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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

It actually came out of an espresso machine. A large ass, commercial machine. That's why I was so shocked.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What kind of machine? A good machine will produce a good espresso. Maybe it's a supermarket automatic coffee machine?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think it was a 3-head La Cimbali.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a darn good machine. So it must be other factors, maybe the barrista...

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Former barista here, it's definitely the barista.

Though to be fair, the blame is mostly on the shop owner for not emphasizing quality and training the barista well

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Other factors: coarser ground, longer pull, (maybe) unscaled machine...

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