I saved up for a whole year to afford my Gaggia Classic Pro E24 and all the upgrades, accessories and aesthetic accents that go with it.
I gifted my girlfriend my 1 year old Casabrews CM5418 that is still going strong to pair with her new Baratza Encore Esp grinder. It took me 2 weeks to perfectly steam milk like a real barista since the steam wand was very strong. I also had to practice flushing the brewer with water and waiting 30 seconds because it brewed too hot with steam and messed up the extraction times. Here’s my latte art progress so far which isn’t the most refined, though it is the best tasting so far. I’m really into combining good looks and performance in my hobbies so here’s a list of add on accessories I purchased to make the coffee making experience more enjoyable:
- Weidmann Olive wood handle double spout portafilter and steam knob
- Black Leather cup tray cover
- Papel 4 Walnut wood feet
- Papel low height stainless steel drip tray + extended tube
- Papel magnetic portafilter holder
- Normcore aluminum handle bottomless portafilter with 21g basket
- Normcore puck screen
- Normcore magnetic dosing funnel
- Blue silicone grouphead gasket
- IMS shower screen
- 18g Big Bang by IMS basket
- Mojae beech wood accessories holder
- Via Crema stainless steel 58.5mm tamper
- Motta 58.5mm distributor
- Motta 360mL wide mouth milk pitcher
- Subminimal flick WDT magnetic pen
- Delonghi stainless steel knock box
- 2 Notneutral Lino porcelain 8 oz latte cups + plates
- 2 starbucks 4oz espresso glass cups
- Kingrinder K6
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