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  1. Coffee Beans
    The Rave Sparkling Water beans are very nice. (Nicer than the old Rave decaf).
  2. Coffee Beans
    Anyone else tried their new decaf? Seems a lot more forgiving (and a bit nicer) than their old one.
  3. Coffee Beans
    Rave Decaf is decent. Their full fat beans are nicer though.
  4. Gaggia Forum
    Nope, afraid it comes with single and double pressurised baskets (with the single hole in the bottom and the plastic insert in the bottom of the portafilter). Again, I get that they are used differently and that the pressurised ones are more forgiving of bad coffee, bad grinding, bad tamping...
  5. Gaggia Forum
    So, I get that pressurised baskets can cover up bad grinding, tamping, etc and make just-about-acceptable coffee from pre-ground or badly ground coffee. They're a crutch to help you make mediocre coffee. But what if I use them with properly ground fresh coffee? What difference would I notice...
  6. Coffee Accessories
    Thanks Glenn. If anyone else needs it, Espresso Underground have the spare part, just under ยฃ30 inc VAT & delivery, so it could have been a lot worse. Stuck using a blade grinder for a couple of days, which is not so great...
  7. Coffee Accessories
    I've seen various tips on this and other forums suggesting that burr grinders can be cleaned with (quick cook) rice. All I can say is: avoid it with the Iberital MC2. I tried, it jammed, and the teeth were stripped off part of the gear under the lower burr.
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