The coffee journey is different for everyone, but getting the grind right was key to my own success. And by success I mean a great tasting shot of espresso.
I have found that you have to trust yourself to known when something tastes right, but if you are never exposed to something that is actually good then you might wind up with a misconception of what good really is.
When I found my Pavoni I had more time than money (and an internet connection) on my hands, so I did a bit of a dive and found out some things that I was able to try on a budget to get the taste that I had been reading about.
I read about syrupy coffee that tasted like chocolate and caramel and then one day after many attempts I made such a thing for myself. It took weeks to get the machine fixed before I even tried my first shot, but only after I made a bottomless portafilter, a proper tamper and got my Zassenhaus knee grinder did I get that first dose of what a good shot of espresso can taste like. For a long time after that I would have a shot of espresso at any new coffee place I saw and I can say that not once did I get a shot as good as the ones I was pulling.
Anyway, a bad shot can be covered up with steamed milk, so not many will ever notice.
All conditions, all terrain.
Expect nothing, don’t be disappointed.
Too Old To Die Young (TOTDY)
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