Re: Espresso Machine suggestions

In article <1152295756.586264.36950@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Omniryx@xxxxxxxxx says...
Thanks for your gracious reply, Mike. I've been fiddling with espresso
machines at home for about...lemme see....fifteen years, maybe, but
seriously only for the last five or so. I still have much to learn.

If there is one piece of advice that I try to get across to newbies it
is BELIEVE WHAT COFFEE PEOPLE TELL YOU ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD
GRINDER. It is so absolutely true and so damned hard to make beginners
believe.


Please don't feel that I was singling you out...It's just a trend that
I've noticed and was just wondering what was propagating the trend.

But yes, I agree. GRINDER, GRINDER, GRINDER! It's a hard lesson to get
across, especially to those just starting in the hobby. The machine is
so much more glamorous than the grinder, it's naturally where a beginner
wants to spend his money. Honestly, If I'd bought my Mazzer years ago,
I might still be using my first Gaggia. Getting the Super Jolly has had
more impact upon my espresso than every machine upgrade since getting
that first Gaggia.


Mike "Shoulda bought the Mazzer many years ago..." G.

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