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

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

When a Roasted On date is not included, that raises a red flag to me. If you look at your Quick Start Guide and the Inspiration Guide under Brew Tips, it recommends to only use Freshly Roasted On date beans and to use them after 5 days from roasting to let them off gas CO2, and within 20 days, actua

Everyone hates on it but I have the ninja 701 as my daily driver for the last 7 months and I pull 4 double shots daily, only use fresh beans from a local roaster that wood roasts their beans (shout out cafe pacori, Eugene, OR) and I have no complaints, it’s so easy once you get it dialed in, grind,

I'm sure only the 701 Pro does Cold Foam, could be wrong, worth checking, but if so and that's your bag then the Pro is the one you need. Cleaning, all Luxe models are the same. A knock box is a good addition to knock your spent puck into, easier to clean. Don't buy the over priced Ninja on, plenty

Ngl, I have had a Ninja Luxe cafe for just about six months now. The wife and I use it as a daily driver for almond milk lattes. The foam isn’t the greatest, but we’re not latte artists and don’t claim to be. It’s absolute heaven, we both love it. Just got done with my cup of joe.

Thanks for taking the time to write such a detailed reply ; that’s genuinely helpful and gives me a lot more context. I’m actually coming from a Nespresso machine and mainly drink espresso, so for me the Ninja would be a pretty big step up. That said, your comments about consistency and the ratio is

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

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