Thanks so much for this breakdown... I'm new to making espresso and have both Illy and Lavazza... I was looking for a comparison and found you! Thanks! ☕️
The best Moka pot coffee that I have tasted is "Illy Moka Pot coffee". Expensive but available from Amazon, your local Italian food store, or your national Illy distributor.
I think you should spread out the needles outward as I also have but smaller version and I have always a problem distributing the clumps and so I tried that method and much better as declumping
Nice video, could you explain why caffé vergnano (medium roast) got a grind setting of 8, while Lavazza grind setting was less? I believe you said light roast=finer grind, and vergnano is darker roast than lavazza. Thank you 😊
Caffè Motta has been excellent for me for the last year. Very similar taste as Illy (if not smoother) for 1/3 of the price. I am buying it from my local Italian grocery store.
@@espressodoctor I find it in Chicago but also in Italy during my vacation every year. I share it with many clients at my office, they seem to love it too.
Yes I think what happened was changing the settings every time didn't give the grinder enough time to adjust if that makes sense, I've seen a lot of people once they change the setting waste some coffee the first 3 4 seconds to give the grinder time to adjust, can't confirm though. I did also play around with the inner burr too made it finer so I am still experimenting with it too
@@espressodoctor Your coffee ran way to fast. You using double shot (18g) for a single cup. Brew ratio also doesnt fit. should be 2:1. Means by 18g of coffee should get around 40g of grinded coffee and around 20ml of shot ind around 20-30 seconds. Your coffe ran like 10 seconds I guess.
Lavazza, Kimbo, Segafredo, etc. ($0.45/oz) and similar brands are nothing special and it's not worth paying for their "supreme" versions, it's pretty much all the same quality coffee that may have been roasted a year ago. IMO Illy ($1.25/oz) is by far the best Italian brand, but it's also 2x or 3x the price. For top quality coffee that's worth the money, it's best to buy from a specialist roaster like Intelligentsia ($1.40/oz). This coffee has usually been roasted a few weeks before. A local micro roaster is also an excellent option and this coffee may have been roasted just a few days earlier. Once you go down the speciality coffee rabbit hole, you'll realize the differences are huge.
Coffee doesn't have a long life expectancy, by the time you are finished all that stuffing around. I would be either too tired to drink or the coffee has lost its flavour. I've had your machine and I make an equal coffee in a simple Di Longhi Dedica. No bull with it. My daughter uses my Breville machine, she said there really isn't much difference in taste. A good roast is best. Review is not for me.
Finally, a video with precise directions. I’ve been looking for this for quite some time. Thank you so much.🙏
Thanks so much for this breakdown... I'm new to making espresso and have both Illy and Lavazza... I was looking for a comparison and found you! Thanks! ☕️
Glad u found it helpful!
I wish I could try each one without buying a whole bag.
The best Moka pot coffee that I have tasted is "Illy Moka Pot coffee". Expensive but available from Amazon, your local Italian food store, or your national Illy distributor.
This lavazza via mokka pot and the aeropress is absolutely fabulous
Oh hell ye the best black coffee
I think you should spread out the needles outward as I also have but smaller version and I have always a problem distributing the clumps and so I tried that method and much better as declumping
Great video and review.
You are welcome
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Nice video, could you explain why caffé vergnano (medium roast) got a grind setting of 8, while Lavazza grind setting was less? I believe you said light roast=finer grind, and vergnano is darker roast than lavazza. Thank you 😊
Caffè Motta has been excellent for me for the last year. Very similar taste as Illy (if not smoother) for 1/3 of the price. I am buying it from my local Italian grocery store.
@@AngelSapundzhiev I’ll make sure to grab a bag when I visit italy next time and try it
@@espressodoctor I find it in Chicago but also in Italy during my vacation every year. I share it with many clients at my office, they seem to love it too.
Great video
Thank you
What is the BEST Italian Espresso Brand? So, where is the answer?
at the end ... Illy
Lavazza, illy,,🙂🥳☕️
@@espressodoctoryes! I say that too - illy has the best aroma
Good test but imo all your 4 test was the grinder too coarse…. You should have a 2:1 in 30 sec….
Yes I think what happened was changing the settings every time didn't give the grinder enough time to adjust if that makes sense, I've seen a lot of people once they change the setting waste some coffee the first 3 4 seconds to give the grinder time to adjust, can't confirm though. I did also play around with the inner burr too made it finer so I am still experimenting with it too
@@espressodoctor Your coffee ran way to fast. You using double shot (18g) for a single cup. Brew ratio also doesnt fit. should be 2:1. Means by 18g of coffee should get around 40g of grinded coffee and around 20ml of shot ind around 20-30 seconds. Your coffe ran like 10 seconds I guess.
Can I brew illy coffe with french press style? or is it exclusively made for drinking espresso ?
Yes most preground coffee are also suitable for french press, moka pot and home espresso machines
I JUST tried the 1882 Vergnano 800 blend today. It was very weak. I was disappointed.
Try Illy Intenso then amzn.to/4cDiRu2 it's much stronger and let me know
Try Segafredo or Kimbo, I think you might like them.
@@espressodoctor I'm almost done with the Illy Intenso. Great coffee.
@@williamo.2519 told ya 😁
keep it up👍
Thanks
Illy, lavazza, donde está SEGAFREDO? El MEJOR sin duda
Lavazza, Kimbo, Segafredo, etc. ($0.45/oz) and similar brands are nothing special and it's not worth paying for their "supreme" versions, it's pretty much all the same quality coffee that may have been roasted a year ago. IMO Illy ($1.25/oz) is by far the best Italian brand, but it's also 2x or 3x the price. For top quality coffee that's worth the money, it's best to buy from a specialist roaster like Intelligentsia ($1.40/oz). This coffee has usually been roasted a few weeks before. A local micro roaster is also an excellent option and this coffee may have been roasted just a few days earlier. Once you go down the speciality coffee rabbit hole, you'll realize the differences are huge.
Single origin fresh coffee is best but not everyone has access to it
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@@lucylu9792 thank you!:)
Coffee doesn't have a long life expectancy, by the time you are finished all that stuffing around. I would be either too tired to drink or the coffee has lost its flavour. I've had your machine and I make an equal coffee in a simple Di Longhi Dedica. No bull with it. My daughter uses my Breville machine, she said there really isn't much difference in taste. A good roast is best. Review is not for me.
espresso is drank straight after extraction, and my process is really just 1minute to make it
Not sure what you're saying, he's doing it right.
If you don’t get it, it’s not for you.
Thanks for teaching me lol
np, what in particular?
@@espressodoctor teaching me about the better ground of coffee to. Use
Is it really Italian if the beans are from everywhere but Italy .
Its a showdown of the best Italian espresso Brands not coffee
Bravo Tutto Amore
Where's Pellini?
Yeah there's a few I left out maybe I should do part 2 with Pellini Segafredo Kimbo etc
Aye what's up dude
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Poor coffees, bad espressomachine, very bad flow/extraction of the espresso. Thats not a espresso italiano
Caffe Carraro 1927 Crema Espresso.
I have tasted Lavazza oro and Vergnano red both 100% Arabica...Vergnano is way better especially im not adding any type of sugar