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@@ionut-daniel-iosifmalita8543 The filter in the water tank is purely optional. It's especially needed if your tap water is hard and tends to deposit limestone when heated to boiling points, and you eventually have to rinse the machine with cycles that the machine will alert you about but you can do those whenever you want to avoid limestone collecting. I've used mine without but do regular cleansings and so far so good, just maintain it properly and it'll be fine :)

Hello ! Unfortunately I don't have the Plus version. The Plus has the automated milk frothing wand but it only goes up and down, which makes it not the best for barista style manual milk streaming. The second is a solenoid valve, which basically allows the excess pressure to be released into the water collector and avoid the so called portafilter sneeze that can happen if there is built up pressure after pulling a shot, which can happen on the Bambino and espresso keeps dropping after pulling the shot while the Plus will avoid doing that.

@@j.4800 Hello ! i never really use Moka pots unfortunately so no clue but I'd say maybe 11-12 clicks. Go from there and adjust it depending on how it tastes :))

Went with between 11-13 clicks on this one :)

The Timemore, it's great for methods using coarse grounds for pourovers or the Aeropress and it just feels well made. The R11 is just badly made overall, did not enjoy it at all, feels like a huge hunk of metal but the tolerances and the feeling of it just isn't great. Stick to Timemore or Kingrinder as well. I believe Kingrinder is on Amazon now and their prices are very very good for what they offer. I got the K6 myself and being able to adjust your grind settings on the outside rather than counting clicks at the bottom is great. It's crazy to me that the K6 is at 80 euros for example on Amazon Germany cause I had to buy mine on Aliexpress for 100$ + customs and taxes.

It really depends on what you compare it to, definitely yes. If you compare it to like some specialty coffee with their insane Slayer / La Marzocco machines and what not plus their super expensive, very efficient grinders and they tuned up every parameters for a good espresso, well doing it at home with a Sage Bambino and a Eureka Mignon like mine, you won't be able to pull off amazing shots with speciality light roasted coffees on the same level as them. If you compare it to some random bar that sells coffee / espresso on the side and you can see their machine is all crudy and old and they use commercial beans with poor technique like not even prepping the coffee bed, well for sure you can pull something just as good or even better if you have the proper technique, water, beans and also a good grinder with you. Bare in mind that the Sage, even if it has a PID, can't go as hot as other machines so for dark roasted or medium roasted coffees it's fine but when you have a very light roast it gets harder and harder to extract properly. You can do a couple of tricks like warming up the machine by doing blank shots while also heating up the portafilter but yeah. So yes, it will make very good espressos if you manage to learn and set everything up well ! :) But if you're used to speciality coffees with their high grade espressos, well maybe not as much but it's still a very good drink that you'll have in the cup and it opens up the world of latte drinks and latte art as well because the steam wand is really good on this unit. I think this machine is one of the best entry level espresso machines to learn with.

it good Joke aside it was great for coarse coffee methods like Tetsu Kasuya's 4-6 technique or in the Aeropress. I think if it's your first one it will be very good.

Oh it does, a lot ! I just let it rest for a couple of minutes since it's very hot which allows for the grounds to settle at the bottom. That way you can sip it gently until you hit the coffee bed :)

What grinder are you using ? Some coffees also tend to make lots of fines with my grinder clogging it up so it just depends. I wouldn't worry too much and adjust to taste instead of focusing on the time :) !

@@KrazyShark1zpresso zp6 special

That's the important part ! And also the shots you pull. I've been struggling so so much until my friend told me that decaf coffee needs a good stir / mix before the latte art pour otherwise it won't work. Made such a huge difference :o Good luck on the latte art journey 👐

Have you tried disassembling it? Might be something stuck inside the burr. Try unscrewing the bottom all the way so everything pops out and give it a good clean. I have a video here : th-cam.com/video/bBIqFtG2rvc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=d6J2AoxIrWM9zeBl It's not the same model but it's pretty much the same procedure. Otherwise there's probably some videos of C3 disassemblies.

It's perfectly good for filter 😊 I love the coffees that I make with it 👌👌

It's a Eureka Mignon Filtro which I changed the burr set to their espresso ones.

Hello ! When I use my machine I just do everything manually so 10 seconds of pre-infusion and then I stop it when I reach the amount I want but I try to make it like 25-30 seconds in total (10 seconds pre-infusion + 15-20 seconds of shot)

What would be your price range? Because for example the Bambino is at the insane price of 180 euros on Amazon Germany sometimes which is clearly unbeatable. I see it at 250 euros and even at that price point I still consider it as probably the best entry to espresso and steaming milk / latte art.

They're both from NEOUZA on Amazon : www.amazon.de/-/en/Bottomless-Espresso-Portafilter-Compatible-Stainless/dp/B08CDCJRDR/ www.amazon.de/-/en/Espresso-Accessories-Non-Stick-Levelling-Stainless/dp/B09XFC62S7/

Thanks. Does the tamper fit well into the portafilter or is there some play? Great looking shot btw!

@@thematrix7225 I had no issues with it honestly, it makes it really easy to have properly leveled coffee. My only annoyance is that at after a few times some coffee will get stuck between the bottom part and top part of the tamper so you definitely wanna clean it like every week otherwise it won't push down far enough. I know there's some higher quality tampers from Normcore for example but yeah I don't have any experience with them.

That's amazing, yes, my window actually just opens up right in front of a CrossFit 🤣Props for noticing.

Loving the background sound throughout the video.

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Couldn't agree more :) Easily the best entry into the world of espresso, steaming milk and latte art.

Yes ! Grind should be on the coarser end like french press

I do yeah, guessing all machines (entry level ones at least) do that

Does the bonk sound always happen when you steam?

A lil game called Darkwood ! :) highly rated and currently on sale on steam so 100% give it a go.

Usually for non-pressurized baskets yes that's the sweet spot. But with these cheap machines that come with pressurized baskets the timing seems to be different so usually you dial in according to taste seems like.