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Santa knows coffee

Postby chrisk on Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:17 pm

My Mini Mazzer Electronic. aint she perddddyyyyyy !!!!!!

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Coffee Culture by .Chris.K, on Flickr

i also got a pretty nifty telfon jug which is fantastic.
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Re: Santa knows coffee

Postby Reschsmooth on Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:53 pm

Doserless too - very nice. How does she run?
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Postby chrisk on Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:58 pm

a bit inconsistent at the moment. its gonna take a good 2kgs of beans to get those blades bedded in cos they're ripping the shit out of the beans. im also running it alot finer than i think it should be at. and a double shot dose in taking alot longer than what ive read online...its grinding a double shot dose in 22seconds and it should be around 16 or so. will take me some time to get it right.
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Postby Mj on Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:11 pm

Indeed... and a giotto to be fed along side... pretty much a mirror of my setup although I've stuck with a simple mazzer manual.
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Re: Santa knows coffee

Postby Matt. K on Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:49 pm

So that's what's under the bonnet? :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Santa knows coffee

Postby chrisk on Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:49 pm

Yeah the old girl is still going after a board replacement a couple of years ago. Mines one of the earliest models with the half moon pressure gauge back when ECM made the Giotto.
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Postby Reschsmooth on Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:56 pm

Looks like a 2nd generation or newer Giotto with the larger chrome fittings on the steam/hot water knobs. Lovely machines.
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Postby chrisk on Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:47 pm

Yes, it is a 2nd gen. The worst generation, right before ECM went belly up. lol
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Re: Santa knows coffee

Postby surenj on Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:12 pm

Very neat set up! You should open a coffee stall in your garage every Sunday morning. :wink:

I feel lucky that I am more than happy with taste etc of nespresso (I also put instant/filter coffee through it!) as this looks like a very time consuming/expensive/ space intensive task. [runs and hides from the coffee mafia]
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