wait.. you mean on your poemia?!.. i gathered the poemia is also not modded rite?
never thought the poemia can be so geng xia..


shipped it in 2 batches... currently only the grinder and lavazza arrives.. the entire bulk of the coffee gears(machine, knockbox, tamper, etc) are in the coming shipment.. currently at the seaport, awaiting custom clearance becos of this gst implementation.. never was shipment delayed so long before.. so far have not been taxed for all the stuff purchased before.. we were informed that the delay was due to gst screening..

aiyahh misunderstanding liao..

1. have you tried grind setting #1 on your wpm zd-12(unmodded) with your unmodded poemia(including the manufacture given portafilter) before? .. does it choked up the poemia?

PID is on temperature.. has nothing to do with the pressure of your extraction.. ngam mou?

no wonder la.. if you've left everything at "default factory".. your unmodded zd-12 will definitely choked that pressurized poemia..
i have a unpressurized basket, wonder it'd choked it at finest setting..?
how long have you been using your zd-12?.. how's the burr blades wear n tear?


gold selection, bro.. we got ours for 2014 too.. this is our 1st lavazza, just wanna try it since we sampled it from dankoff..
taobao do offer 2015 lavazza batch liao.. it's new packaging, some design changes as compared to 2014.. too early to order ba, still haven't open our 2014 yet..

tried using the unpressurized basket today and at grind setting #3, it's simply choked the machine, only single drips appearing.. guessed we may have a different zd-12?!
can't fully conclude the grinder yet, as we're waiting for our other espresso machine enroute.. then we'll see if it grinds fine enough to choke it..

are you sure that pacamara sells cheaper than here? ... translate to about rm40+ for 250g oo .. you sure you got the right price bo?

congrats on your purchase bro.. from EUPA tk-1826 to oscar, must be a very big jump hor?
where did you purchased your oscar? did you get a good price for it?

you're getting the red one or the black one? when you received it, do a simple review.. can?


cheapest?.. can't really say so, bro..


whaaaaatt?!?.. 30-35min for a hx mesin?!?... what kinda siizzt have u just got there, bro?!?
kenot brain y u need such a long time for siizzt to drip after paying some good money for it..
u sure u no get a dude/lemon/zanchai?
btw, if the water is hard, then only it's meaningful to descale.. since u know it's soft.. (it actually depends on where[tf] ur, as some part of the country have naturally hard water as compared to the rest)..

a white one does looks unique..

cheap and good grinder? ... not sure if you can managed your expectation and compromise..
some of these grinder can be hacked (adding a shim at the lower burr assembly for finer grind)

all these are china made burr grinders (which you can also find similar make at amazon, etc)


the cheapest of the lot.. around RMB 138



this would be a very good item to consider(at the given price).. RMB 163



saw this item offered in m'sia but at double of the price.. RMB 168
if you ask me, this looks fugly..


if not mistaken.. all these grinders are at about 200watt.. kinda bit fast and like what littleghost said.. "loud as fuck"?

cafe m'sia 2015... anyone?


bought a bag of lavazza.. gold selection.. new package (vs old)


This post has been edited by Tikietic: May 8 2015, 06:02 PM

many commercial grade machines and beans/tea were offered..
victoria arduino, slayer, rocket, simonelli, la marzocco and ohh... wpm too

if you have the taste palate/bud for it.. why not?
for us, we're hooked on espresso based and never looked back.. other brewing method enhances different taste/flavor of the coffee which we find it "weird".. it's subjective ya

oh yes.. isn't today saturday?!..

apart from a few pod/capsule home machines, the cheapest espresso machine is still from wpm(they're certainly not recommeded for >50cups/day workload, thus not commercial ba).. (surprizingly dankoff didn't feature the oscar at their booth, dunno y )
there're lots of 2-3 groupheads machines there, if you're looking for the next cheapest espresso machine, maybe the e61(rocket)?.. even the rancilio featured is those commercial 2-grouphead grade..

for a fraction of the price maybe?

you got this at cafe m'sia 2015? ... kinda remembered passing by the booth..

relax.. don't have to choke on your morning breakfast dude..
didn't know you're interested in this range of products though..

This post has been edited by Tikietic: May 11 2015, 09:25 PM

at the label, it did say something like "strong aftertaste".. it's still not strong enough for you ah?!
we were afraid of the high caffeine contain on the liberica beans.. thus gave the booth a pass.
how about the thailand(chiang rai) coffee? they have a booth near the hall b's cafe..

it's cheaper (and a conical burr too) but it'll be a huge challenge for you if you're not interested in china made product lu..

This post has been edited by Tikietic: May 11 2015, 09:26 PM

dankoff m'sia

expectation (so)high.. but budget so low... sounds so cheapskate.. lel

in that case.. sgt obvious.. at this price range, you'd wanna be friendly with "made in china" dude..
unless some long lost rich unker of yours pass down a macap m4 or a ridiculously huge caimano to you.. what are your odds?

yayy.. all our gears arrived in 2 huge carton boxes.. without nicks and taxes..

yes, arrived safely from taobao despite taking unusually long this time..

the machine from close-up, with the new tamper.. very affordable and sturdy too.


twin thermoblock.. heat up time from cold boot.. less than 3-min


there're tweaks to the extraction temperature, steam power and steam humidity by pushing some buttons.. have yet to test it.
cups were from taobao too.. quite a steal, have to say..


the whole setup.. since it's next to the sink, wonder can do a direct plumb-in in the future?


the grinder, zd-12.. really kicks after some add-ins to the bottom burr (couldn't grind fine enough earlier, but now.. it's 5 notches from the coarsest level.. still experimenting, so no conclusion yet).. minimum static/clumps.


we have this plastic funnel/contraption that you place above the portafilter to minimize the coffee grind going all places, it's really a good investment for a small counter-top setup from those messy session..

This post has been edited by Tikietic: May 15 2015, 07:25 PM