Any home espresso aficionados here?

I picked up a used Expobar heat exchanger espresso machine on Craig’s List. Also have 2 grinders - Macap M4 (for espresso) and GAGGIA MDF (for pour over).
The gear can be very pricey but if you set up a search on CL and can wait, there are bargains.

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I love the smell of fresh ground coffee. Love coffee ice cream, cake and chocolate. Won't touch the stuff in a cup. Just does not do anything for me.

The coffees machine looks pretty though.

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nice,I just have a small pot,for stove

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The extent of my geekery is a starbucks 2 T measuring spoon, & boiling the water before pouring it into my drip machine. Oh, and I grind the beans whilst waiting for the water to boil.

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I think that I saw pictures like those provided by the OP in a book I once read on the Manhattan Project...

...I like the Java Jive and it likes me .

I know bupkis about coffee but I've been drinking it since I was 11 or 12 and seriously enjoy a good cuppa .

The bitter crap most Americans think is good coffee I can't stomach .

In the late 1960's a guy came back from a Middle Eastern Tour and offered me some Arabian coffee, it was amazing, I love it, drank it black, a thing I rarely do .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

We grind ours fresh and brew in a french press. I am more into coffee than espresso but love a good cup of either.

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

I'm beyond redemption ~ I like 7-11 coffee and the iced Farmer Brothers coffee at my favorite diner .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I love a good cup of coffee. I have trouble now with reflux so have switched to expresso which has less acid and put milk in it. We have a kuerig now which is expensive but gives a freshly brewed cup each time.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

It'd be nice to drive the 427 Cobra replica to get a cup of good coffee. Probably wouldn't stop at the coffee place though.

? What if they have pie ? .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I've been thinking of adding a coffee cup holder....in aluminum of course.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Try cold brew if you like cold coffee. Cold brewing gets the flavor minus the oils that trigger reflux (and rumble guts) in a lot of folks.

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Start out your day by eating fruit and vegetables. A big slab from a fresh pineapple and a bag of microwave in the bag vegetables for breakfast will likely change your life for the better. You can probably even go back to drinking coffee but you're better off without it. Quit the flour and anything made with it. You can do without dairy too.

I still drink way too much coffee but feel better when I don't.

Look at what you have to eat to get your electrolytes, fiber and B vitamins. It's a lot of food. Eat that first, every day.

Yes, begin every morning and end every day with some sort of fiber, you'll be amazed at how much better you feel, more energy and so on .

I like to eat fruit and also take pysllium .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better