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Whole Latte Love Espresso Machines
Whole Latte Love Headquarters
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About Us
Whole Latte Love is a homegrown company that was founded in 1997. True to his roots, Gary Salzman and his wife, Lauren, began their business venture in a home office just outside of Gary's childhood hometown. Through perseverance and the formation of a personal relationship with their customers, Gary and Lauren have helped Whole Latte Love grow into not only the largest retailer of espresso machines on the Internet, but a noted authority on coffee. This swift growth has caused a never-ending need for more space and more people. With a state of the art office and warehouse facility, Whole Latte Love now inhabits 40,000 square feet and offers a full time technical staff, supplying their customers with unmatched resources and services.
Looking Forward
Improving and expanding our content is a continual process that helps our website to evolve, not only in the amount of information that is available, but also in the way it is presented. Through a combination of information and web technology, we are constantly striving to build on and maintain a comprehensive knowledge base of "all things coffee" while remaining forever focused on our customers needs, establishing a community that truly believes in "Latte Love". We invite you to join us on this journey, and hope that you will grow and learn with Whole Latte Love.
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The Art of Brewing Espresso Using the
"Golden Rule"
CliffsNotes Version
DOUBLE SHOT: Equals 2 to 2.5 fluid ounces of water pulled through approximately 14 grams of ground coffee in about 20 to 25 seconds.
SINGLE SHOT: Equals 1 to 1.5 fluid ounces of water pulled through approximately 7 grams of ground coffee in about 20 to 25 seconds.
Start timing your xtraction(the shot you are making) when you hit the brew button, and always tamp (pack the coffee into the portafilter basket) with about 30lbs. of pressure.
TIPS:
1. Think of it as a scientific experiment! Don't vary more than one variable at a time. If you are going to change your grind setting keep the tamp pressure and coffee amounts consistent. Then you will know that it is the grind that is effecting the change in extraction time.
2. Coffee Amounts: Generally fill the portafilter basket, so that it is loosely full, slightly under the basket rim.
3. Tamp Pressure: If you are not sure what 30lbs. of pressure feels like, get out the bathroom scale. Place a paper towel over the scale, unless your feet are really clean, (yuck!), and place the portafilter handle with basket in it on the scale and press down with your tamper until the scale reads 30lbs. 4. It's all about what you want! Everyone's taste is a bit different. These are just guidelines. Every coffee is a bit different, so the required grind and pull will vary slightly.
With your own grinder:
1. If you get 2 to 2.5 ounces in 10 or 15 sec's, your shot is fast. Try making your grind setting finer. Remember this is an experiment! Only change your grind setting, keep the coffee amount and tamp consistent.
2. If you get 2 to 2.5 ounces in 35 sec's, your shot is slow. Try a coarser grind. Remember consistent coffee amount and tamp.
Without your own grinder:
If you do not have your own grinder, then obviously you can't vary your grind setting. So, the next best thing is to vary tamp pressure. If the shot is too quick, tamp harder. If the shot is too slow, tamp lighter.
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Praise: They have the BEST!!!!! customer service on the planet!!!!! and item is excellen |
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Praise: Beautiful machine arrived well packaged in perfect working order. very pleased! |
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User:helo_fe( 0 )  Date:Dec-08-09 19:42:35 PST |
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Praise: Good, but it took 5 days from the day I paid until it was shipped. |
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Praise: Smooth transaction...shipped and received very fast...Thank you!!! |
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| User:nventure( 4 ) Date:Dec-01-09 11:39:32 PST |
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Neutral: Made several calls to seller, items were missing and the shipping was slow. |
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Praise: Item arrived and all seems in order. Thanks!! |
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Praise: Great eBayer. Smooth transaction. Highly recomended. A+++ |
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Praise: Everything ok. Thank you! |
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Praise: Rancilio Silvia - Prompt shipping, item as described, excellent transaction. |
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