I dint expect oscar can last that long, 10yrs. Good to hear that ur oscar 10yrs old. Haha

Im lazy to modify oscar, although it looks like involve simple steps. but how u guys know u your brew pressure reduced to desire pressure after modifying  OPV? Wat i saw on youtube is they have pressure gauge portafilter. Where u guys buy the opv?

I'm just a normal coffee drinker.
Somehow I'm looking at Krups XP5620 or Saeco Poemia HD8325, anyone have any experience with these machines?

Thanks very much for your sensible advice, xiao gui!

Now I am going to look up Matt Perger....
Best Regards

Ah, wasn't she a one-time US Barista champ?

Hi guys, i'm looking for a good bean to cup machine for my office, hope you guys can give me some pointers and recomendations.
Volume: Min 30 cups a day
Good frothing wand + automatic frother.
Currenly using a Delonghi Primadonna XS ETAM36365M but it can't handle our volume and keeps acting up. Cheers

Hey all, just wish to ask, I'm considering purchasing this machine for my new home.

Do you guys have any opinion on this particular model?

It's the Delonghi Prima Donna Exclusive ESAM 6900

It has a hot chocolate function, as well as being a superautomatic.

Was looking for an all rounder all-in-one, without the need to manually froth the milk.

Actually was deciding between this and the Philips Saeco Exprelia Evo.

Thanks for the reply, not all our employees drink coffee. We have around 20 drinkers, so max a day would be around 40 cups. Even with meetings I think it won't go more than 50 cups.
Budget is 5k to 10k.

any guys bought it from espressocoffeeshop.com before? am looking around for the bz13

Horrible idea with the HX + grinder.

Two possible outcomes:
1. No one drinks coffee anymore. (most people may like coffee, but they don't like making them because it's a huge hassle)
2. The grinder/hx will die of a horrible death very soon.

I'd say get an expensive superautomatic and leave the maintenance to the service men.

thx.. perhaps i get a friend to collect it in SG for me.

any other website worth take a look for online shopping? google around most are from US and they are in 110v. Australia website seem more expensive.

Been looking for a good cafe that serves good espressos around the east of Malaysia...

I have failed so far to identify one...

I am working in one cafe as a barista but the equipment provided are not enough for me to pull a great shot that satisfy me...

is there any cafe utilizing a slayer machine around Malaysia?

I would like to try a shot pulled by a slayer ala slayer style 

Where do you guys usually get your beans from? My consumption is around 3kg a month and most suppliers don't deliver because of the small quantity, but those at the supermarkets are not good at all

The cafe had a Breville 920XL coupled with a Breville grinder pro, while the dual boiler is pulling shots nicely, but the steam is barely strong enough for the demand.

Especially when the customers order 5 cups of hot milk based drinks... Gawwwd!  took me 10 minutes to finish the order 

Beans was good, espresso shots were decent enough (at least for my non-espresso drinking boss and colleagues; I had to make a latte for them to test taste while dialing in) , but I believe it can be better with a proper commercial grade machine.
True, the shop is using a breville 920xl dual boiler. The solenoid valve broke once after a consecutive 6-7 pulls, got it fixed for free  .

The grinder is giving out though, dosing out inconsistent doses already, maybe my colleagues forgot to lock the upper burr back into place before placing the hopper back 

Thanks for the reply, will check them out
Currently I'm getting illy from Classic Coffee and Beverage Malaysia (purchasing 3-4 canisters x3kg each time). Probably will switch to someone who can deliver in smaller batches, nothing worse than stale beans. I'm still far from the level where i can roast my own coffee, doubt i'll ever get there 

Mine is like this one:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91Pd...7,606_SH20_.jpg
RM395 for 3kg
If we buy in 250g cannisters it will be very expensive.

Correct. So my general rule of thumb 5-10 days is ok. Peak on the 7th day means it starts going down hill from there

Since we can't finish everything on that day, better we try to catch it a few days before and a few days after.