Espresso at home.What I learn along the way.

I'm Xris, a home barista in Vienna. Making espresso at home, I test machines, grinders, and mods like Gaggimate. Here I share what I learn along the way, including when things go wrong.

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XrisHome barista in Vienna

At my Bianca, from my comparison video

From my coffee corner

Long-term use, small experiments, and the steps I keep in my routine.

Six months of daily use

Living with Gaggimate

Pressure profiles, easier steaming, and a failed board. What the mod changed on my Gaggia Classic, and where the small boiler still limits it.

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Bookoo Themis Mini and MyScale on my counter, a frame from my comparison video

Scale comparison

Bookoo or MyScale?

Slowly added beans left the MyScale reading zero. It still does the job I need under my Gaggimate.

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Using a needle WDT tool to distribute coffee inside a portafilter with a dosing funnel

Puck preparation

What I keep. What I'd skip.

A tamper and WDT stay in my routine. The leveler is the tool I would buy last. Here's my workflow.

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