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They say they receive fresh beans once a week, I do not see any reason not to trust they give me the same beans. Also I tried many other shops, and found Peet's to be the best for espresso in terms how they roast. As for the second point, you are absolutely correct. After some learning...

The only reason I compare my home espresso to Peet's is because I use the same beans as them.

shadow745, thank you for your reply. It actually goes in line with another thread, which I started some time ago - about limited value of PID... I understand exactly what you are saying. And this is the last point I want to bring to this discussion. A couple of days ago I was on the trip 300...

The goal of my initial post was to find out if there is anything more that I can do to boost the quality my home espresso. I do not want to enter the religious debate "home" vs "commercial" equipment. Rater I want to find tips to improve the quality of what I can do with equipment I have (Mazzer...

I have two additional considerations why Peet's (or any other commercial equipment) can achieve better results, if somebody is interested to think about it or discuss. 1. Better consistency may be coming from the fact that the temperature inside the shop is more stable. If they set their...

No, I am not in Italy. I am in Los Angeles. You may be right about good Italian coffee being stale, but 15 sec extraction time certainly does not help it...

Thank you. This confirms my observation that 25 sec - not necessarily the sacred cow. At work we have a coffee cart. They have an espresso machine. It is fully automatic and expensive looking machine, which gives you a piece of crap, but still occasionally I have to use it just to get properly...

Yes, I noticed each new coffee requires a lot of tuning all over, starting with the grinder... So by fixing my beans, I took one variable out of equation. Now, how about pressure? I never tried to play with this. Use whatever was set up originally on my Silvano. Should I try? As far as for the...

I have Rocket Mazzer Mini. At Peet's they told me the have shipment every Wednesday, and I buy my beans on Friday. It is only a couple days old. And you can tell it is as fresh as it gets. Interestingly, they don't use fully automatic machines, as Starbucks does. So, you are right, barista...

I am trying to achieve the best result with my equipment (Mazzer + Silvano). I buy my coffee at Peet's, the same Espresso Forte, which they use for their espresso. I have a good result, and I make a very good espresso. But when they give me a complimentary single espresso with my beans, I...

From what I learned so far, it looks like it is a generalization to say that PID per se would do a great job. It really depends on the machine. For example, my Silvano shows the desired temperature of 203 just 5 min after I turned it on. But if I try to make a shot of espresso anywhere before 20...

Thank you for your response. Out of curiosity, do you have a comparable PID machine? If yes, did you try to keep it on for a prolonged amount of time? And did you still get good results in this case?

John, thank you for your response. I understand what you are saying. And agree. PID may not be completely useless, but there is no comparison to the commercial espresso machines, which at any time can produce a perfect cup of espresso. After my Silvano was on for 1 hour, there was no use of the...

I spent several weeks researching espresso machines and grinders. I ended up with Mazzer coffee grinder and Quick Mill Silvano PID machine. I buy my coffee at Peet's and can produce the best espresso on the block now. Only Peet's themselves have comparable espresso. However, at this point of...