I didn’t have as good of consistency with the 15 bar stock one so I’m happy I made the switch.

Not trying to spam the community but I was really proud of how this one turned out. Basically a perfect shot for my personal tastes.

For those curious:
18g of Lavazza Oro ground on a Timemore S3 at setting 0.0
Tamped with the Normcore V4 ripple (it was $25 off otherwise I would’ve gotten the smooth one)
Machine is Gaggia Classic Pro
Scale is Timemore Black Mirror Mini
Portafilter is the one that comes with the machine, with the regular 18g basket that comes with (not the pressurized one)
Cup was from the thrift store, no idea who makes it

Feel free to ask any other questions about equipment I may have forgotten to add

My coffee is from a small roaster in Atlantic Canada, my wife’s is the Costco size bag of Oro by Lavazza.

The three mods have all been inactive for 2+ years. They’ve been mentioned in comments and posts recently and no responses from any of them. It’s a somewhat active community and deserves to have someone to keep an eye on it.

!coffee@lemmy.world