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Everyone wants to have a bright, delicious and well rounded cup time and time again. However this is not possible if we keep working your machine and denying the love it deserves!
So why is using coffee cleaner and coffee grinder cleaner SO important to delivering you delicious results? We’ve spent all this time perfecting our skills so we can make that perfect coffee, you and your machine make a good cup, let's keep it that way. Taking care of your equipment is just as important as making each cup. By keeping your machine clean and well maintained you’ll be sure to get a long lifespan but also consistently delicious coffee, every-time.
We consider espresso coffee machine cleaner as one of the essential barista tools in the tool-bag. Keeping your machine clean, sterile and constantly well kept means you'll not only be tasting better coffee but you'll be getting a longer lifetime out of your machine. Our staple Cafetto espresso clean is and has always been the baristas choice. Simply place your Blind Filter Basket into your Portafilter and place some coffee cleaner into the basket before you begin your back-flush!
Keeping your workstation clean has always been a priority and we stock a wide range of cleaning products, cleaning brushes for your group head and a tonne of Filter Baskets to suit your back flushing and brewing needs.
By back-flushing using a blind filter and coffee machine chemical cleaner such as cafetto espresso clean which removes the coffee oils and residues in and around the group head shower screen. In busy cafes this process should be daily, while at home it might be common to do every 2-4 weeks.
The group head cleaning brush is used to clean the group head seal before and after back flushing the group head with coffee cleaner. By cleaning the seal, coffee grounds are removed and allow for a clean join between the filter basket in the portafilter and the group head seal, avoiding leaks, and further cleaning the coffee oils and residues.
Using the coffee machine cleaner you can also soak portafilters, simply grab a large Milk Jug, place 500ml of hot water and a scoop of espresso coffee machine cleaner and allow to soak for 15 minutes. Give a thorough rinse, clean and run a few shots before use.
Next on the to do list is to descale the coffee machine. The frequency in which you need to descale will depend on many factors such as water quality (huge variance in water quality throughout Australia) and whether or not a water filter is being used. And which water filter is being used, as not all water filters are the same. Our go to cleaning product is Cafetto Restore, a safe and effective powder descaler for removing hard water scale from espresso machine boilers, coffee and milk delivery lines!
These items form part of the espresso machine cleaning kit, which consists of espresso cleaner, coffee descaler, a group head brush and grinder brush as well as a steam wand cloth. For us, keeping the machine clean is a key part of the baristas love and passion for coffee.
As we know by now, there’s a little more to brewing coffee than just putting a coffee capsule into a machine and hitting a button, well for a quality cup of coffee anyway. All of our accessories are meant to complement and significantly enhance your brewing experience and ability! Usually, you’d begin your espresso process by using a Dosing tool to weigh the appropriate amount of beans with your Coffee Scales before grinding your fresh coffee!
Your coffee grounds will be put back into your dosing cup and transferred into your Portafilter Basket which may be a single, double or triple! The Distribution tool will help you to evenly distribute the grounds within the Filter Basket prior to using a coffee tamper to compress the grounds. By placing your portafilter onto a Tamping Mat you’ll prevent damage to the portafilter handle or bench, simply place 10-30kg of even pressure down on the tamper and twist to polish. Lock the portafilter into your machine, use the scales under the spout with whichever cup, glassware or reusable cup you prefer and commence brewing.
Now when texturing milk it's important to use the correctly sized milk jug for the amount of milk you require. Once you texture the milk, use a milk Thermometer to get the ideal steaming time for whatever milk you’re working with and if in a cafe you might have the option of a Milk Jug Rinser which is incredibly convenient for the post brew clean! A chocolate shaker is a must for those mocha or cappuccino lovers. When the shot is pouring, make sure to use a barista timer or your scales to measure for the perfect extraction, we recommend 23g in and 46g out at an extraction time of 25-30 seconds. Knock the puck out in either a Knock Box at home or a Standing knock tube or in bench shoot if you’re in a cafe!
Now every machine deserves a good clean, check out our range of Blind Filters, cleaning brushes, cleaning products and chemicals! Everyone loves having a few beans up your sleeve so be sure to check out our favourite Coffee Storage units for home or cafe! If you've got a passion for coffee, well there's nothing tastier than some cupping, use some of our coffee Cupping Tools, such as bowls and spoons to bring this professional experience into your own home!