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Title: DeLonghi La Specialista Espresso Machine
Post by: Kimbalabala on July 12, 2020, 10:05:43 AM

We've been thinking about getting an espresso machine for over a year ... and we finally pulled the trigger and got the La Specialista. I'm sure we don't have the discerning palates of many folks here, but I think the espressos we've been pulling have been pretty darned good! I'm impressed at how easy it has been, with easy cleanup as well, and consistently good. My milk art skills leave a LOT to be desired (and I'm not sure I care so much about that yet). I find myself drinking too much coffee because it's fun to make (more fun that usual). Guess I should be switching to decaf at some point to make it all work.  ;D

Title: Re: DeLonghi La Specialista Espresso Machine
Post by: ptrmorton on July 12, 2020, 10:27:44 AM

Congrats!  When they discover that expresso is the cure for COVID-19, you'll be all set.  In the meantime, enjoy!

Title: Re: DeLonghi La Specialista Espresso Machine
Post by: peter on July 12, 2020, 10:38:48 AM

Oh no!  Not one of those!!!

LOL.  ;D

Congrats, Kimbalala!  I wish you great naps and restful nights, somewhere in your distant future.

Title: Re: DeLonghi La Specialista Espresso Machine
Post by: Kimbalabala on July 13, 2020, 05:54:46 AM

Quote from: ptrmorton on July 12, 2020, 10:27:44 AM

Congrats!  When they discover that expresso is the cure for COVID-19, you'll be all set.  In the meantime, enjoy!

LOL! The cure for COVID is the tears of Chuck Norris ... and he sill isn't crying ...! ;)

Title: Re: DeLonghi La Specialista Espresso Machine
Post by: Kimbalabala on July 13, 2020, 05:59:23 AM

Quote from: peter on July 12, 2020, 10:38:48 AM

Oh no!  Not one of those!!!

LOL.  ;D

Congrats, Kimbalala!  I wish you great naps and restful nights, somewhere in your distant future.

As a matter of fact, I did take a couple of naps over the weekend! Gotta keep track of my caffeine consumption now!!

Title: Re: DeLonghi La Specialista Espresso Machine
Post by: simmich on July 13, 2020, 12:02:15 PM

You have fallen into a rabbit hole from which there is no escape...
Enjoy!   :)

Title: Re: DeLonghi La Specialista Espresso Machine
Post by: ptrmorton on July 13, 2020, 05:28:45 PM

As a matter of fact, I did take a couple of naps over the weekend! Gotta keep track of my caffeine consumption now!!

When I first started roasting, my caffeine consumption soared.  I quickly discovered that mixing in good decaf (10-25%, depending on bean) still made for a great cup, but I could drink more.  It doesn't work that great for some naturals, but for most beans (including some naturals) it turns out just fine.  One good thing, expresso extracts less caffeine from the beans, so if you measure caffeine by weight of bean used, espresso makes sense.  Of course, if you measure caffeine by ounces of coffee consumed, well, not so much!

Title: Re: DeLonghi La Specialista Espresso Machine
Post by: Ascholten on July 13, 2020, 05:59:49 PM

So, what we need is an espresso machine with a huge head that holds like 200 grams of grounds and can extract a pot at a time.   8)

Aaron

Title: Re: DeLonghi La Specialista Espresso Machine
Post by: ptrmorton on July 13, 2020, 06:24:06 PM

Quote from: Ascholten on July 13, 2020, 05:59:49 PM

So, what we need is an espresso machine with a huge head that holds like 200 grams of grounds and can extract a pot at a time.   8)

Aaron

 :-\

Title: Re: DeLonghi La Specialista Espresso Machine
Post by: Joe on July 14, 2020, 01:37:12 PM

Quote from: Ascholten on July 13, 2020, 05:59:49 PM

So, what we need is an espresso machine with a huge head that holds like 200 grams of grounds and can extract a pot at a time.   8)

Aaron

Yes