This is my espresso set up that takes my morning coffee ritual to the NEXT level!! These are the essentials for pulling rich, balanced shot and I personally use to make café quality espresso at home
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Must have for my morning ritual
Nice to have
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Machines
These are the top rated machines
This was my first ever machine, nothing bad to say about it
Compact Espresso Machine with Milk Frother for Cappuccino and Latte 20 Bar
I LOVE this machine, chefs kiss all around!!!!. Perfect for beginners like me and also has pressure and temperature control
Gaggia RI9380/46 Classic Evo Pro Espresso Machine
Also a great machine, my friends have this machine and they always praise it.
Barista Express - All In One Espresso Machine
A good grinder in my opinion is the most important thing, more important than the espresso machine, when getting the perfect shot. This grinds perfectly for me and its single dose keeping my coffee beans fresh
Turin DF54 Single Dose Flat Burr Grinder
When I was deciding on which machine to buy, this was on the list
ULTRA™ 20-bar Pressure Espresso Machine with LCD display, Adjustable ...
This was on the runner up list too believe it or not
Moka Pots: Bialetti & Bellemain Espresso Makers for Home
Must have for my morning ritual
I prefer a self leveling tamper and spring loaded to keep consistency when pulling a shot
coffee-tampers
I use this to break up clumps in the coffee grinds
Flick WDT Tool
This keeps my area mess free
Coffee Dosing Tray
Having a scale definitely saved me from wasting bags of coffee when dialing in my machine, and I love the built in timer so I can consistently monitor every time I pull an espresso shot
Espresso Scale | Digital Coffee & Food Scale
Nice to have
This is going to be a part of my setup forever and ever - 1/2
the Counter Saver Tamp Mat
This will also be with my setup forever and ever -2/2. I use this tamping station to keep my area clean
Tamping Station
Funnel in the coffee grinds into the portafilter
Dosing Funnel
I use puck screens to minimize the amount of cleaning I have to do to my machine and it also helps spread the water evenly for a balanced shot
NOTSEK 54mm Puck Screen for Breville Espresso
I like using my naked portafilter or bottomless portafilter from time to time, especially when dialing in to see if I have any channeling
the Naked Portafilter™ 54mm
Other
This is my youtubers list of who helped me in my journey
I watched a lot of YouTuber’s when I got my first espresso machine because there are so much variables to factor when pulling a shot; watching Lance Hendricks on YouTube helped me dial in my machine and pull in perfect espresso
(There’s definitely m...
$200 ESPRESSO BASKETS: Fancy Lancy Baskets
I learned so much with this video
Everything a barista should know about Espresso (Make Better Coffee)
