Thinking of the plunge into a Rancilio Silvia

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Originally Posted by floydpink

hmmm, I can't remember ever having ground coffee from the day before.

If it is left in the grinder and I'm not using it within 20 minutes, it's going into the sink.

When you say the Silvia needs calibration every day, I am wondering if you mean the Rocky needs calibration every day.

Silvia= espresso machine
Rocky= Grinder

Essentially they are a pair (grinder and espresso machine). Since he has pre-ground coffee, all he can do is adjust the tamping or “machine”. So yes, I also mean grinder, but the grinder is in response to how the machine is working since we have a base adjustment we start off grinding from.

I try not to grind more than I need, but I am not tossing anything left over and I never put coffee grinds in the sink.

I don’t time my shots. If it comes out angel hair thick streams, it’s going to be on time. Having two thin even streams and puck that did not crack is what I look for.