104 deg C with...
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread Lelit Bianca.
    I seem to have the same issue as matomoto with regards to the offset being wrong, though I unfortunately don't have any measurements...
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread Free Pour Anytime.
    Changed the steam tip today (gave up and went for smaller holes) and finally produced something that I can share here without...
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread The Niche Zero user experience.
    In the hopper or on the cup?
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread The Niche Zero user experience.
    Thanks! Was afraid I was falling behind the vanguard of Nichery after watching this: Do you use some sort of anti-popcorn inner lid...
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread The Niche Zero user experience.
    Easy to clean, easy to spot mistakes, sexy!
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread The Niche Zero user experience.
    Are you currently using a chopstick or have you gone back to shaking, Dave?
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread The Niche Zero user experience.
    I've been wondering if a steeper angle for the throat would have reduced popcorning. Alternatively some item to be placed on top of the...
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread The Niche Zero user experience.
    Now that people are settling on routines: how often do you take the grinder apart and brush it out?
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread Lelit Bianca.
    Well I can see the attraction of having hands-free, repeatable profiles from a machine like the Vesuvius or a DE1, but with the Bianca -...
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread Lelit Bianca.
    Different topic: do others get that same feeling of giddiness and joy out of fooling around with the machine and having it pan out...
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread Lelit Bianca.
    Just had to double check the spare one, but I only have two different two hole nozzles. Are there different versions of the Bianca?
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread Lelit Bianca.
    Oh well, didn't get around googling "DE1 steaming" then.
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread Lelit Bianca.
    Why's that?
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread Lelit Bianca.
    I kept blowing milk out of my smaller pitchers on 130 degrees, so backed it off a bit (125 at first, now 126). That helped and the...
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread How to clean grouphead easilly.
    Ooh, the suspense is killing me.
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread The Niche Zero user experience.
    Regarding level distribution out of the cup: I've had great results with a combination of vertical taps and horizontal shakes. The...
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread How to clean grouphead easilly.
    Maybe we can do it another way: what is Gail doing wrong? http://
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread How to clean grouphead easilly.
    Oh well... I'm glad you took the time to review both the Bianca and the Niche - doubt that I will be in the market for anything before...
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread How to clean grouphead easilly.
    What about backflushing without cleaner? I've read now that some do it after every shot, daily, weekly or never. Do you see any point...
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread Lelit Bianca.
    Thanks a lot, Graham! I had read some of the posts on HB, but not all. Shall rectify that when I have the time and stay off the basket...
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread The Niche Zero user experience.
    I like how you started that post with "I just...".
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread Lelit Bianca.
    Hi! New and happy Bianca owner here. One thing (of many) I am wondering about is what the rest of you decided to do with the baskets...
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread ECM Giotto - What did I do?!.
    I guess I deserved that.
  • ChrisBy commented on the thread ECM Giotto - What did I do?!.
    Obsession with coffee, curiosity about what's possible - especially with pressure-profiling and light roasts, and a Black Friday offer...