Making Espresso with a Bar Pump Espresso maker

Leftist · 30-04-2013 03:20PM #1

Just got one of these, absolutely clueless about making coffee before and I'm looking for what I'm doing wrong.

I can put about two cups worth of ground coffee in, I can get about one espresso max out of it. Then it gets watery as dishwater.

using one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/DeLonghi-EC702-15-Bar-Pump-Espresso-Stainless/dp/B001CNG7RY

I don't think it's the coffee itself, I think I'm just a tard.

Bannasidhe · 30-04-2013 03:23PM

Leftist wrote: »

Just got one of these, absolutely clueless about making coffee before and I'm looking for what I'm doing wrong.

I can put about two cups worth of ground coffee in, I can get about one espresso max out of it. Then it gets watery as dishwater.

using one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/DeLonghi-EC702-15-Bar-Pump-Espresso-Stainless/dp/B001CNG7RY

I don't think it's the coffee itself, I think I'm just a tard.

Might be the coffee.

Is it ground for espresso or all purpose?

I find the all-purpose is too coarse to make a decent espresso.

arch20000 · 05-05-2013 09:08AM

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Might be the coffee.

Is it ground for espresso or all purpose?

I find the all-purpose is too coarse to make a decent espresso.

Yep!! t needs to be espresso coffee. Grind it down on a fine setting.
2 cups worth might be too much.

For me, it's one spoonful of the measuring spoons you get with the machine and make sure to compress it down a bit so it's compact.

One cup is all you get though but it should be a mighty nice espresso with that machine.

Making Espresso with a Bar Pump Espresso maker

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