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Morning Maintenance: Breville Oracle Care
So you just received your new Breville Oracle in the mail! Congratulations! You pr...- Jun 3, 2015

Ask Gail: Does Water Quality For Espresso Matter?
We are always stressing the importance of the coffee beans when it comes to espres...- Jun 2, 2015

Ask Gail: Coffee Bean Comparison
We all know that we shouldn't use a oily coffee bean on a superautomatic espresso ...- May 29, 2015

Ask Gail: Can I Use Grindz In A Superautomatic?
We are always say, the cleaner you keep you espresso machine the longer it will la...- May 25, 2015

Cold Brew Temperature Test
As you know, we get tons of questions and requests. And we try to answer as many a...- May 20, 2015

Ask Gail: Accidentally Put Oily Beans In A SuperAuto?
First off, don't panic! Everything is going to be ok. In fact it could be worse, y...- May 19, 2015

Ask Andrew From Rocket: Tight Water Tank?
We had Andrew from Rocket Espresso take over our Ask Gail segment! Since we had a ...- May 12, 2015

Ask Gail: Technivorm Internals
This week Gail answers a question from the comment section! One of our loyal watch...- May 5, 2015

Breville Oracle Advanced Menu
If you are anything like us, and let's face it you most likely are, you probably l...- Apr 21, 2015

Ask Gail: How Many Grams Fit In a Portafilter?
When you get your first espresso machine the first thing you want to do is pull a ...- Apr 17, 2015

Ask Gail: Can The Crossland CC1 Auto Shut Off?
We live in the age of automation. Between our smart phones and our super automatic...- Apr 13, 2015

Ask Gail: Adjusting Grinder Burrs
So the question comes from YouTube user dan110024: In regards to adjusting to a fi...- Apr 10, 2015