Reiss Gunson

By popular demand we are now offering the new Bacchi piston design as an assembly for those of you haven’t the time or inclination to fit the valves into the piston. We will also fit the piston with seals, and…

We would in a heart beat if we could find one that delivers real espresso. We can’t understand why in 2011 it is not possible to buy such a machine that has a sufficiently high quality grinder, temperature control, and…

This much! This image shows the maximum amount of ‘spill’ (flame extending beyond the edge of the base plate) that you want, and if you needed a number to work with I would estimate it to be 7mm of spill…

It looks like the Cup of Excellence program agree with out taste in espresso too. Get yours here In the interests of not being accused of misleading and deceptive conduct we must point out that our Brazilian Yellow Bourbon…

The Loxeal 55-03 thread sealant arrived yesterday, which was quickly deployed to affect an upgrade of our long serving Bacchi to the new piston design. The new piston design no longer has a hole in the crown to secure part…

We bought ours from RS Components but I’m sure they’re available elsewhere too. With 1000hr battery backup it means you don’t lose all your settings the moment you unplug it from the socket. It allows up to 6 switchings (on…

After much deliberation with the Loxeal technical sales guys we have decided to offer the Loxeal 55-03 formulation instead of the more commonly used 18-10 formulation. The reason is simply one of practicality. The 18-10 formulation is more viscous than…

We dislike using fiddly PTFE tape to ensure a good seal on all the threaded connections. A lot. So now we use Jet Lube’s V2 Plus thread sealant for coarse threads, i.e. 15mm diameter water pipe and upwards to 2″…