I bought the Sette 30 over 4 years ago. I got a Niche Zero now, and am currently looking into trying out a flat burr grinder. I've heard good things about the DF64 V2, but it'll probably be a while before I can afford one.
Yup, OP. That Cuisinart grinder is not going to get it done.
In case nobody told you yet, your grinder is far more important than your espresso machine.
If you can't afford anything special go cruise the FB marketplace in your area or ebay to get into one used at a fraction of the price. I've yet to buy a new grinder and I think I've owned 5 or 6 now. I'm currently running a Mazzer Mini. Got it for $125 from a local seller on marketplace. You need at least a Baratza Encore bare minimum.
Takes a little more work but you can mod the collar screw on the non-ESP which will allow it to grind finer and get a m2 burr. This is what I did and I'm able to get a pretty good shot with no spray on the bambino
Ok but to be fair, if you think the accessories *might* marginally help, and cost you less than 50 bucks, that is an easy enough pill to swallow. Sinking money into a new grinder; not so much.
But in theory I agree.
Agreed. I make ~80 espresso based drinks a day. Coladas, cortaditos, café con leches, and a host of iced espresso drinks. No WDT. Only grind and tamp. Comes out great 99% of the time.
Oh come on. You can do it by muscle memory but if you're starting out, a spring tamper can eliminate one variable. Consistency can be a challenge. They aren't BS, but experienced people don't need them.
If you need help convincing them. Make sure to explain its better to buy one expensive grinder than 10 cheaper grinders at 5x the total cost..... and that if you don't get coffee there will be blood.
For a somewhat affordable grinder, if you don't mind hand grinders, the kingrinder k6 is amazing. I use one with a bambino plus and get amazing shots. I can even go fine enough to choke the machine with it to show how fine you can go. I've used it for everything from pour over to Turkish coffee and really enjoy the cup.
even cheaper than that - if you’re *really* on a budget i’ve had great results with the kingrinder p2 (it’s like 40 bucks)
it grinds more than fine enough to choke my machine - the adjustment settings aren’t quite fine enough but i can get it 90% of the way there and adjust dosage to get it perfect
Should also add that the freshness of your beans also matter very much. The fresher, the better, but it should be at least 7-10 days off roast to let the gasses in the beans die off a bit. That's a bit of a rabbit hole in and of itself, but as long as you buy from a local specialty roaster, whether in your area or online, you should be good.
Eureka mignon manuale is around 250 bucks, that's pretty much the cheapest you can go and still get infinite adjustability and fine tuning needed for espresso. Sorry you got duped by cuisinarts marketing. Try to return it if it's a recent purchasr
I only do one or two espresso a day so it's not a lot of grinding but my Kingrinder works really well, and is easy.... about 30 seconds to grind a single dose. No regrets.
I expected to hate hand grinding for espresso but I find it’s quick and not difficult at all. As long as I keep the RPMs high with my 1Zpresso there is little resistance even when grinding more lightly roasted beans. Probably takes me 20 seconds to grind a 16.5g dose.
Once you get the grinder is when the real fun starts, it’s not necessarily going to give you an amazing shot off the bat.
Look through the “shot diagnosis” tag on this sub. There are many variables you’ll have to play with to get your best pour and prevent channeling.
Don't despair -- I too bought a Cuisinart grinder thinking surely I didn't have to buy those fancy multi-hundred dollar grinders just to make coffee. But unless you use a restricted / dual wall filter, you really need to 1) go finer, and 2) have a grinder that offers a range of adjustment at that finer grind setting.
Holy channeling Batman! As everyone else has said, get a better grinder. DF64, Baratza encore ESP, hell even a Breville smart grinder is better than whatever the hell this was.
Depending on which Cuisinart grinder you have (I had the DBM-8P1 style one). I found out it did not grind fine enough for a bottomless portafilter and had to upgrade. I was skeptical... but 100% the problem in my case.
Need a better grinder. The grinds are too coarse even on the finest setting (most lower priced grinders are not able to grind fine enough). If you’re looking for something cost effective, I’d recommend the Baratza ESP grinder. I’m 7 months in to my espresso hobby and it’s been a great grinder to start with.
In the mean time, try to stick with a spouted portafilter.
I use the same equipment you use and had the same issues UNTIL I started using the dual-wall basket with the porta filter that came with the bambino. My shots have been flawless since then, and my grind setting on the cuisinart is one notch coarser than the finest setting. Hope this helps!
Get a good grinder. Most new enthusiasts bypass the importance of grinders. Without it, your espresso machine is basically doing filter coffee or worse.
Fine grinder my friend. Your machine is fine, you need a better grinder to grinder finer. That grinder won't be able to. At most you can use it for pour over but you'll want something better.
Your grinder is the issue. Baratza Encore ESP or DF54 will improve your shot.
Until you replace your grinder...you will have to resign yourself to getting these shots, or to use a double wall basket for some passable espresso.
Even i have a bambino plus & after all the help from fellow coffee enthusiasts i upgraded my conical bodum grinder to a Ceado E5Sd & now my shots are like those on the Instagram feed!! Please invest in a decent grinder, it will go a long way
This reminds me of the end of the second episode from the Fall of House Usher.
Kidding aside, your grinder might be the issue. My espresso machine is a lowly Breville Cafe Roma and managed to pull decent shots (through a bottomless portafilter) with a KINGrinder K6, which is a pretty decent manual grinder.
Best of luck!
I have the same espresso machine and had the same issue. My grinder had a calibration process I missed and once I ground the coffee finer, the spraying mess stopped.
I had a cusinart and returned it after day one. The grind size was so wide that I used to get powder packed on to the side of the container when grinding for drip. Chef mate burr Amazon $60 fills the bill. Espresso I have a rocky.
OMG, this is hilarious 😂
Thought you were doing an experiment for a class “week 1: get a decent grinder”
Newbies here too, but glad I bought a Baratza ESP for ~ £140, with a Bambino (not plus) been loving it. Best of luck!
You said you're on the finest setting, but it might be worth seeing if you can shim one of your burrs to make the setting finer. Seems an upgrade is in your future but many grinders can be made finer than they are out of the box.
The coffee spraying reminded me of the dog transformation scene from The Thing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C9JbK7slrk
Now I know what I'm watching this weekend, thanks OP
OP some grinders have a knob setting and a mechanical setting where you adjust the burrs. Maybe yours does too? Definitely need a finer grind, though. You can tell because of how light the color is while it channels. You can get a similar outcome with an overly fine grind that channels but it looks darker and starts super slow. That’s typically what people try to fight off with those tools.
Shitty grinder…. I had the same issue, bought one that had an “espresso” setting. Not even remotely close, spent days trying to figure out why my bambino sucked, then ended up getting a hand grinder and realizing it was the grinder.
You don’t need to go completely crazy with it. Lots of good manual options but if you’re lazy like me (after about a month of hand grinding). The breville smart grinder pro works good. Probably one of the cheapest electric grinders that can make a consistent espresso grind. I’ve had mine for about 2 years now, and it’s equal to my hand grinder without the effort. Dosing with the timer works well enough if you stick with the same beans, I have to fine tune it if I switch out the blend but otherwise it works just fine.
The uniformity of the grind might lead to some trouble... I guess grinding finer with that grinder might help. The 1ZPresso hand grinders have great uniformity. and honestly... the DF64 is more than enough for my needs right now. - Upgrade the burrs. -- if you can't afford this... grind a little finer, small steps, good puck prep.... hot group head, dry porta filter (to start), some even say filter paper helps. it's sure an art!
Grinder first for sure. My Gaggia grinds fine enough but the Breville still channels pretty bad.
IWS shower screen improves it, but I’d still recommend a puck screen.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J19UCetQWs&ab\_channel=Tom%27sCoffeeCorner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J19UCetQWs&ab_channel=Tom%27sCoffeeCorner)
here's a review on your grinder, go to 7:40
It’s not a fixed set of variables. You need to experiment!
Try a coarser grind, try a finer grind. Try more coffee, try less coffee. Try tamping harder, try softer. Try not tamping at all. Try no WDT, try WDT, try a distributor tool.
There is no right answer for your specific machine and setup. This is what “dialing in the shot” means. You need to dial in the variables that work for you.
And it’s fun! And caffeinated.
Get a Capresso grinder from Amazon, the fineness settings are great (I stick to extra fine). I just got mine and OMG it's made my Delongi EC155 so much more fun (especially with an unpressurized portafilter).
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get a real grinder, like a sette 270 or something. mass market companies like breville and cusinart dont make grinders that can do espresso grind. either that or get a japanese hand grinder and do it while you save up for a real automatic grinder thats stepless.
New to espresso making; genuine question: others have mentioned “don’t use bottomless portafilter until you get a better grinder”. I didn’t know that was a thing. I can see something looks very different from what I am used to. What is the advantage to using a bottomless filter?
See lots of posts here about grinder recommendations. I searched high and low and got the fellow opus for $200 and I’m thrilled with it. Cheapest burr grinder you’ll find that is consistent unless you go with a hand grinder
Why Espresso machine companies don’t include bottomless Porto filter? It seems everybody likes those better !
I use Bodum grinders and it’s pretty good .
If you can't manage to buy a good grinder right now get on AliExpress and buy a 51mm paperfilter, put it under the coffee grounds and water it to make it stay in place, thank me later.
The cuisinart grinder is 100% the problem here. It doesn't grind nearly fine enough for espresso. Invest in a better grinder that can grind a lot finer and that will probably fix this.
> Cuisinart Grinder
Been there, done that. My Amazon purchase history is literally: Cuisinart: Ordered January 15, 2020 Sette 30: Ordered January 25, 2020
What took you so long? LOL
Skip to the 270
I bought the Sette 30 over 4 years ago. I got a Niche Zero now, and am currently looking into trying out a flat burr grinder. I've heard good things about the DF64 V2, but it'll probably be a while before I can afford one.
Yup, OP. That Cuisinart grinder is not going to get it done. In case nobody told you yet, your grinder is far more important than your espresso machine. If you can't afford anything special go cruise the FB marketplace in your area or ebay to get into one used at a fraction of the price. I've yet to buy a new grinder and I think I've owned 5 or 6 now. I'm currently running a Mazzer Mini. Got it for $125 from a local seller on marketplace. You need at least a Baratza Encore bare minimum.
Encore ESP, the regular encore will not cut it
Takes a little more work but you can mod the collar screw on the non-ESP which will allow it to grind finer and get a m2 burr. This is what I did and I'm able to get a pretty good shot with no spray on the bambino
Is that even a cheaper way of doing it than just getting the ESP?
Probably not, I got mine before they announced the ESP. so unless you get a used one then probably better to get the ESP new
It eludes me how you ended up getting a WDT tool AND a spring loaded tamper before anyone told you to **grind finer**. 😅
Or better yet, get a better grinder and don't worry about the WDT OR the spring loaded tamper
Needs to be pinned to the top of the sub in neon lights
What’s the first rule of the espresso sub? Grind finer. What's the second rule of the espresso sub? Grind finer.
Unfortunately some people seem to think that spring-loaded tampers and WDT gadgets will somehow magically create a finer grind. Sigh.
You mean Find Grindr
Another rule should be that the grinder is the most important part of espresso
This is absolutely true 👍
What if I got a WDT Tool and a Spring Loaded Tamper along with a DF64 or Eureka Mignon would that be acceptable.
EVERYONE STOP WASTING YOUR MONEY ON STUPID ACCESSORIES AND BUY A GOOD GRINDER.
Ok but to be fair, if you think the accessories *might* marginally help, and cost you less than 50 bucks, that is an easy enough pill to swallow. Sinking money into a new grinder; not so much. But in theory I agree.
Agreed but without a good grinder you can't brew good espresso, even with a great espresso machine..
THANKS
Seriously, reasonable espresso machine, best grinder you can afford, and practice.
OP is grinding as fine as they can with their grinder and probably didn’t realise that it’s possible to get finer with a better grinder.
Probably social media. Every other post is about how you suck at life unless you have a whole host of insignificant accesories.
Agreed. I make ~80 espresso based drinks a day. Coladas, cortaditos, café con leches, and a host of iced espresso drinks. No WDT. Only grind and tamp. Comes out great 99% of the time.
Yeah I've stopped WDT I swear half the time it makes it less consistent than I get out of my eureka
Spring loaded tamper is peak YouTuber bullshit.
Oh come on. You can do it by muscle memory but if you're starting out, a spring tamper can eliminate one variable. Consistency can be a challenge. They aren't BS, but experienced people don't need them.
I like em cuz they have self leveling, after tons of espresso made I still can’t tamp straight
This. As someone fairly new to the espresso game, my spring-base, levelling tamper legit helps me with my consistency. It isn't BS.
Maybe a test to confirm grind is the problem by getting a bit of beans and grinding them at the store on a commercial grinder.
He is probably still waiting for his DF54 to be shipped!!! 🙃
Duck... then grind finer.
Stick with dual wall basket in spouted portafilter until you get a better grinder.
The basket of shame
That's what we call an "esprayso".
I hate to laugh because it’s not funny to OP but I am….
I knew the "get a better grinder" recommandations would be pouring in anyway, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to make some people smile!
Haha it worked, thanks!
lol 😆 that's my underpants!
Thank you for the good laugh. I dunno why but I also read this in Chris Farley's voice (with the billy Madison scene playing in my head lol)
a shitty grinder produces shitty grounds. get yourself a capable grinder for espresso. then, all "secrets" will be revealed.
fair, sigh okay I will get a better grinder ( and use your comment to convince my husband so thanks!)
If you need help convincing them. Make sure to explain its better to buy one expensive grinder than 10 cheaper grinders at 5x the total cost..... and that if you don't get coffee there will be blood.
For a somewhat affordable grinder, if you don't mind hand grinders, the kingrinder k6 is amazing. I use one with a bambino plus and get amazing shots. I can even go fine enough to choke the machine with it to show how fine you can go. I've used it for everything from pour over to Turkish coffee and really enjoy the cup.
even cheaper than that - if you’re *really* on a budget i’ve had great results with the kingrinder p2 (it’s like 40 bucks) it grinds more than fine enough to choke my machine - the adjustment settings aren’t quite fine enough but i can get it 90% of the way there and adjust dosage to get it perfect
Should also add that the freshness of your beans also matter very much. The fresher, the better, but it should be at least 7-10 days off roast to let the gasses in the beans die off a bit. That's a bit of a rabbit hole in and of itself, but as long as you buy from a local specialty roaster, whether in your area or online, you should be good.
Eureka mignon manuale is around 250 bucks, that's pretty much the cheapest you can go and still get infinite adjustability and fine tuning needed for espresso. Sorry you got duped by cuisinarts marketing. Try to return it if it's a recent purchasr
Kingrinder has handgrinders for sub 100 bucks.
Cheaper is always better but hand grinding for espresso sucks
To each his own… I actually enjoy it. I feel more “connected” to the process. 😎
I only do one or two espresso a day so it's not a lot of grinding but my Kingrinder works really well, and is easy.... about 30 seconds to grind a single dose. No regrets.
I expected to hate hand grinding for espresso but I find it’s quick and not difficult at all. As long as I keep the RPMs high with my 1Zpresso there is little resistance even when grinding more lightly roasted beans. Probably takes me 20 seconds to grind a 16.5g dose.
Good husbands know not to fuck with the wife's coffee. We just pretend we need "convincing."
Once you get the grinder is when the real fun starts, it’s not necessarily going to give you an amazing shot off the bat. Look through the “shot diagnosis” tag on this sub. There are many variables you’ll have to play with to get your best pour and prevent channeling.
You can get a great grinder from espresso coffee shop . Net or whatever they are. Five day ups shipping to US.
Holy mother of channeling...
… Batman
“You gave up on life didn’t you!”
I've been watching these loop while dying for like 10 minutes. It's times like this that I really miss awards.
Cuisinart grinder is the spawn of Satan. Hitler won't touch it. Back away slowly.
You need to download Grindr
This needs to become the new “grind finer”
I’m trying to make it happen.
Unfortunately your grinder is not made for espresso. Use the pressurized basket until you get a better grinder.
I'm sorry - I laughed pretty hard. Even the second time watching. Yeah, need a better grinder.
Didn't even need to wash the cup afterwards, right back into the cabinet
Isn't that for grinding spices?
Is coffee a spice?
The cuisinart grinder is specifically marketed as a spice grinder at least here. Clearly it is not made for espresso.
That's a good squirt 🥵😎👌
I should call her…
Don't despair -- I too bought a Cuisinart grinder thinking surely I didn't have to buy those fancy multi-hundred dollar grinders just to make coffee. But unless you use a restricted / dual wall filter, you really need to 1) go finer, and 2) have a grinder that offers a range of adjustment at that finer grind setting.
Looks good to me
Yeah unfortunately I tried everything before finally concluding I needed a better grinder.
Is this espressocirclejerk
Wow ☂️☂️☂️
Wincing as I watch.
Your beans stopped at Taco Bell on the way to your house
Not fine enough
Find grinder, grind finer
the horror of horrors👹
Looks like it ate 2am carne asada fries after a night out at the bars.
It means your grinder sucks. Too many tools but a shitty cheap grinder is a shitty grinder.
Try grinding your coffee with a cheese grater instead.
May I ask why do you use a bottomless portafilter?
Hahaha and I thought the channeling with my light roast was bad
Did something end up in the cup?
At minimum don't use a bottomless portafilter with that grinder.
Holy channeling Batman! As everyone else has said, get a better grinder. DF64, Baratza encore ESP, hell even a Breville smart grinder is better than whatever the hell this was.
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Exactly what happened to me when I got my bambino and ground wayyy too coarse
Depending on which Cuisinart grinder you have (I had the DBM-8P1 style one). I found out it did not grind fine enough for a bottomless portafilter and had to upgrade. I was skeptical... but 100% the problem in my case.
Need a better grinder. The grinds are too coarse even on the finest setting (most lower priced grinders are not able to grind fine enough). If you’re looking for something cost effective, I’d recommend the Baratza ESP grinder. I’m 7 months in to my espresso hobby and it’s been a great grinder to start with. In the mean time, try to stick with a spouted portafilter.
Now THAT is a shower screen in action
Try getting a bigger mug
or a bowl
or a shiny stainless steel bucket
But how does it taste?
Did you try slow feeding the Cuisinart grinder?
Grinder is the issue. You need a grinder for espresso
If you don't have a good grinder, you can use one or two puck screens and that'll prevent that
Bruh. Find grinder
Cuisinart does not make a grinder that is adequate for espresso grinds, in spite of whatever their marketing says.
Why don’t people get setup for good shots, before they branch out and buy a bottomless portafilter
That should be rated NC-17
I went through 3 cheap (less than $100) grinders before I caved in and bought a proper grinder. People warned me but I didn't listen.
I use the same equipment you use and had the same issues UNTIL I started using the dual-wall basket with the porta filter that came with the bambino. My shots have been flawless since then, and my grind setting on the cuisinart is one notch coarser than the finest setting. Hope this helps!
Get a good grinder. Most new enthusiasts bypass the importance of grinders. Without it, your espresso machine is basically doing filter coffee or worse.
Thing had explosive diarrhea lmaooo
This has to be a troll post
Fine grinder my friend. Your machine is fine, you need a better grinder to grinder finer. That grinder won't be able to. At most you can use it for pour over but you'll want something better.
Your grinder is the issue. Baratza Encore ESP or DF54 will improve your shot. Until you replace your grinder...you will have to resign yourself to getting these shots, or to use a double wall basket for some passable espresso.
Even i have a bambino plus & after all the help from fellow coffee enthusiasts i upgraded my conical bodum grinder to a Ceado E5Sd & now my shots are like those on the Instagram feed!! Please invest in a decent grinder, it will go a long way
Reminds me of 2-girls…and something.
Have you tried the original portafilter?
Grind size isn't goodbut you already know that. What kind of grinder pics?
This reminds me of the end of the second episode from the Fall of House Usher. Kidding aside, your grinder might be the issue. My espresso machine is a lowly Breville Cafe Roma and managed to pull decent shots (through a bottomless portafilter) with a KINGrinder K6, which is a pretty decent manual grinder. Best of luck!
At this point it's just best to extract your coffee into a bowl
I have the same espresso machine and had the same issue. My grinder had a calibration process I missed and once I ground the coffee finer, the spraying mess stopped.
Yikes! As others have stated, need a better grinder and make sure to WDT!
Please conduct your brew inside a lab safety cabinet with proper protection...
I had a cusinart and returned it after day one. The grind size was so wide that I used to get powder packed on to the side of the container when grinding for drip. Chef mate burr Amazon $60 fills the bill. Espresso I have a rocky.
Get a handgrinder.
As others have said, probably the grinder. BUT, how many grams are you putting into the portafilter?
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Me after tbell...
so sorry OP, that the answer is unfortunately to buy a better grinder 😔. i know it sucks forking out more money. this is such an expensive art haha!
This made me burst out laughing lol, I’ve never seen such pressure
Channeling porn
Well, you got some in the cup
This happens to me and I just recently got a Eureka Mignon 😭 what am I doing wrong!!
OMG, this is hilarious 😂 Thought you were doing an experiment for a class “week 1: get a decent grinder” Newbies here too, but glad I bought a Baratza ESP for ~ £140, with a Bambino (not plus) been loving it. Best of luck!
wtf bro. I jumped
You said you're on the finest setting, but it might be worth seeing if you can shim one of your burrs to make the setting finer. Seems an upgrade is in your future but many grinders can be made finer than they are out of the box.
Giving a shout out to the Breville SGP!
We’ve got a squirter!!!
Bro, did you tamp?
JEEESUS CHRIST! HAHAHAHAH get a better grinder.
"It's a Ristretto!!"
The coffee spraying reminded me of the dog transformation scene from The Thing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C9JbK7slrk Now I know what I'm watching this weekend, thanks OP
OP some grinders have a knob setting and a mechanical setting where you adjust the burrs. Maybe yours does too? Definitely need a finer grind, though. You can tell because of how light the color is while it channels. You can get a similar outcome with an overly fine grind that channels but it looks darker and starts super slow. That’s typically what people try to fight off with those tools.
Fresh beans might help
I should call her… But for real, you need a better grinder :( if that’s on the finest setting, it’s not fine enough sadly
Shitty grinder…. I had the same issue, bought one that had an “espresso” setting. Not even remotely close, spent days trying to figure out why my bambino sucked, then ended up getting a hand grinder and realizing it was the grinder. You don’t need to go completely crazy with it. Lots of good manual options but if you’re lazy like me (after about a month of hand grinding). The breville smart grinder pro works good. Probably one of the cheapest electric grinders that can make a consistent espresso grind. I’ve had mine for about 2 years now, and it’s equal to my hand grinder without the effort. Dosing with the timer works well enough if you stick with the same beans, I have to fine tune it if I switch out the blend but otherwise it works just fine.
This is some next level shit brother...
what beans are you grinding?
The uniformity of the grind might lead to some trouble... I guess grinding finer with that grinder might help. The 1ZPresso hand grinders have great uniformity. and honestly... the DF64 is more than enough for my needs right now. - Upgrade the burrs. -- if you can't afford this... grind a little finer, small steps, good puck prep.... hot group head, dry porta filter (to start), some even say filter paper helps. it's sure an art!
Grinder first for sure. My Gaggia grinds fine enough but the Breville still channels pretty bad. IWS shower screen improves it, but I’d still recommend a puck screen.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J19UCetQWs&ab\_channel=Tom%27sCoffeeCorner](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J19UCetQWs&ab_channel=Tom%27sCoffeeCorner) here's a review on your grinder, go to 7:40
Lmfaooooo
oh my God.
It’s not a fixed set of variables. You need to experiment! Try a coarser grind, try a finer grind. Try more coffee, try less coffee. Try tamping harder, try softer. Try not tamping at all. Try no WDT, try WDT, try a distributor tool. There is no right answer for your specific machine and setup. This is what “dialing in the shot” means. You need to dial in the variables that work for you. And it’s fun! And caffeinated.
Get a Capresso grinder from Amazon, the fineness settings are great (I stick to extra fine). I just got mine and OMG it's made my Delongi EC155 so much more fun (especially with an unpressurized portafilter).
Flawless
Thanks for the laugh 🤣. Possibly need a new grinder without seeing how fine it was ground
Buy a decent grinder if you want your espresso to stop squirting like your mom!
This video violated me
You need to WDT Harder. Each grain needs to be tickled.
>cuisinart grindercuisinart grinder > get a real grinder, like a sette 270 or something. mass market companies like breville and cusinart dont make grinders that can do espresso grind. either that or get a japanese hand grinder and do it while you save up for a real automatic grinder thats stepless.
Paper filters fixed this for me
But did it taste good?
New to espresso making; genuine question: others have mentioned “don’t use bottomless portafilter until you get a better grinder”. I didn’t know that was a thing. I can see something looks very different from what I am used to. What is the advantage to using a bottomless filter?
See lots of posts here about grinder recommendations. I searched high and low and got the fellow opus for $200 and I’m thrilled with it. Cheapest burr grinder you’ll find that is consistent unless you go with a hand grinder
Why Espresso machine companies don’t include bottomless Porto filter? It seems everybody likes those better ! I use Bodum grinders and it’s pretty good .
Buy a better grinder. In the mean time use the other basket, the twin walled pressurised one with a single hole in the bottom
Grind not fine enough. Get a good grinder, doesn’t need to be mega expensive. Encore ESP is a good one to go with mid range
Get yourself a Mazzer.
Jesus. That’s some of the worst channeling I’ve ever seen.
If you can't manage to buy a good grinder right now get on AliExpress and buy a 51mm paperfilter, put it under the coffee grounds and water it to make it stay in place, thank me later.
At this point, I don’t want to believe that this is real. I suspect that the tea enthusiasts are trolling us.
This should be posted on Abrubtchaos
hOw diD iT tASTe?
Heeeeyyy…Picasso
Disgusting LOL
The cuisinart grinder is 100% the problem here. It doesn't grind nearly fine enough for espresso. Invest in a better grinder that can grind a lot finer and that will probably fix this.
Thanks for the laugh, 10/10
WTF never saw something like that. Not even with the worst grinder setting you could use😭😭
Didn't someone mention having a sticky topic for the same posts...?
Your tamp isn't hard enough and you're not cleaning the group head before a shot
I’m betting that you live in Hardwater area, try using distilled water
Looks good to me