Decent Espresso Machines, Tsuen Wan (2026)

14/10/2022

If Harris can figure out how to turn the YouTube live feed on, our first “Dial In Decently” will happen in a few minutes. Find it on the decent espresso YouTube channel https://youtube.com/c/Decentespresso

03/08/2022

Decent Suitcase v2 - torture testing

We've started to work on a major revision to the Decent Espresso Machine Suitcase, as part of moving to a new supplier.

We have learned quite a bit over the years, and have a few changes we'd like to make to our suitcase design.

We were happy to find that people who manufacture for Plevo are nearby to us. Plevo is an ultra-high-end suitcase https://www.plevo.co/en-en/cases/plevo-infinite

- removable wheels, so that we don't have "air space" in the cardboard box, which can be easily crumpled.
- - Being mounted on corners, wheels unfortunately also transfer shock into the suitcase itself, and thus increase the damage caused by transport companies throwing your DE1 off a truck.
- - The removable wheel design we most like is similar to the Plevo's, with very thick plastic that serves to greatly strengthen the corners, when the wheels are removed.
- - You'll receive the wheels inside the suitcase and clip them into place. You can then remove the wheels again, if you need to ship the suitcase back to us.
- - the space savings from removing the wheels are significant, removing about 2kg of "volumetric weight", which is about USD$40 in shipping cost, per espresso machine.

- riveted-in corner protectors.

- top-side-open, for easier packing.

- overall improvement in build quality.

- We're probably 6 months away from moving to a new design, and still in R&D on this.

ps: If you have a "wishlist" of changes you'd like to see made to our current suitcase design, now would be a great time to voice them. I'm "all ears" !

-john

27/06/2022

Decent is driving onto Florence today to support Scott Rao and Jonathan Gagné for the coffee seminars they’re giving this week. Tickets still available, click on the link tree of for more info.

26/12/2021

I’ve long though that retail needs to think of themselves like a street musician would: people are busy, on their way somewhere, and you need to do something that stops them in their tracks, makes them look at you, and puts them firmly on your side. A great cafe/store name is hard to create, but self deprecating humor is one of the best ways to achieve this. I’m writing this is a cafe/florist combination in Hong Kong, that made me smile. I have an hour or so to kill while I wait for Bugs to finish at the hairdressers to repair the “highlights gone horribly wrong” so what could be more pleasant than a flat white, apple pie, among flowers ? The staff were happy to chat about the funny name. It reminds of the massive trade show sign Decent Espresso uses, that says “🤪 I’ve had worse” 🤣😂in massive letters. It never fails to draw a smile, start a conversation, and enable me to have them taste a shot I pull, to see if they indeed agree. Humor, humility are great ways to start a conversation. Hence “Decent Espresso”

03/12/2021

📢 Back on Zoom calls! it's time to have an open Q&A session.

If there aren't many questions. Then we will most likely run through pulling shots without a Bluetooth scale.

So if you just have a question you would like a direct answer for or just unsure of the ordering process then come join us and ask away.

As always we will eventually have the summary and the full zoom on social media if you cant make it.

Zoom meeting time:
Hong Kong, HKT Sun, 5 Dec 2021 09:00
Melbourne, AEDT Sun, 5 Dec 2021 12:00
San Francisco, PST Sat, 4 Dec 2021 17:00
New York, EST Sat, 4 Dec 2021 20:00
Singapore SGT Sun, 5 Dec 2021 09:00

Join zoom meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89715326816?pwd=RmYrdDFpVWZrZGhxZTZOQWRHeGVoQT09

05/11/2021

📢Zoom This Sunday: Things you should know about before you 1st turn on your DE1

As the DE1 is so innovative and the components are not your typical off the shelf type. We often forget how the DE1 requires a different approach to what we are used to or expect. This brings me to this weeks topic. "What you need to know before you turn on your machine."

We will cover what to expect out of the box, the things you will need to do before turning on your DE1 and also a brief run through the basics features of the app.

Of course if you have any question regarding the DE1 that you would love to have answered before you pull the trigger now is your chance.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86523557879?pwd=MTFMODYrcG1SYzJRZWEzc2s5bnlCQT09

29/10/2021

Hey all,

Those of us who have used the DE1 for a while now will be familiar with the limiter action feature and will be able to identify from the graph if the feature was triggered or not. Some are even now using them to widen the acceptable ranges for a profile, which is great to see.

Those of you that aren't so familiar will find that there are new data points to be mindful of when dialing in a bean.

We will be welcoming Shinguk Kwon, who will be joining us on the discussion this week and to help demonstrate some example graphs and shots. We will discuss what to look out for, why and what to change in certain scenarios like:

Pressure not reaching the peak point set by the profile

Time of Zoom meeting:
Hong Kong, HKT - Sun, 31st Oct 2021 - 09:00-11:00
Sydney, AEDT - Sun, 31st Oct 2021 - 12:00-14:00
San Francisco, PDT - Sat, 30th Oct 2021 - 18:00-20:00
New York, EDT - Sat, 30th Oct 2021 - 21:00-23:00

Join Zoom Meeting here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89156404104?pwd=VHpLQm1oM241a1dlVU15ZkJKeG5HZz09

15/10/2021

When running through the last zoom some interesting questions were raised about the relationship between grind adjustments and flowrate. As a follow up suggestion from the last zoom we take a look how your adjustments effect the flowrate and why it is an essential variable to take note of.

This is a topic we often forget how much time it took honing in. With no data a lot was achieved by direct feedback from knowledgeable people or using our own sensories and sharing our shots to calibrate to different tastes.

As always feel free to join in and ask any curious questions you may have or if you like come on camera for some feedback.

Zoom meeting link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86737590661?pwd=anJiS2E3c0tzM0grMExJRWZPenZwQT09

11/10/2021

New full Zoom video up on our youTube Channel! We take a deeper look into the world of steaming and milk and we also go through a few details of what defines certain drinks in a region and how to steam different milk types like Oat, Almond and Soy as well.

Full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFCjcx6fZYQ
Summary video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyZZKQ5FbuA

09/10/2021

We dive back into extractions this week as we get the rare opportunity to test out two very different grinders on the DE1.

The Niche 0 is a 'robur' grinder, which we have been using here in the factory and the Newly released 'Flat' burr grinder from Lagom, the P100.

We will use the Rao Allonge preset for both grinders and demo what we can expect on the graphs and in the shots extracted. Of course we will recommend tips on improving accuracy from your workflow and how I have been tuning each grinder.

As always feel free to join in with a brew and ask any questions you may have or just come on and say hi.

Zoom meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81612654736?pwd=Q0lPUWN0QjQzczRGWnByWEMrQ2FmQT09

05/10/2021

New full zoom video call recording up on our YouTube channel!

We demonstrate the descale process of the DE1, and we touch on other areas that require some attention like the Thimble and the Water Tank. We also discuss the reason to why we should look after the DE1 and also what happens if you don't.

Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB_Ts6ySNKA

01/10/2021

This Saturday, Paul Chan and Dennis Hew take a break from coffee prep and take a closer look at the back story to how flow calibration came about, what is involved and how it can improve your shots in terms of consistency.

We will cover what you will need in terms of puck sims and why but also a method to calibrate without the puck sims using a profile and a scale.

We will catch up on a few things at the start before we settle into the topic. Specifically transport mode and demoing the prototype steamwand as a few have reached out about this week.

Of course we will squeeze in any questions that you may have or perhaps you would like feedback in regards to your flow calibration. We love the interaction and being part of your journey.

Time of Zoom call:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20211002T080000&p1=tz_hkt&p2=152&p3=136&p4=37&p5=214

- London, UK, Sat 2nd Oct 2021 - 9am-11pm
- Berlin, DE, Sat 2nd Oct 2021 - 10am-12pm
- Riyadh, SA RUH, Sat 2nd Oct Sept 2021 11am-1pm
- Melbourne, MEL, Sat 2nd Oct 2021 6pm-8pm

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81737662569?pwd=ZDJoa09OZmNHWjdxVm1XbHhtVEl6UT09

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