Summary of How to Dial In Breville Barista Pro

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This video provides a helpful guide on how to dial in your Breville Barista Pro to make the perfect shot of espresso. It covers important topics such as grind setting, dose, tamp, and yield.

• 00:00:00 This 1-minute video provides an easy-to-follow guide on how to dial in your new Breville Barista Pro. First, it's important to understand that you will be wasting some coffee - this is completely normal and will get better as you become more experienced. Next, the video demonstrates how to use a scale to ensure you are getting a consistent dose of coffee, and how to tamp the coffee puck in a consistent way. Finally, the guide explains how to adjust the grind setting and the internal grind setting to get a drinkable shot of espresso.
• 00:05:00 The video explains how to dial in the Breville Barista Pro to produce the perfect shot of espresso. First, you need to understand how taste and strength influence espresso. Strength refers to how much coffee goodness was extracted relative to how much water was pushed through the coffee machine; extraction refers to how much coffee goodness was pulled from the grounds. For dark roasts, the coffee will be easier to extract, requiring a more coarse grind and less water. Lighter roasts will require a finer grind and a higher yield to be fully extracted. Finally, shot temperature is the final tool in your arsenal, and it can be used to adjust for very light or very dark roasts.