Message #6268

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It's an ECM Giotto (now called Rocket Espresso), and yes, it's an E61 group.  Very nice results.  I've done some basic temp testing (foam cup test), and there is very little drop from the 1st shot to the 4th, with both 30 sec. or 1 min. intervals between.  Very stable.

The grinder actually works great, and gives very even, consistent grinds -- with fresh beans, the shots are near perfect...gobs of crema, nice mid-brown colour, tiger flecking...awesome, sweet flavour.  But once the beans get a bit older and you have to tweak the grind a bit, it just doesn't have the fine adjustment to get the shots back to perfection.  So it's either get a new grinder, or get a roaster, or buy fresh beans every week.  I guess the latter two are always preferable...but then I'd be talking myself out of a new toy.  That, and a proper doser would be great.