Lacehim wrote:
There's not much you can do with the PV Lusso steam wands.
Would have made it easier to clean if the wand could be unscrewed and taken off .. only it has one of those rubber grommets .. the ones you've taken out once before and weren't able to get it back in. Either that or being able to unscrew the tip. Looks like it's 0/2 on the user friendly cleaning features. You'd think it would have one or the other, but hey .. we know the PV Lusso is the bare basics with no frills. Good golly - having a screw tip would probably add about $2.50 to the cost of manufacture. 😢
Lacehim wrote:
Just make sure you give them a good blast straight afterwards (ie finish milk, put it down, steam into spare jug while you pour your milk. I used to keep a clean jug around just for that because the drip tray is mostly metal sheeting.
I have a 2nd jug to flush the group head to heat it up prior to pouring the shot .. and for doing a cleaning flush at the end. With the hot water in the jug .. it's easy enough to use a small paint brush to brush around the seal and shower screen. I use a hand towel to dry the screen after the first heating flush - so that the grinds don't get wet and stick if the dose is a bit full. Best to avoid this in case you've overdosed and need to take the PF off to remove some grinds. I considered that fancy tube that attaches to the steam wand from some d00d in the UK that Koffee Kosmo found .. only it was around $75 + shipping iirc. Would be nice but a bit expensive I thought for what it was. Could always put together one myself .. if I was keen enough. Get some plastic tubing and slip it on the end of the steam wand tip .. and put a rubber sleeve over it for insulation so that the steam doesn't burn your fingers as it goes through the tubing. It has a small brush at the tip .. only you could use just the steam in conjunction with the small brush I already have .. although you wouldn't really need it, as the steam pressure would be powerful enough to blow any coffee grinds out from under the group head. Hmm .. might look into that? The steam is there .. so why not use it :lamp: Gee .. get a long piece of tubing and steam clean your whole kitchen .. around the taps, and even give the grouting in the floor tiles a crack The pressure is pretty decent so I can't see why not. 😛
