Playing with the La Marzocco GS/3

Published April 4, 2011 | By Kat

We’ve been having a ton of good, clean (we swear!) fun with the La Marzocco GS/3 lately. A few weeks back, Gail pulled such a phenomenal shot from this machine and we wondered if she could reproduce it again. Watch as she works through the basic variables of dialing in a shot: Grind, tamp and temperature.

And for those who just love little upgrades here and there, checkout La Marzocco’s version of the bottomless portafilter — our favorite so far!

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2 Responses to Playing with the La Marzocco GS/3

KHK says:

April 7, 2011 at 9:07 am

Here is a question about banging the filter when tamping: I never heard that something might be cracking. What exactly is cracking when I bang it with the tamper? Thanks.

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- Kat says:
  
  April 7, 2011 at 10:13 am
  
  The puck is — it’s fracturing and increasing the likelihood of channeling:
  
  http://blog.seattlecoffeegear.com/2009/09/29/brew-tip-tamping-technique/
  
  We just updated this video that describes it in more detail.
  
  - Kat
  
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Playing with the La Marzocco GS/3

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