Cleaning

There are many aspects of my equipment that I need to maintain.

I just cleaned the head of my Lelit Victoria, and it was long overdue from everything that I cleaned out of it. I just set myself a monthly reminder to do it at the same time as the descaling.

After cleaning the head and removing all the coffee and its oils that were stuck in there, my espresso tasted much better. A big difference. I knew this but every time I clean and see the difference I am surprised that I waited this long to do it.

Obviously I don’t taste the small differences happening day to day, but it is clear that my taste buds see the difference after a cleaning.

I need to do a better job at the regular maintenance for the equipment but also for the taste of my espressos.