Bought myself a second-hand Gaggia Classic from eBay the other day for £56. Working well but using lots and lots of coffee practising. Reading through websites like Home-Barista and CoffeeGeek and taking their advice. Why Gaggia give you a stupid tamper that doesn't fit the filter basket I don't know! So I'll have to invest in a half decent one of those.
Anyway, I'm producing some surprisingly drinkable shots. I only have a Gaggia MM grinder at the moment which, of course, is nowhere near good enough to produce quality espresso with crema but it'll do for the time being.
Searching for a reasonably priced coffee to practice with but I'm a bit worried about how fresh packs of beans are from the supermarket. I'm probably being too fussy, though. Found a website (coffee-direct.co.uk) where I can get a half pound pack of 'roasted to order' Italian dark at £3.99 delivery included. Not bad.
My equipment as of today is:
Gaggia Classic.
Gaggia MM.
i-Roast 2.
Bodum Eileen.
No comments:
Post a Comment