Barista Touch

Same! My latte art is still sucky (lol) but I'm a lot more consistent steaming milk than my Breville Barista Touch. I somewhat consistently get a blobby heart. With the Breville, sometimes my milk is just hot milk. There's a lot more power on the Fellow.

My Experience with the Meraki Espresso Machine I received my Meraki about two weeks ago, just three weeks after buying a Breville Barista Touch Impress. Before that, I had been using a DeLonghi super-automatic for seven years. Moving to a semi-automatic machine seemed like a great way to elevate my

Yeah you're about a week in. Beans are drinkable like 48 hours after roast date but you have a nice light roast there. Light roasts can take 3-5 weeks to completely off gas. If you have more beans or other beans, let these beans sit for another week at least. Another thing you'll notice right away i

So maybe this pushes your budget a little too much, but you could save money in the long run, because if you're drinking 4 straight espresso per day, flat 9-bar shots might get old. Have you considered the Odyssey Argos? Or do the silly tariffs make that unreasonable? The PID has been optimized for

So what's with the downvotes on most of the comments? The common "wisdom" of this sub is: get a high tier grinder, a cheap espresso machine and avoid all in one solutions. If €1000 is your budget, you'll be able to find a suitable combo! As for this machine: you could've expected the reactions just

I do milk temp by touch, using barista oat milk, so no exact target. I’m surprised it’s taking longer than my Breville Barista Touch did.