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I thought it was all about the grinder, but something is funny in my kitchen.
I upgraded from a bottom-of-the-barrel Breville burr grinder to a Baratza Vario about six weeks ago and my espresso has become very uneven but undrinkable most of the time.
I've tried a variety of excellent (and expensive) beans from Coava, Four Barrel, and Tweed, getting the best results with the latter. Still, however, results are highly uneven. I've got a gram scale and a good Rattleware tamper. I time the shots. The espresso machine is the same crappy Saeco as ever, but the shots were better with the supposedly lousy grinder that I've since given away.
I'm sure I'm hijacking the thread -- sorry about that -- but any thoughts would be appreciated.
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