ES701

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

Kind of. I've got the 701 Pro, waited for it when I found it was even a concept last year. I only use fresh beams, first lot, 17, 19, 17, 19, 18, 19, 17, it's like the thing can't make up its mind. Next batch 13, 15, 13, 15, 13, 15. This guy is a barista, he's also the roaster I buy my beans from, h

I think I checked that scale but it was too big, so I ended up with Maestri House Rechargeable Espresso Scale which fits perfectly. So my question: why keep grinding finer rather than just stopping the output when it hits 36g? That's what I do. I am doing ristretto with 1:1 ratio, so I would stop it

Ouch! Don't worry about the grind size hit matching your old one, they are set up by hand in the factory, some shimmed, some not. What intrigued me is the fact you're still using Barista Assist. Go into the Additional Settings menu and turn it off, the very worst part of these machines. Dial In from

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,

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

Bambino Plus is a great machine, it will do what an espresso machine is "supposed" to do. 9 bar extraction, 92-93 degree brew temp, opv, three way solenoid valve along with auto milk frothing. In terms of pure espresso, Bambino Plus by a country mile. What the Ninja will do "better" is the versatili

I’ll make adjustments to the temperature. Then I’ll use the manual tamper from ES655 just to see if I have to adjust the tamping pressure. Probably try to brew from both machines to see if both consistent. If I got a perfect shot from ES655 but not ES701 with the same prep ,I know I have issue with

i was thinking of doing the same, but the gold foam milk is so good and also the drip coffee as well having all these functionalities in one machine is hard to defeat. If OP was thinking the upgrade to have light roasted beans, i see some ppl shimming the grinder of the ninja and works flawlessly. t

You'll forgive me, but that makes no sense. The weigh scale in the grinder has to tear to zero itself everytime the portafilter is installed, because 1) the baskets are all different weights, 2) the grinds in that basket area different weight and 3) the issue discussed about the retention issue on t