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If you've heard people talking about backflushing an espresso machine and quietly nodded along while having absolutely no idea what they were talking about, don't worry. It sounds far more technical than...

There is a particular moment experienced by thousands of home espresso enthusiasts.

You have watched the videos. You have seen the perfectly centred stream of espresso slowly forming beneath a naked portafilter...

If you own a DeLonghi coffee machine, you will eventually need to descale it. DeLonghi recommends its own EcoDecalk descaling solution, but do you actually have to use EcoDecalk, or can you use an alternative...

“Good quality.” “Poor quality.” “Premium quality.”

These are phrases we see and hear all the time. Manufacturers use them. Retailers use them. Customers use them in product reviews and feedback.

But what...

You might think coffee and espresso machine manufacturers make most of their money from selling machines. In reality, the machine itself is often only the beginning.

The real profits can come years later...

Espresso baskets are routinely described as 7-gram, 14-gram, 18-gram or 21-gram baskets. These descriptions are used by manufacturers, retailers and coffee enthusiasts throughout the industry—but they...