Harvey Norman will frequently have their Delonghi, Saeco and Breville representatives do demos of the equipment. I got a demo of the Delonghi Dinamica yesterday at Harvey Norman IOI City Mall during their Leap Day sale. All I can say is the latte felt off on many levels. Obviously I have no idea what beans was used although the milk was fresh. The cleaning routine looked a lot more involved than I expected. I recommend bringing your beans and doing a taste test.

My normal routine is using the Breville 920 dual boiler with a Eureka Mignon grinder with beans from Reframe, Fmarketing on shopee or Beanshipper.

If I had to choose between the options you listed, I'd go for the Brevilles because you have a bit more of the extra control as you have the option to dose and tamp yourself. Ideally the touch because it automates the milk steaming as well. But the recommendations others have made are very valid, you'll likely make a better cup with a semi auto and a good grinder

Good luck

Hi all, first time posting here.

I am currently considering which grinder to purchase for espresso. Anyone know where I can get a Compak K3 here and what is the estimated price? Thanks.

where do you guys normally get your beans from?

Hi guys, what do you guys recommend for beginners? My friend is suggesting me to get either staresso or aeropress...i am not so sure which 1 to get

I've been experimenting with the v60, and I realised that I can't use the same brew time when im using more or less coffee. Like 12g of coffee I follow let's say 3:00 it's perfect, but then I move up to 20g it's not the same, and of course when I move to 40g its also not the same.

I can slowly test and experiment which i'll be doing anyways. But does anyone have any advice or tips on how to get consistent across the different amounts of coffee I use? I use the same coffee:water ratio each time.

Try to explore smartphone app of coffee.guru.
I used that when I was doing French press.

Descale my espresso machine just now (Delonghi) followed the instruction. but after many flushes, still got that descale smell? thoughts?

I've been experimenting with the v60, and I realised that I can't use the same brew time when im using more or less coffee. Like 12g of coffee I follow let's say 3:00 it's perfect, but then I move up to 20g it's not the same, and of course when I move to 40g its also not the same.

I can slowly test and experiment which i'll be doing anyways. But does anyone have any advice or tips on how to get consistent across the different amounts of coffee I use? I use the same coffee:water ratio each time.

Had a look at the Compak K3 Touch Advanced. The demo unit was not able to grind espresso fine until the top part was unscrewed and some cleaning was done and the burr recalibrated. Seems like I might run into this problem in the future if I buy this model. Anyone have used this model before and can share your experience? Much appreciated.

Had a look at the Compak K3 Touch Advanced. The demo unit was not able to grind espresso fine until the top part was unscrewed and some cleaning was done and the burr recalibrated. Seems like I might run into this problem in the future if I buy this model. Anyone have used this model before and can share your experience? Much appreciated.

Go through 3-4 rounds of coffee. It'll suck up the smell and any residue.
Ideally don't drink that coffee