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Hi, I came from a Delonghi Magnifica S Smart Bean to Cup machine to the Ninja Luxe Café Pro so have some experience of the transition. Over the last year I've been developing a Ninja Basics script which might help. It's lengthy, but covers most issue, you might want to just dip into three bits that

Been there, wore that T Shirt. I then did a whole pile of research and found out where I was going wrong, I'll include my findings over that last year below the line. There's a great feature in the Additional Settings menu for Barista Assist (BA), it allows you to turn it off, please, for your sanit

I mean, what you say is not completely wrong, but it’s open for discussion. We (you, me, some other people here) are in the bubble of coffee enthusiasts, while majority of people simply want their daily drug in the morning or sweetened energy booster in the afternoon and they are perfectly happy wit

Hi Tom, Yes, this is a dip in and out document, just find the sub headings that suit your needs and maybe keep the rest for a night when your struggling to sleep, and it'll send you right of to the land of nod. Ninja's basics For your sanity only use Barista Assist (BA) as a guide to get you close t

Yes, please see below. It's quite long, so just dip in and out if the sub-headings that suit your needs. Hope it helps. Ninja's basics For your sanity only use Barista Assist (BA) as a guide to get you close to dialed in and once there ignore it. Before pulling your shot run a blank shot through the

First, you're okay, you'll never blow up the machine, but I know what you mean. I am very surprised that it might be suggesting 8 for an Over Ice drink, my 701 was always in the 20's for n over ice. You say you are only 24oz, the machine can only go up to 18oz, no? You only tamp for 16-18oz setting,

Yes. It's a script in parts, just dip in and out of the sub-headings that suit your needs. It's not exhaustive, there are nuances that you'll find over time, but it's the basics to get you going. I hope you find it useful. Ninja's basics For your sanity only use Barista Assist (BA) as a guide to get

Ah, thanks for that last bit of info. Barista Assist is just that, an assistant, not Grind Size Almighty. My personal opinion, go into Additional Settings menu and turn it off, it's caused more problems than anything else. Change the grind size to get the output you want. Don't let the machine ruin

I don't know the coffee's of which you speak, but is it possible you're water is too hot, a chocolate taste often comes from darker Roast's which requires water temperature set to Lo. Here's my usual Ninja Basics. Hope you find something useful. Ninja's basics For your sanity only use Barista Assist

It might be in reverse—your gf getting too much of an espresso. See my post https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaLuxeCafe/comments/1rwnpoz/first_shot_in_a_day_comes_out_too_high_volume/ There is a problem with these machines that you get first shot in a day way out of ratio. In my case on Strength 3 (1:2 ratio) my