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Couldn’t agree more. I’ll just add that it’s night and day between those two on light roasts. Everyone fancies a fancy espresso machine, but you really need to make sure you’re using a decent grinder with it.

That’s gross

If it sounds to be too good to be true... I typically don’t judge the roast by colour, but this doesn’t look even at all.

Fellow Stagg EKG. Decided not to turn Londinium at all and brew few coffees with Wave this morning. I missed that so much!

Exciting day!

I assumed that was electricity costs.

Isn’t that one of the most important bits... we talk about all the bells and whistles, but we brew at home for out enjoyment. It’s been about 9 months since I got my ek43s/LR and I still catch myself just looking at it and smiling.

You can get entry level espresso machine for £300... It would fit the Barisieur category for sure!

Would you not need to add in the cost of a portafilter and basket, making it fairly close to what they come up as working refurbs? I think I paid £120 for mine, few years back...

It might wobble a bit, look and feel cheap, but trust me. It’s quality unobtainium plastic. You won’t be able to break it.

Only if I can put a laser on the end of handle!

Still undecided whether I should make them blink, rotate or make some demonic noises. Any suggestions?

Glad to see yet another Scottish roaster! I like their ethos as well and has them on my radar...

Not a surprise, I found their customer service to be lacklustre.

FWIW trying lighter roasts than Barn might be worth trying. Ditto on dialling in for the grinder. My best results with an EK have been 1:3 ratio in 20-26 seconds.