I love coffee and use this channel to keep track of my coffee tournee and latte art progress. As a barista set I have a Profitec Pro 700 and a Baratza Sette 270. During holidays I enjoy using my (previous set a) Delonghi EC680.
You can actually program how long you want the coffee extraction to go for if you hold down the button to your desired time. That way you don't have to press the button multiple times
@@dutchhomebarista It was my question too, cause all videos have 20 or 27 sec extraction but mine was just aroud 17 sec ! tnx for your helpful video and comments :D
Hey, newbie question (just thinking about getting our first machine) : Why would you pour the steamed milk from one kettle to the other one and not directly to the cup ?
Hi Daniela, The grinder is a GEFU Lorenzo. I bought it in a local store in the Netherlands. (It's not the best grinder for espresso because it has large grind steps, but it will do the job)
LOL, this is ridiculous. Mobile espresso machine ? Your grinder, with multiple adjustments, still grinds either to fine or to coarse ? You use a weighing scale to make an espresso ? So much effort... On the other hand a real man should have an original hobby. What's this cult name, btw ?
You need to be a little technical but it's not hard to do. It took me about 30 minutes to do. I used this video as a guide: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5AOTa3bEpYM.html
It can be a lot of things. If the extraction time is less than 25 sec, grind a step finer. It that is oké it can be the coffee. It it's also not the coffee it can be that the pressure is to low. In that case contact your supplier.
Hello. I also have a Dedica, fairly new with the Silvia wand. My machine doesn't texture very good and it produces wet steam, even afer purging the condensation water it adds about 18 ml of water into 150 - 180 ml milk steamed. Any help or thoughts? Thank you
My Dedica also gives some condens while steaming, but not that much I think (every few seconds or so I see condens when the block is heating up). The Silvia wand takes longer practice. It took me a few weeks to master it. The "trick" for me was to place the tip just on the surface of the milk in an angle that makes the milk spin.
Very nice vid. But for my machine, its real quick for cool down blinking started after I purge out some water from the wand. So I need to purge again n reselect the steam option. Could you help?
Sounds like there is maybe something wrong with you machine. On my DeLonghi I do experience inconsistency in steam pressure and temperature when steaming. When that happens I just keep on steaming and the pressure recovers afther a couple of seconds. If steam option stops out of its own, then maybe it's good to check your machine.
wtf? why you using the original pressurized basket with the artificial crema? I would at least invest the 20 Euro for the aftermarket non pressurized ones. It would be so much nicer in combination with your latte art
@@amilyc151290 Hi Amily, you can try to steam with only the little black nozzle. (Before I did the modification I got good results with using only the black nozzle.)
Perfect video, thank you, i just bought delonghi la specialista prestigio so i will use my EC680 also during holidays, do you have some tip please for a handgrinder so i can take it with me on holidays :) ?
Thanks for the video! That coffee surely looks amazing. How difficult difficult is to replace the steam wand? How much better is than the original (I am not very fond of it)
Your welcome! Repacing the steam wand is a bid technical but not that hard to do. There are good step by step video's on youtube on how to do the modification (search for 'delonghi steam wand modification'). The new wand gives more focused steam. I also can get good results with the original "little black rubber wand", but the replacement is much better. (The wand is a Rancilio Silvia V1/V2 wand, you can find it on ebay)
I bought the machine and the portafilter was very difficult hard to turn to lock. So I just put just a bit of vegetable oil with ear cleaner stick on the silicon gasket and on lock places. Now it goes so smooth.
@@jotarokujo-xn2xx don't do that, wait for some time. It's weird and hard in the start, but it will work completely smoothly once the coffee greases the silicone.
@@Milan1Nikolic I put some olive oil but even that doesn't seem to fix the issue completely. I'm just afraid that I'll break the machine trying to lock the portafilter in 😂
I don’t get it. My dedica kicks out steam for a whole 3 seconds before overheating. Then it has to be cooled. Ends up taking 10 minutes to steam milk. It’s so annoying that I don’t even use the thing anymore. Technical support is someone reading the same manual you own back to you over the phone.
I'm just a user of the machine and have no relation with Delonghi. But it sounds like there is something wrong with our machine. You should check your warranty.
I actually saw this problem on another video and the video creator said to wait until the milk frothing light stops flashing before frothing. If that light is flashing, it means it's not ready to froth and you have to wait until it stops flashing and remains lit.
nvm, turns out it was a SMEG machine. Looks like this machine with a different shell on it though. The user replied that it worked for them anyway. Gotta be worth a shot before sending the unit back.
That was awful. Just from looking at the shot, the grind doesn't look fine enough or the coffee beans aren't great. Is under extracted. The initial pour should be much darker and thicker. Another indicator is the lack of any of proper crema. You just have a bit of foam. Why on earth would you stop the shot then add more water?? That extra pre infusion and water would make your most definitely sour shot, taste even worse. Just set your single espresso shot to run a bit longer if you want a bit more water.
Great, thank you. I would like to buy machine, and dedica and gaggia classic are on my shortlist. But if i get it right, for gaggia you need to have grinder, so that makes dedica much cheaper, and still good choice. Can you please recommend some best value for money grinders?
@@DrPapasle The Gaggia is a better machine but you need a good grinder for a good extraction (>$250). I don't have much experience with grinders. But Baratza grinders are good value for quality. With the pressurised basket of the DeLonghi a cheaper handgrinder or pre-groud will do.
@@dutchhomebarista Just came across my mind, that in so many teaser articles they talk about this encore grinder and similar quality stuff, but I definitely not regret, that I bought this Graef 800 stuff. Very nice results with it, and it has spare parts, and support and is a quality build.
@@andrasdudas8226 I'm not familiar with the Graef 800 grinder. If you search the internet you will always find articles / people that say that there are better grinders than the one you have (and make you feel bad about it). The most important is that you like your grinder:-)
Hello! I’ve a delonghi dédica ec685 for a couple of months now. However, I am always in trouble to take a coffee right. If fill the compartment with grounded coffee using the right measure (that is available with the machine), then a press the coffee just a bit with the right tool. However, the machine doesn’t take any coffee. I need to use less coffee than the right measure to take a coffee. Does this happen to you guys? Any suggestions of what is happening? Thank you
Hi Francisco, I used this video as a guide to do the modification. You need to be a bit technical. It took me about 30 minutes.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5AOTa3bEpYM.html
cool video, thank you. I have one question about coffee extraction - when it was choking like in the video I thought it is wrong, I thought coffee should extract rather fluently. Am I wrong or this is actually correct, please? I'm newbie :) thanks
The "choking" was my mistake. Normaly I use the two cup button and stop the extraction on 25 grams of coffee. In this video I accidentaly used the single cup button, which resulted in to litte coffee therefore I pressed it twich (this is the choking part). The extraction in this video is far from ideale. The hand grinder I used grinds to fine or to course. Best to aim for 20-25 grams output in 25-30sec.
I'm not sure what Im doing wrong - how do you increase extraction time? Mine takes about 5 seconds and there's a very quick flow of water - initially the liquid is a bit brown but then it's very watery. I usually fill the filter as much as you do but it it really feels as if the extract isn't particularly strong...
@@dutchhomebarista I just ended up using the double portion for every coffe I make for myself and I extended the brewing time while using the medium temperature. Now I can finally enjoy a nicely brewed coffee.
@@barista-home There is already a good video. I used this video as a guide to replace mine: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5AOTa3bEpYM.html
@@rachellevanemmerik5946 het stoompijpje heb ik gekocht op ebay. Het is een 'Rancilio Silvia V1/V2' stoompijpje. Op RU-vid staan video's over de ombouw. Veel succes!
Prachtig gedaan! Ik heb voor mijn verjaardag deze machine gekregen! Maar ik zou ook heel graag hetzelfde stoompijpje erop willen hebben als die van jou. Ik zag in de comments al staat dat je had geschreven dat het de Rancilio Silvia is. Is het een beetje te doen om die stoompijp erop te monteren? Zou je kunnen delen hoe je dat geleerd hebt? Thanks!
Hallo Samuel, als je een beetje technisch bent is het goed om te doen. Hieronder een link naar hoe je de modificatie kan doen. Het is wel even wennen, neem dat voor lief en geniet van het proces;-) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5AOTa3bEpYM.html
i see you change your steam wand...very nice...but why didnt you do the most important modification on your dedica...change to non pressurized filterbasket...that way you get a much better tasting coffee
Hi Rush, It's a bit technical but not hard to do. It took me about 30 minutes. Here is a link to a video on how to do the modification: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5AOTa3bEpYM.html
Hi Zoran, If you use a open basket and a good grinder you can get a good espresso with nice crema. The consistantcy is not that good as from a professional machine.
Hello, i have a little question: i have search this machnie on the net but the buse has different and more big... I would like this machine with the same buse, where are you buy this model please ? (sorry for my english... ^^')
I changed the steam wand by a Rancilio Silvia V1/V2 wand. On youtube there are video's on how to do the modification. It's a bit technical but not hard to do.
You should definitely get a non pressurised portafilter basket you get professional grade espresso i have the dedica and i converted it to non pressurised and its so much better also it would be a perfect match with the rancilio silvia steam wand
