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This machine looks like the white-label/chinese stuff you'll see sold as Casabrews in the US, Oster in LATAM and other markets. If that's the case, it's not necessarily bad but you can certainly get better machines like a Delonghi Dedica or a Breville Bambino for 300 USD. The question is, if you're

Do you need a milk steamer? If not, consider a manual level such as Flair. It will make better espresso than semi-auto machines costing much more. Consider DeLonghi Stilosa or ECP series instead of CM5418. They are more mainstream machines than Casabrews, so aftermarket accessories and online advice

If you brother wants to drink straight espresso without milk, consider a fully manual machine such as Flair Classic. It will make better espresso than machines costing hundreds more. Otherwise DeLonghi is much preferred to Casabrews. DeLonghi is a much more mainstream brand, so aftermarket accessori

Lots of good questions and no problem, I’m happy to try and help. I’d highly suggest watching some Lance Hedrick on YouTube to get a baseline. You really are close to making coffee that blows your mind. As for the portafilter, I think I made one test shot with the portafilter that came with the mach

The espresso tastes sour. How would I alter the amount of water used, that is not an option for my machine. What do you mean about a grinder intended for non pressurized brewing? Like for drip coffee? Thank you so much for the feedback, do you think getting a bottomless portafilter will fix this iss

I think the casabrews portafilter is pressurized. Yes it is. The espresso tastes sour. The usual cure for sour is to increase the amount of water. However, a common beginner mistake is confusing sour with bitter. So if using more water makes it taste more sour to you, then try decreasing the amount

All of it. Old beans, Baratza grinder that I inherited from my dad that I’m sure has never been cleaned, using said Baratza for espresso, using a $100 casabrews espresso machine that has a pressurized portafilter so the use of the Baratza doesn’t matter.