Ask the Experts: Do I Need to Backflush if I Descale?

Written by Kat
The Espresso Afficionado
Published on Sep 25, 2009
Kat is a passionate coffee enthusiast and seasoned blogger. Read her posts for insights on brew methods, coffee recipes, and machine reviews.
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If you have an espresso machine with a three-way brew pressure release valve, you have an additional maintenance regimen on your hand: The backflush. We are sometimes asked if backflushing is necessary if descaling is performed regularly, and so we posed your question to Gail. In this video, she'll describe the different procedures and talk about which espresso machine systems they target.

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