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Rossa and Rosco, first impressions.
Well the twins arrived safe and sound a couple of days ago, well packaged so little chance of damage.
My initial impression without going into a lot of detail.
The Rosco, solid, beautifully finished, easy to use and adjust, grinds nicely, have even ground a few shots for the Bezerra and on first impressions it seems to produce a superior grind to my Mini Mazzer, money well spent, my one criticism is the plastic ground coffee container (looks like the lid for a hair spay can) it builds up static during the grinding process and is a bit of a PITA to empty, the only way to get all of the coffee out is with a brush and even then it's a chore, I suspect a metal container would have been far more satisfactory.
Rossa Hand Espresso.
As with the Rosco, solid, beautifully finished, the instructions tell us to follow them implicitly (do not deviate) so I did, using the Rossa so far has been a less than stellar experience, we are told the thread needs lubricating before every shot (yep I did it) will be a little tight at first and improve after half a dozen shots (understatement) the thread is very stiff and does not seem to be improving, very jerky and tight to wind in, almost impossible to wind it all the way home in 30 seconds, and preheating with boiling water compounds the situation, trying to steady it on the stand while winding it in is almost impossible, the average female would not have a snow balls hope in hell.
What have I seen in the cup? a brew that is much closer to espresso than the Aeropress ever was, it's quite drinkable, but sadly lacking any trace of crema, the same beans are producing excellent crema in the Bezzera.
So, to summarise, very happy with the grinder, everything I expected, the Rossa? at this point it will need to improve a heck of a lot to ever become a favourite coffee maker.
Perhaps a month of using it daily will break it in and see the shots improve, if not I suspect it's destined to become an expensive dust gatherer.
My initial impression without going into a lot of detail.
The Rosco, solid, beautifully finished, easy to use and adjust, grinds nicely, have even ground a few shots for the Bezerra and on first impressions it seems to produce a superior grind to my Mini Mazzer, money well spent, my one criticism is the plastic ground coffee container (looks like the lid for a hair spay can) it builds up static during the grinding process and is a bit of a PITA to empty, the only way to get all of the coffee out is with a brush and even then it's a chore, I suspect a metal container would have been far more satisfactory.
Rossa Hand Espresso.
As with the Rosco, solid, beautifully finished, the instructions tell us to follow them implicitly (do not deviate) so I did, using the Rossa so far has been a less than stellar experience, we are told the thread needs lubricating before every shot (yep I did it) will be a little tight at first and improve after half a dozen shots (understatement) the thread is very stiff and does not seem to be improving, very jerky and tight to wind in, almost impossible to wind it all the way home in 30 seconds, and preheating with boiling water compounds the situation, trying to steady it on the stand while winding it in is almost impossible, the average female would not have a snow balls hope in hell.
What have I seen in the cup? a brew that is much closer to espresso than the Aeropress ever was, it's quite drinkable, but sadly lacking any trace of crema, the same beans are producing excellent crema in the Bezzera.
So, to summarise, very happy with the grinder, everything I expected, the Rossa? at this point it will need to improve a heck of a lot to ever become a favourite coffee maker.
Perhaps a month of using it daily will break it in and see the shots improve, if not I suspect it's destined to become an expensive dust gatherer.
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