From the first espresso machines to today, the “recipe” for how they do their magic has been a combination of temperature, pressure, and water flow rate over time. In this video, we use the Decent to show you the “recipe inside the machine” from famous and important machines from espresso’s past. This is a deliberately simplified, whirlwind tour of the history of espresso machines, from my perspective. I show photos of important machines from history, that were typical of that stage. My version of espresso’s history is overwhelming about Lever machines, a brief E61 mention, pressure profilers like the Bianca [More]
From the first espresso machines to today, the “recipe” for how they do their magic has been a combination of temperature, pressure, and water flow rate over time. In this video, we use the Decent to show you the “recipe inside the machine” from famous and important machines from espresso’s past. This is a deliberately simplified, whirlwind tour of the history of espresso machines, from my perspective. I show photos of important machines from history, that were typical of that stage. My version of espresso’s history is overwhelming about Lever machines, a brief E61 mention, pressure profilers like the Bianca [More]
From the first espresso machines to today, the “recipe” for how they do their magic has been a combination of temperature, pressure, and water flow rate over time. In this video, we use the Decent to show you the “recipe inside the machine” from famous and important machines from espresso’s past. This is a deliberately simplified, whirlwind tour of the history of espresso machines, from my perspective. I show photos of important machines from history, that were typical of that stage. My version of espresso’s history is overwhelming about Lever machines, a brief E61 mention, pressure profilers like the Bianca [More]
On October 14, 2020, Mike Bunn presented “Fourteenth Colony: The Gulf South in the Revolutionary Era” as part of the History Is Lunch series. The colony of West Florida—which stretched across portions of what are now Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida—is the forgotten fourteenth colony of the Revolutionary era whose years as a part of the British Empire form a compelling interlude in Gulf Coast history. Often dismissed as a loyal but inconsequential fringe outpost, the colony’s history showcases a tumultuous political scene. “The story of West Florida includes a host of bold and colorful characters, a compelling saga of [More]
In the year 1906, Luigi Bezzera unveiled his revolutionary coffee making machine at Milan’s International Fair. This machine made a concoction called “espresso” a thick coffee that could be made in seconds per customer’s orders. Bezzera’s espresso machines have outfitted more than thousands coffee houses in over 50 countries in a span of the last hundred years. Luca Bezzera, talks about the history of this 4th generation family business and the latest models of the machines.
Review of the Rancilio Silvia M espresso machine. Marc from Whole Latte Love reviews the Silvia M. Includes machine history, its impact on PID commercial machines, technique for how to get good brew temperature and discussion of thermostat deadbands in single boiler espresso machines and its affect on brew temps. Check out the Rancilio Silvia M here: https://www.wholelattelove.com/rancilio-silvia-m-espresso-machine
There are few collectors of vintage espresso machines in the world, and we met one of them, Henk Langkemper, during the World of Coffee in Amsterdam. He introduced us to his incredible collection, and he talked about the evolution of espresso machines from the beginning of the 20th century until the 1980s. So take a look! # Henk Langkemper Collection https://www.instagram.com/henklangkempercollection — We would like to thank our sponsors: Victoria Arduino – http://www.victoriaarduino.com/ DRWakefield – http://drwakefield.com/ AeroPress, Inc. – https://aeropressinc.com/ Puqpress – http://www.puqpress.com/ European Coffee Trip is an online magazine dedicated to speciality coffee culture in Europe. https://www.europeancoffeetrip.com https://www.instagram.com/EuropeanCoffeeTrip https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanCoffeeTrip [More]
How did the espresso machine evolve over the years? We take a closer look in our latest A Coffee With History video series. http://www.vanhoutte.com.

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