How Do I Flair My Pro 2?

How do I preheat my flair pro 2? Just add onto the bottom when you’d like to preheat your cylinder, add boiling water, and wait at least 30-45 seconds before dumping Then, dump the preheat water through the top of your cylinder and remove the preheat cap by using the custom thumb tab that will … Read more

What Is A Dosing Cup Used For?

The barista progear coffee dosing cup is the perfect tool for transferring coffee from your grinder to your portafilter mess free The coffee dosing cup not only speeds up work flow, thanks to the side flange it sits perfectly in the portafilter basket with no mess or loss of coffee grinds. What is dosing cup … Read more

How Important Is A Good Tamper For Espresso?

Tamping is a key part of making that great shot of espresso, and a quality tamper can contribute to your success Too much tamping pressure can result in a bitter cup and too little pressure can result in a watery shot. There won’t be enough resistance in the grounds to impede the flow of the … Read more

How Do You Use A Dosing Cup Espresso?

Dosing pots or dosing cups as some people call them are a great way to measure out and load exacting amounts of coffee into the group handle of your coffee machine How do you use a dosing cup coffee? Place coffee dosing cup on a scale and tare the scale to zero. Place the dosing … Read more

What Is Espresso Puck?

The puck is the used coffee grounds in the portafilter If your grind was right, the grind should stick together in a solid round ‘puck’. It should be firm and dry, easily snapping into 3-4 pieces. What does your espresso puck tell you? Any sign of channeling is telling you something about what’s going on … Read more

How Do You Make A Good Espresso Puck?

The espresso shot should pour steadily and remain golden in colour, with just a little blonding at the end. It should look like a long ‘mouse tail’ The first shot of the day will always be a bit quicker than the next one and then the next one, so we will time 3 shots before … Read more

How Do I Make A Perfect Espresso Puck?

Generally, that’s 7 grams for a “single” basket, 18 grams for a “double” basket, and 20 grams for a “triple” basket How much coffee do you put in an espresso puck? Generally, that’s 7 grams for a “single” basket, 18 grams for a “double” basket, and 20 grams for a “triple” basket. Why is my … Read more

Should You Tamp Coffee In A Bialetti?

You should not tamp the coffee in a Moka These pots don’t like excessive pressure, which tamping would produce due to increased density. This is also why the water should not cover the steam valve. In the worst case they can literally explode! Do you need to tamp a Bialetti? The way the filter and … Read more