Espresso is harder than Coffee

Well, it happened. I made the jump to espresso and I did it with what might be considered the most user friendly machine - the Breville Barista Espresso. Coming straight from coffee, I have to confess that I really didn’t know what I was getting into. I had no concept of how important pressure, grind size, consistency, heat, and tamping technique would be in producing a mesmerizing cup of precious espresso.

I made this video to share some of my frustrations and findings:

I’m currently producing another video, where I’m testing four Espresso Machines in hopes of getting a better technique down. That’ll hopefully be out in the next week or so.

-Danny