BEAN BASICS S2 E39: Intermediate Espresso Breville Bambino Plus

One of the great things about the Breville Bambino Plus Espresso Maker is that you can make an espresso drink with zero experience right out of the box. But if you want to up your game? The Bambino Plus has the flexibility to let you bypass the buttons on the machine, and pull your own shot. In this, our fifth episode on the Bambino Plus, BIGGBY COFFEE Co-CEO Bob Fish teaches our super intern Carter how to pull a shot manually.

00:00 - Introduction
01:25 - Removing the pressurized portafilter (brew basket)
02:25 - The traditional brew basket
03:35 - Inserting the portafilter and preheating the head
04:55 - The grind setting
05:05 - Dosing the coffee
06:20 - Grinding the coffee
08:18 - Declumping
08:42 - Knocking
09:05 - Tamping
12:20 - Shooting the Shot
14:05 - Ristretto vs normal vs lungo
14:45 - The puck
15:26 - The taste test

The following links are provided for your convenience:

The Breville Bambino Plus Espresso Machine: https://www.breville.com/us/en/produc...

BIGGBY Coffee Whole Bean and Ground: amazon.com/BIGGBY
BIGGBY Coffee Locations: https://www.biggby.com/locations/​

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