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B Brenna

How to Descale the Saeco Aroma

One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to clean up and de-clutter aroun...
  • Jan 15, 2014
How to Descale a La Pavoni - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

How to Descale a La Pavoni

We've descaled double boilers, heat exchangers, every superautomatic under the sun...
  • Dec 25, 2013
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K Kat

Bonavita Coffee Maker Care and Maintenance

Your trusty Bonavita coffee maker brews up batch after batch of delicious java wit...
  • Dec 9, 2013
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K Kat

Tech Tip: Saeco Talea Giro Test Mode & Troubleshooting

When you have an excellent tech resource like Brendan around, you sometimes have t...
  • Nov 6, 2013
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K Kat

Tech Tip: Saeco Odea Test Mode & Troubleshooting

We had a customer come into the store a few years ago with his Saeco Odea Giro in ...
  • Oct 11, 2013
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K Kat

Tech Tip: Saeco Vienna Plus Test Mode & Troubleshooting

Possibly the hardest working superautomatic in the business, the Saeco Vienna Plus...
  • Oct 1, 2013
Tech Tip: How to Clean the Nuova Simonelli MDX Coffee Grinder - Seattle Coffee Gear
K Kat

Tech Tip: How to Clean the Nuova Simonelli MDX Coffee Grinder

Caring for your Nuova Simonelli MDX is an essential element of producing excellent...
  • Sep 27, 2013
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K Kat

Mazzer Tech Tip: How to Replace the Timer Switch

Maybe it's because we're geeks or maybe it's because science says so (wait, aren't...
  • Sep 4, 2013
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K Kat

Tech Tip: How to Clean the Mazzer Super Jolly Coffee Grinder

Have you ever walked into a coffee shop, seen a particularly grimy coffee grinder ...
  • Sep 3, 2013
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K Kat

SCG Tech Tips: Saeco Superautomatic Brew Groups

There are many things in life that have been attributed to such nebulous sources a...
  • Jul 1, 2013
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K Kat

Crew Review: Durgol Descaling Solution

If espresso machines had a kryptonite, it would be scale build-up. This silent kil...
  • Nov 13, 2012
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K Kat

Crew Review: Breville Cleaning & Maintenance Supplies

Given that she had to coerce us into cleaning our bedroom by rather surreptitiousl...
  • Oct 19, 2012
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