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If its burnt, call it burnt.
A lot of people like to use the term ‘bitter’ when describing a burnt taste in their espresso. For me this unnecessarily complicates the issue. For me ‘burnt’ is such a distinct and easily identifiable taste, even to someone completely…
Londinium’s thoughts on the Kitchen Aid espresso machine
A customer of ours called us asking to bring a Mazzer Mini electronic grinder over to try out on her Kitchen Aid espresso machine. Until then she had always bought pre-ground coffee, but had heard that buying a grinder and…
Copper ‘u-bend’ pressure-stat pipe for Olympia Cremina
Well worth getting woken up on Saturday morning to receive this copper pipe and connector fittings. We hope to fit this to our Cremina sometime this week. In our view it is an essential upgrade as it means you can…
Upgraditis – with a Cremina?
Yep, we’ve got single glazing. What’s a little early morning condensation anyway? We purchased our Cremina back in 2004. Since then the only upgrade we have added is the flat top plate which doubles as a cup warmer, albeit not…
If you want the richest customer experience with Londinium Espresso pick up the phone
Call us old fashioned, but there is a richness of unspoken information contained in a telephone conversation that is not present in email and text messaging. Telephone calls, even international ones, are as cheap as chips these days so pick…
Londinium on La Pavoni
It is not hyperbole to say that we agonise over every item of equipment that we offer for sale on this website. We are dedicated espresso roasters, but we think we have something to offer in presenting what we consider…
The right cup is critical for espresso
Without an espresso cup you can’t experience espresso. However, not all espresso cups are going to bring you the espresso experience you desire. Espresso cups come in a wide variety of designs and having tried a few of them we…
Londinium Espresso likes it cool
If you’re having problems getting the taste you had expected with our roasts lower the water temperature in your espresso machine, most commonly done by reducing the pressure in the boiler. We would suggest you try reducing the pressure in…
If you really want to have problems with your lever machine…
Just raise (or lower on a spring lever) the lever when you have no coffee in the portafilter and let water gush from the boiler for a couple of seconds Just don’t go and tell everyone that lever machines suck…