the first shot

i didn't plumb in the machine. i just remove the safety valve on top of the boiler and fill it with bottled water. that will suffice until the machine finds a permanent place.

now it's grinding, filling, grooming, tamping and slamming the portafilter back on the grouphead. then the strong pull on the lever all the way down till the catch latches in. preinfusion for 5-7 seconds, then releasing the lever. watching it going up and observing the sweet stream of delicious coffee coming out of the portafilter for the next 25 seconds.

solid, mon!!!!