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Making Espresso with a Bar Pump Espresso maker

  • 30-04-2013 3:20pm
    #1
    Leftist
    Registered Users Posts: 2,230 ✭✭✭


    Just got one of these, absolutely clueless about making coffee before and I'm looking for what I'm doing wrong.

    I can put about two cups worth of ground coffee in, I can get about one espresso max out of it. Then it gets watery as dishwater.

    using one of these:
    http://www.amazon.com/DeLonghi-EC702-15-Bar-Pump-Espresso-Stainless/dp/B001CNG7RY

    I don't think it's the coffee itself, I think I'm just a tard.


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  • #2
    Bannasidhe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,218 ✭✭✭✭Bannasidhe


    Leftist wrote: »
    Just got one of these, absolutely clueless about making coffee before and I'm looking for what I'm doing wrong.

    I can put about two cups worth of ground coffee in, I can get about one espresso max out of it. Then it gets watery as dishwater.

    using one of these:
    http://www.amazon.com/DeLonghi-EC702-15-Bar-Pump-Espresso-Stainless/dp/B001CNG7RY

    I don't think it's the coffee itself, I think I'm just a tard.

    Might be the coffee.

    Is it ground for espresso or all purpose?

    I find the all-purpose is too coarse to make a decent espresso.


  • #3
    arch20000
    Registered Users Posts: 132 ✭✭arch20000


    Bannasidhe wrote: »
    Might be the coffee.

    Is it ground for espresso or all purpose?

    I find the all-purpose is too coarse to make a decent espresso.

    Yep!! t needs to be espresso coffee. Grind it down on a fine setting.
    2 cups worth might be too much.

    For me, it's one spoonful of the measuring spoons you get with the machine and make sure to compress it down a bit so it's compact.

    One cup is all you get though but it should be a mighty nice espresso with that machine.


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