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Life is too short to drink bad coffee. I retired in 2014. One of my goals was to learn how to make good coffee at home – economically with joy. I knew that many espresso aficionados spend thousands of dollars on machines and accessories. Though I could have probably done so, I am thrifty (read: cheap) and as interested in learning as I am in drinking good coffee. I started with a stupid De’Longhi espresso machine for $100 and an Aeropress for $30. The De’Longhi was never capable of making good espresso and
Somewhere along the line, I found a 2005 La Pavoni Pro manual lever espresso machine for a reasonable price on eBay. Impulsively, I jumped on it. It’s a niche machine, difficult to understand, steam punk, easy to maintain, and extremely satisfying when you get it right. I still remember the first day firing it up with my friend Harold and pulling the first decent shots of my life. I was hooked. I found the fledging LP Facebook group for support, as it was just starting up. I volunteered to the Italian in ch