burnt expreso

[antirem]

Hey all!
I just bought a Mr. Coffe Expreso machine but I can't get it to work right. Everytime I try to make expresso it tastes burnt. I have no clue what is wrong. I think it was onced returned to the shop I bought it because the instructions were not there.
I have tried different types of coffee to see if that was the problem too.

 

[antirem]

um... the first time I tried to froth something I put milk where the milk goes.... um... so could the expreso machine be dirty? If so how would you clean it?

 

[mfranks]

I'd suspect the bean and not the machine.

 

[antirem]

nope it wasnt the beasn because i tried different brands.
in my last post i said "I put milk where the milk goes"
its actually suposed to say"I put milk where the WATER goes"
so milk went through the system and would give the expresso a burnt taste. I was able to fix this by using the machine as if you were going to make expresso only without the coffe. I was able to steam enough water through so that now it tasts good.[/b]