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If you want easy, consistent, and low-maintenance, go with the Philips 5500 super-automatic, grinds for you, and cleanup is minimal. If you prefer more hands-on control and café-style results, the Breville Barista Express Impress is the better pick. It’s more work but makes better espresso once...

Totally feel you—some machines just scorch the beans even with good beans and correct grind. Could be too-hot water, fine grind over-extracting, or leftover oils/scale in the machine. Try cleaning, adjusting grind/dose, or lowering water temp if possible. Reddit thread on similar issue...

For 20 people, go with a commercial bean-to-cup machine like the Jura GIGA X3/X8 or WMF 1500 S, Franke A600 — both have built-in grinders, hot-water spouts, and can do espresso + long coffee. If you want better reliability and faster service, get two machines: a commercial drip brewer (BUNN or...

It really does make good coffee

If your grinder’s motor spins too fast and makes too many fines, the simplest fix is to switch to a manual burr grinder — you control the speed and get cleaner, more consistent results. Good options: Comandante C40 MK4 – top-tier precision. 1Zpresso JX / K-Max – great value and fine...

Фильтрованная водопроводная вода (с правильной системой). Большинство людей используют местную водопроводную воду, но пропускают её через угольный фильтр и систему умягчения (или комбинированный картридж, например, BWT или Everpure). Это удаляет хлор, осадок и избыток минералов, вызывающих...

Yeah, you’re absolutely right to notice that — what Starbucks baristas do with milk steaming looks completely wrong if you come from a specialty coffee background. But there’s actually a pretty practical reason behind it. Starbucks doesn’t train its baristas to texture milk manually the way...