Victoria espresso machine how to#

Victoria espresso machine how to#

Disclaimer: the manual does not tell the user how to adjust the pressurestat if you find that your machine is not in the right zone out of the box, or if you really want to fine-tune your extraction. Assembly was pretty straightforward, and the owner's manual gives you just enough information to get started. Everything came out looking shiny and beautiful with no damage. Now for the good: Everything was well-packaged in molded styrofoam to minimize the chance of impact damage. If you don't have one already, save yourself the extra wait and get yourself a nice, heavy 49mm tamper when you buy this (I got a solid stainless tamper by Silmur and it's perfect) and throw the plastic one into the trash upon arrival. I'll start with the most disappointing thing for anyone who reads this: The tamper this machine comes with is a cheap, flimsy, plastic 48mm disc that doesn't even cover the surface area of your 49mm portafilter.

It takes a lot of time getting dialed in right to produce a good shot, and I am still working on my technique, though it has improved greatly in the past few weeks that I've had this machine.

I love the sheer amount of control that I have over my shots, from the pressure the machine brews at to the amount of water that goes into the shot (more so with a double), pre-infusion time, and flow of the steam coming out of the wand. This is my first manual espresso machine after starting with a cheap full auto and later upgrading to a semi-auto BES870XL.