Comments on: Learning From the Espresso Master http://coffeehero.com/2009/05/learning-from-the-espresso-master/ Seattle's Independent Coffee Blog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:31:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rick Cox http://coffeehero.com/2009/05/learning-from-the-espresso-master/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Rick Cox Tue, 19 May 2009 03:25:50 +0000 http://coffeehero.com/?p=633#comment-131 This is a FANTASTIC book for anyone wanting to understand the basics of espresso. Immediately after buying my first espresso machine (a Rancillio Ms Silvia), I got this book along with a Vivace tamper. Shorlty after getting the book, I went back and got the DVD so I could SEE how these practices were done. The book and/or DVD should be mandatory learning materials for every single espresso shop owner. If every shop had to learn this stuff and pass a test based on it, we'd have decent coffee everywhere and charbucks would no longer be viewed as the "gold standard" when it comes to espresso drinks. This is a FANTASTIC book for anyone wanting to understand the basics of espresso. Immediately after buying my first espresso machine (a Rancillio Ms Silvia), I got this book along with a Vivace tamper. Shorlty after getting the book, I went back and got the DVD so I could SEE how these practices were done.

The book and/or DVD should be mandatory learning materials for every single espresso shop owner. If every shop had to learn this stuff and pass a test based on it, we’d have decent coffee everywhere and charbucks would no longer be viewed as the “gold standard” when it comes to espresso drinks.

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