Got my Argos today and it looks and feels so much better than I expected. It’s super tiny, beautifully designed and setting it up was very easy. Filled it up with 40GH/40KH water and it got to temp within 5 mins or so. Flushed for a bit to clean out the water path. Pulled a shot with some washed Ethiopian beans 18:40 and it tasted really nice and soft, lots of nice lemon acidity, very nice floral notes and some white sugar sweetness. This was in spring config with the 6 bar spring. Also got the analog pressure gauge and digital transducer. Need to install those and play with the app over the next few days.

  • dr_scientist@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    11 months ago

    Thank you, this is the first time I’m seeing this. I like the control of my Flair, and this seems like a well put together manual pull/built-in boiler combo. Love how small it is. How’s the steam wand? The pressure gauge placement seems weird to me, is it easy to see while you’re pushing down?

    • shaysub@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      I haven’t steamed milk yet but the steam pressure seems pretty good. And pressure gauge is something I’m going to set up later today, so will report back here with thoughts.

  • karpintero@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    That looks clean! Been impressed with their transparency throughout the process. I’m thinking of jumping on batch 2, so reviews like this are helpful.

    • Pankakke@kbin.social
      2·
      11 months ago

      Keurigs are made for convenient filter coffee while the Argos is made for espresso. I believe Keurig has “espresso blends” but the machine isn’t capable of creating the pressure needed for true espresso so what you get is just a stronger tasting filter coffee.

    • RustedSwitch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Objectively, Less plastic waste. Subjectively, if you think this sort of set up is no better than a kcup, you are in the wrong place!

    • adj16@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      You hear that y’all? This internet expert has spoken. If you have any hobbies or routines, you’re a hopeless addict, and may god have mercy on your soul

        • TheBenCommandments@infosec.pubEnglish
          4·
          11 months ago

          I can’t tell if you’re trolling… you know this is a community about coffee, right?

          If you’d care to support your outlandish claims with peer-reviewed studies, I’ll read them, but I’ve never heard of any of those diseases being directly caused by caffeine. Quite the opposite, in fact.

          E: Ok, a quick glance at their comment history: troll.