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„The unit numbers for ordering through Superior are #6-w-216 for the double and #6-w-214 for the single timer. (Superior Products 1.800.328.9800) A commercial appliance timer manufactured by Waring Company The idea of timing the grinder to control dosage had been around Vivace for a long time, I think my wife and partner Geneva, an accomplished "tekkie", suggested it several years ago. I was busy with temperature research, and was also pursuing dosage control through redesign of the whole hopper. (Please see my article Innovations—The Dosing Hopper).“
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„Everyone who saw it wanted to buy one, so we are now looking into production. We need to do more research to make sure it will apply to all the machines and porta-filters out there, so keep checking Lucidcafé for reports of our progress.“
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„There is no way the chef can turn his or her attention to the coffee, it is just not possible. Waiters and bartenders turn over too quickly to be trained to pull fine espresso, and are often themselves too busy even if they were career people in the restaurant. The situation is roughly the same for many caterers, and hotels seeking to prepare fine espresso for an increasingly sophisticated customer base. To prepare the finest possible espresso, it is the realm of a highly trained espresso specialist using the finest commercial equipment.“
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„An espresso maker must regard his or her porta-filter, (literally "portable filter") and group head much as a great chef would regard his or her sauce pan. It must be clean, yes, but it also must be seasoned with coffee oils so that the liquid espresso does not come into contact with the bare metal. For this reason, it is essential that after cleaning the handle or backflushing with espresso detergent, a seasoning shot be made and discarded to prepare the metal surfaces for coffee making.“
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„What's to improve you may justifiably ask? We grind coffee per order because we have seen this is essential to preserve all coffees delicate aromas, and offer the most hunky crema possible. So, we have to guess at how long to run the grinder to get the exact quantity we need. Then we wear out the hopper flapping the handle repeatedly to get all the ground coffee out.“
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„More seriously, I had to dial it down to it's finest setting to get a perfect shot of espresso. The Solis is capable of perfect espresso coffee, but as the burrs wear, it may not be possible to achieve a fine enough grind for a true ristretto pour without increasing dosage of coffee used. Commercial conical burrs wear for 2000 pounds before changing, so this question must be answered over a period of time. They saved money by eliminating the clacking Italian dosing hopper in favor of a plastic collection box for the ground coffee.“
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