Andreja in the House!

So, after a let down with the Bezzera, and waiting over a long-ass weekend, Monday rolls around. Come 4:30pm the Big Brown Truck pulls up, yipee! After a brief complaint by my trusty UPS man (due to the weight), I drag in the box and start unpacking. . .












Of course it's boxed really well and I doubt this thing hardly jiggled on it's way from Rochester. I've read about the difficulty in removing it from a box going solo, but I managed as my adrenaline was pumping!



There she sits on my office floor - remember this is a tax write-off, right? :)


I put her gently on my kitchen counter, read and re-read the instructions and start the boiler filling process (after checking my water hardness with the test strips that are included by Chris' Coffee, by the way - have I mentioned how GREAT they are?).




I fill the resevoir, turn on. Wait 30 seconds and turn off. Wait 5 minutes. Repeat. It took 1 second into the 3rd attempt for the pump to shut off, the boiler is now full! I let it heat up for a while (30 minutes) and since my Solis was dialed in and the Bezzera was going back - I grind, tamp, pull and toss. The machine should now be seasoned. The shot poured a little fast, but it was close and now should be ready for the morning. . . I can hardly wait.