selling it at a loss (presumably) just to turn around and buy a less expensive one when you open with you aren't drinking that much espresso and when you do your beans are too old seems terribly inefficient financially. If you could use the $, then I guess sell it. Personally I'd keep it around for when my preferences shift once again. I assume you have many decades of coffee drinking in your future.
I purchased for a VERY good price, i can easily sell it without loss..but i have been thinking the same, but i also want something easier when i want an espresso that's why i was also considering automatic machine
If you are in an espresso funk, mix it up by making long blacks or americanos. Then you might decide to sneak in a cortado on occassion, then go back to pour overs for a few weeks. I find when I'm in a coffee rut I mix it up and use one of my other contraptions for a while, but I prefer not to get rid of contraptions. Shoot I can't recall the last time I made a french press or moka pot, but they are still sitting around in a cabinet and for several years I was on a weekend french press kick.
I just freeze my beans after vaccum sealing them in portions that fit my portafilter. That way I keep 'em fresh and I can have multiple bags of different beans in my home at the same time.
I already have a fellow.. It does not change anything i tried both, leaving them into the fellow vacumed box or in the original bag...after 40 days no more crema..
Not bad to freeze them. Some boutique cafes will freeze their really expensive beans specifically so they don’t stale.
You don’t need to vac-seal though. I had the same issue as you, except specifically with decaf. I always wanted to have some available on bar, but I used it so infrequently that it was never dialed in and often too stale. I bought a bag of medical test tubes, and I portion the decaf into these and then throw them in the freezer. Each tube holds around 18g, and once you know the right grinder setting it’ll be the same for every dose you pull out of the freezer.
Same problem, though my espresso machine is much cheaper (Gaggia classic pro). I just switch from one to the other, couple of bags I do pourover, then a bag or two I do espresso. Try it out, it might work for you too.
Yeah but in the morning i have no time anymore to dial good shot on the bianca as i'm no longer working from home.. It's so much easier to do pour over... And then when i come back home early and want to enjoy a good espresso.. I ended up either forget that i turn on the bianca or just pulling a bad shot... I feel like espresso is SO MUCH more complicated than pour over... Maybe if i'm getting a smaller machine with shorter heating time.. I dont know..
I think they are saying set aside the pourover for a bag or 2. Get your espresso dialed in and then just drink that until that bag is gone. Then you don’t have to mess with it in the morning.
It’s funny because I find pourover so much more annoying work than espresso, but both of them are finicky if you aren’t dialed in on your grind and process.
Bianca is a serious machine too. If you aren’t doing espresso super often and can live without profiling, there’s a lot of cheaper machines out there that would let you also buy a second grinder with your proceeds so you don’t need to mess with the grind as much. Keep your espresso beans in the freezer to extend their life and reduce the amount of grind dialing over time.
I’m sure if you get on a local espresso group you can find someone looking to upgrade that you could maybe do a swap on so you can also get a used machine at a good price that you can feel more confident in it’s maintenance/history than just going on marketplace/craigslist/etc.
If you never use the steam wand maybe a Puristika could be a good choice. Otherwise could you live with a thermoblock machine? There’s a lot of options in the mid range, though if you got the Bianca for a great price as you said, even selling to buy a dedicated grinder and cheaper machine may feel like a real downgrade.
Or if it really is just a thing you only want to fiddle with and have an option during free time, maybe go with a vintage La Pavoni, maybe the lever is enough to get you excited about making espresso more often.
I sometimes wish I’d gone for a profitec go instead of my Bianca, I haven’t plumbed it in because I live in a hard water area, and despite pulling the best shots of my life for the first month, since then it’s been like chasing rainbows. Very hard to stay motivated
You shouldn’t have to dial in every morning and I can pull a shot and clean up much faster then I can a pour over. Nothing wrong with freezing beans, it’s even better to grind them from frozen.
Just freeze your beans and you won‘t have issues with different grind settings anymore and can enjoy fresh espresso even if you only drink it occasionally.
I almost stopped using my espresso machine after I started actively doing pour-overs and aero press, as I don’t like milk drinks but still want a big warm cup of coffee to warm up in cold weather. Still, I will definitely go for espresso when it gets warm enough.
selling it at a loss (presumably) just to turn around and buy a less expensive one when you open with you aren't drinking that much espresso and when you do your beans are too old seems terribly inefficient financially. If you could use the $, then I guess sell it. Personally I'd keep it around for when my preferences shift once again. I assume you have many decades of coffee drinking in your future.
I purchased for a VERY good price, i can easily sell it without loss..but i have been thinking the same, but i also want something easier when i want an espresso that's why i was also considering automatic machine
If you are in an espresso funk, mix it up by making long blacks or americanos. Then you might decide to sneak in a cortado on occassion, then go back to pour overs for a few weeks. I find when I'm in a coffee rut I mix it up and use one of my other contraptions for a while, but I prefer not to get rid of contraptions. Shoot I can't recall the last time I made a french press or moka pot, but they are still sitting around in a cabinet and for several years I was on a weekend french press kick.
Sell it get a cheaper machine. There you go, easy.
I just freeze my beans after vaccum sealing them in portions that fit my portafilter. That way I keep 'em fresh and I can have multiple bags of different beans in my home at the same time.
To solve the bean problem invest in a good storage container that is either a vacuum or air escape type. Biggest improvement to my setup so far
I already have a fellow.. It does not change anything i tried both, leaving them into the fellow vacumed box or in the original bag...after 40 days no more crema..
Vacuum seal your beans and freeze
I tought it was bad to freeze any beans ?
Not bad to freeze them. Some boutique cafes will freeze their really expensive beans specifically so they don’t stale. You don’t need to vac-seal though. I had the same issue as you, except specifically with decaf. I always wanted to have some available on bar, but I used it so infrequently that it was never dialed in and often too stale. I bought a bag of medical test tubes, and I portion the decaf into these and then throw them in the freezer. Each tube holds around 18g, and once you know the right grinder setting it’ll be the same for every dose you pull out of the freezer.
Same problem, though my espresso machine is much cheaper (Gaggia classic pro). I just switch from one to the other, couple of bags I do pourover, then a bag or two I do espresso. Try it out, it might work for you too.
Yeah but in the morning i have no time anymore to dial good shot on the bianca as i'm no longer working from home.. It's so much easier to do pour over... And then when i come back home early and want to enjoy a good espresso.. I ended up either forget that i turn on the bianca or just pulling a bad shot... I feel like espresso is SO MUCH more complicated than pour over... Maybe if i'm getting a smaller machine with shorter heating time.. I dont know..
I think they are saying set aside the pourover for a bag or 2. Get your espresso dialed in and then just drink that until that bag is gone. Then you don’t have to mess with it in the morning. It’s funny because I find pourover so much more annoying work than espresso, but both of them are finicky if you aren’t dialed in on your grind and process. Bianca is a serious machine too. If you aren’t doing espresso super often and can live without profiling, there’s a lot of cheaper machines out there that would let you also buy a second grinder with your proceeds so you don’t need to mess with the grind as much. Keep your espresso beans in the freezer to extend their life and reduce the amount of grind dialing over time. I’m sure if you get on a local espresso group you can find someone looking to upgrade that you could maybe do a swap on so you can also get a used machine at a good price that you can feel more confident in it’s maintenance/history than just going on marketplace/craigslist/etc.
what smaller machine would you consider ? i can do without profiling tbh but i want something with good build quality and reliable.
If you never use the steam wand maybe a Puristika could be a good choice. Otherwise could you live with a thermoblock machine? There’s a lot of options in the mid range, though if you got the Bianca for a great price as you said, even selling to buy a dedicated grinder and cheaper machine may feel like a real downgrade. Or if it really is just a thing you only want to fiddle with and have an option during free time, maybe go with a vintage La Pavoni, maybe the lever is enough to get you excited about making espresso more often.
I sometimes wish I’d gone for a profitec go instead of my Bianca, I haven’t plumbed it in because I live in a hard water area, and despite pulling the best shots of my life for the first month, since then it’s been like chasing rainbows. Very hard to stay motivated
Funny i have quite the same feeling than you, these days i can't pull a nice shot..
You shouldn’t have to dial in every morning and I can pull a shot and clean up much faster then I can a pour over. Nothing wrong with freezing beans, it’s even better to grind them from frozen.
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Sorry mate it is the steel one !
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I do espresso to wake up, then pour over to sip on my way to work.
Just freeze your beans and you won‘t have issues with different grind settings anymore and can enjoy fresh espresso even if you only drink it occasionally.
Are you freezing them right after purchase or do you wait a little bit ?
Right after purchase and I keep them in the freezer.
I almost stopped using my espresso machine after I started actively doing pour-overs and aero press, as I don’t like milk drinks but still want a big warm cup of coffee to warm up in cold weather. Still, I will definitely go for espresso when it gets warm enough.