Finally started my espresso journey @johnmu @darrenshaw 🙌
@johnmu @darrenshaw The Flare is very nifty btw - got a Black Friday bargain 

@Chrisgreen @darrenshaw Oooh, that's what you ended up with? Looks fancy.

Having the water cooker separate makes it really fast (since tracking my power usage at home, the 30min warm-up time of my machine feels old-fashioned :-)).

@johnmu @darrenshaw I meant to attach this before 🤪
@johnmu I have to heat the brew chamber, which is a little clunky, but it seems to work well when you do
@Chrisgreen @johnmu fancy! I use an aeropress. Do you find that an espresso press like this makes a noticeable difference?
@darrenshaw @johnmu oh yes, very different. I love my AP (my “go to” in the mornings usually), but the pressure isn’t as high and can’t produce a shot of espresso that has the same intensity and depth of flavours.
Espresso is a next-level obsession (compared to filter coffee) I suspect/fear 🤪