Coffee heads thread

[foszoe]

Ugh, tried ordering from Amazon and it came up with a page saying it was out of stock. Got frustrated and went to the Ninja site and made the order. Then got an email saying my Amazon order went through...

Sounds like a ninja order.

 

[wtburnette]

Well, thanks to gregkl I'll be trying some Henry's Coffee Bella Finca to break in my new espresso machine(s).

 

[wtburnette]

Got my Ninja Luxe Cafe and have it setup. The coffee I have currently is for espresso, but I should have my Bella Finca from Henry on Monday, which is supposed to be great for espresso. The machine was very easy to setup and operate. Hoping that with a more appropriate coffee the results will be at least decent.

 

[foszoe]

Got my Ninja Luxe Cafe and have it setup. The coffee I have currently is for espresso, but I should have my Bella Finca from Henry on Monday, which is supposed to be great for espresso. The machine was very easy to setup and operate. Hoping that with a more appropriate coffee the results will be at least decent.

How do you plan to set up your second one?

 

[wtburnette]

How do you plan to set up your second one?

The Ninja is pretty automated. I knew the first one was going to be crap, because all the reviews I saw had the grind setting for espresso down under 10, but mine started with a 12 and got out like 2 drops, then the machine calculated like 18, which it did fine, but the shot was definitely not great. Made a latte with it and it was okay, but not great. I believe the auto settings on the machine have a 1:2 ratio and it doses ~18g of coffee for a double shot, outputting ~36g of espresso. Not sure the temp, I only know it's set to "medium". My bella finca arrived early, so I'll likely try dialing in with it tomorrow to see how it fares.