Betsy's back

Kelsey

It's good to have her back on the bench, although it's almost like learning a whole new machine.

Sorry I didn't catch up with anyone, yesterday was a nightmare of last-minute stuff and I didn't get out to Bezzera until 6pm.

derrilex

Awwwww, no more 99

Brett H

Oh wow... Now that's a significant upgrade  :thumb:

Kelsey

Wondered how long it'd be before someone noticed. Chris was rather awesome yesterday and good deals were done all around. Best bit is that it's got the same footprint so everything fits on my bench.

Kelsey

No forcing of upgrades - I mentioned I would miss having an HX and Chris said he'd upgrade me if I wanted it. Couldn't resist the offer. But wait... burns?

beanflying

That will teach me to pass comment on chat before reading the forum. Nice work but there is still a Strega in your future  :stir

Kelsey

I sure hope so!

Koffee_Kosmo

Thats a PID BZ07 in the photo Easy to use as eating pie Same rules apply as to fresh beans, grind and tamp Now you can have a party and not worry about steam KK

Kelsey

Tell me about it. The steam on this thing is incredible and the two-hole tip is much easier that the 99's four hole tip. Texturing has never been do easy.

Brett H

Very nice http://www.bezzera.it/en/prodotti/2012-02-24-16-30-55/bz07 Did you get the dual gauge?  Adjusting the brew temp is great fun and can on rare occasion bring an average blend/roast to life.  Mostly it's just good fun!!

Lacehim

Nice machine mate.  I'm surprised it wasn't a Strega, but your right, same size so win win. Did the Mrs even notice?  ;D

Kelsey

That option wasn't available - had the choice between the BZ10 and this because I wanted the same footprint. Anything else is too big for our current space. But I thought the PID was an easier route than mucking around with the internals to get the temp right. I'm assuming I'll need AM to check out the OPV status at some point, but that can wait.

Kelsey

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Nice machine mate.  I'm surprised it wasn't a Strega, but your right, same size so win win. Did the Mrs even notice?  ;D

Not yet. I'm not hiding it from her or anything - just waiting until she notices. She even commented "it looks strange to have our coffee machine back on the bench". AND she's commented in the past that she didn't like the look of PIDs on machines.  :coffee2: Strega will come, but this deal was way too good to pass up. We're hoping to move late this year, so perhaps the Strega will come to be then.

Kelsey

Hmmm... I wonder if that dual-gauge could be done as a mod.....

Brett H

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Not yet. I'm not hiding it from her or anything - just waiting until she notices. She even commented "it looks strange to have our coffee machine back on the bench". AND she's commented in the past that she didn't like the look of PIDs on machines.  :coffee2: Strega will come, but this deal was way too good to pass up. We're hoping to move late this year, so perhaps the Strega will come to be then.

Me thinks you'll miss the PID once you start living with it.  You might need both  :thumb:

Muscles

Congrats K! Have fun temp surfing with the PID and I agree with Brett, you will miss it when gone  :coffee2:

Kelsey

I'll be interested in comparing notes on PID use, particularly for certain beans/blends. Looking forward to it! Did I mention the steam on this thing is insane?

derrilex

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Wondered how long it'd be before someone noticed. Chris was rather awesome yesterday and good deals were done all around. Best bit is that it's got the same footprint so everything fits on my bench.

You SOB. I didn't even notice  :rofl: :rofl: but I only have eyes for a 99 :rofl: Nice work Kelsey

Kelsey

I'll think I'll be texturing my boy's milk today rather than nuking his sippy cup.

derrilex

So it has better steam power than the 99  ? or just better control with the 2 hole tip ?

Kelsey

Hard to say. It feels more powerful than the 99, but it's hard to say without them being side by side. The two-hole tip makes it look like a lot and it's vastly easier to texture.

Koffee_Kosmo

It has a smaller boiler so the 2 hole steam tip makes it equal as less steam is expended KK

Kelsey

That makes sense KK. Oddly it's a little sensitive with its water tank. If I put it in the right way around (the 'water return' pipes feed into a hole on the lip - and they're short, so it can only go in one way) it doesn't trip the water volume switch. Put in the wrong way tho, it does. Got a bit of wadded up alfoil in there but it's a little touchy.

Lacehim

Do you take the water tank out Kel?  I would just use a jug to fill it up.

derrilex

Mine goes through a temperamental phase from time to time with the water sensors. A lift and refit of the tank does the trick

Kelsey

It's more temperamental than even that - even filling via a funnel can disturb it enough and a reseat needs the alfoil in place. No biggie, bit of curvature of the bottom of the tank. I'll sort it out.