![]() ![]() Now these kind of machines have one little drawback: the temperature of the boiler is controlled by a thermostat, which keeps the hot water between 94C and 112C. Because on the way to coffee nirvana, consistency is key. It's just newer, has a larger boiler and it looks much better!īut once you come to the point where all this is not enough. It's a single-boiler machine, comparable to the well known Rancilio's Ms. Doesn't it look great? It makes also great coffee! It has a large 0.5 Liter boiler, which guarantees for great temperature stability during a shot and LOTs of steam power. This one is the ECM Casa II (also known as ECM Botticelli II T). Yes, it's a doserless model - it grinds directly into the portafilter.Īt 3rd place in this little importance list: the espresso machine. ![]() After I got into this hobby, I decided to go for the real thing: the device in the middle is an ECM Casa Inox grinder (it's a rebranded Anfim, Italian grinder), it uses a heavy duty 250W direct drive motor and has large burrs. On the picture you see even 2 grinders: my good old M-Electronics conical burr grinder (a rebranded Solis 166 conical burr grinder, on the left). ![]() The second most important point is: use freshly ground coffee! Therefore a good, decent grinder is more important than the espresso machine. So what do you need to get there? First of all the most important bit for a decent espresso is: freshly roasted coffee beans! This is not as easy to achieve as it sounds, since roasted beans you buy in your store is probably already old and stale! Once coffee beans are roasted, be sure to drink them within 10 days! Therefore the only solution for me is: roast your beans yourself! I went for the Hearthware Precision Roaster. I'm not quite there yet, but I'm approaching it bit by bit. ECM Casa II espresso machine with PID controller Welcome to Tibi's world of coffee! ![]()
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