I can't recommend the Seattle Coffee Gear Youtube channel highly enough* Archived Message Posted by Sounder on April 25, 2022, 14:24:01, in reply to "oh I'm totally not sure. I've got a few beginner youtube videos that I'm going to share with her..." Previous Message one talking about zeroing in the grind settings and another one with milk steaming, to make sure that's what she wants to do and knows what she's getting into. Trying not to crush her dream of making at home espresso! Message Thread: follow-up on the espresso thread from a few weeks ago. What Breville machines do folks have?... - shua April 25, 2022, 14:06:47 Barista Express. Only use one kind of beans, so once we got the grind calibrated, it's been amazing* - assassin April 25, 2022, 15:02:23 If you go through a bag per week, getting a bag ground at the shop is an option* - longsnapper April 25, 2022, 14:39:55 You're going to die on this hill, aren't you?* - Sounder April 25, 2022, 14:40:23 It's not really much of a debate. Very few could tell the difference* - longsnapper April 25, 2022, 14:44:15 doubt* - ECEIllinois April 25, 2022, 14:50:08 If I cant grind right before brewing, whats the next best practice - memyselfandillini April 25, 2022, 15:30:54 night before is fine* - ECEIllinois April 25, 2022, 16:04:29 Within a week, properly stored... You'd have to be a coffee expert* - longsnapper April 25, 2022, 14:56:45 I'm just giving you a hard time* - Sounder April 25, 2022, 14:44:32 breville barista touch; use it every day and stopped going to starbucks - suburbanmyth April 25, 2022, 14:20:23 If you already have a grinder, it seems like the machine without grinder would be ideal. - doubledown April 25, 2022, 14:10:49 it would definetly require a different grind, but there's no way my wife... - shua April 25, 2022, 14:13:05 Are you sure she's gonna want to make the espresso and steam the milk? Are you sure - doubledown April 25, 2022, 14:17:17 I love our machine, but some days I hate all of the effort* - Sounder April 25, 2022, 14:23:31 oh I'm totally not sure. I've got a few beginner youtube videos that I'm going to share with her... - shua April 25, 2022, 14:22:06 no milk for espresso, right? i drink americanos so it's a pretty simple process for me* - suburbanmyth April 25, 2022, 14:30:43 correct, that would be for cappucino and lattes and whatever else. For Americanos... - shua April 25, 2022, 14:39:41 you can do that or i add hot water from our sink dispenser..... - suburbanmyth April 25, 2022, 14:42:08 I do it from the electric kettle* - assassin April 25, 2022, 15:16:07 I can't recommend the Seattle Coffee Gear Youtube channel highly enough* - Sounder April 25, 2022, 14:24:01 I would definitely get a separate grinder but do any of the bambinos have dual boiler?* - ECEIllinois April 25, 2022, 14:09:46 no, but neither does the Barista Pro, though they heat the water up in... - shua April 25, 2022, 14:11:24   Searching