Baratza Ring Burr Holder: The Plastic Part That Fails First
The Encore is a well-built grinder with one deliberate weak point: the ring burr holder is plastic. It is the part that cracks, and when it…
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Capresso Carafe Replacement: Order by Part Number, Not Cup Count
Capresso identifies its carafes by part number, and that is the only reliable way to order one. 4426.01 is the 5-cup. The 10-cup and the 12-cup…
Moccamaster Carafe Replacement: Part 89830 and the KBG/KBGV Split
Two names, one company: Technivorm is the manufacturer, Moccamaster is the product line, and machines carry either or both. Searching one and not the other is…
Braun Carafe Replacement: BRSC005, BRSC007 and Which Is Yours
Braun is unusual in this category: it sells replacement carafes under part codes rather than machine names. BRSC005 and BRSC007 are the two you will meet,…
Keurig K-Duo Carafe Replacement: Three Models That Look Identical
Keurig sells several machines called K-Duo, and they do not all take the same carafe. That is the whole problem with this part, and it is…
Milk Frother Not Working: Repair It, or Buy a Standalone?
A milk frother that has stopped working splits into two completely different situations, and the cost difference between them is several hundred dollars. Establishing which one…
How to Clean a Steam Wand (and What Descaler Will Not Do)
Milk residue is the third maintenance job on an espresso machine, and it is the one that gets confused with the other two most often. People…
Breville Steam Wand Not Working: Blocked, Not Broken
A Breville steam wand that has stopped working is almost never broken. The holes in the tip are under a millimetre across, milk dries inside them…
Descaling a Breville Barista Pro and Precision Brewer
These two Brevilles both tell you when descaling is due, and both are counting rather than measuring. The prompt is driven by how much water has…
How to Clean a Hamilton Beach Coffee Pot (and When to Replace It)
Two completely different things stain a coffee carafe, and telling them apart saves you from scrubbing at something that was never going to come off that…