De'Longhi Dedica (EC685): your first espresso shot
Start with 14 g of coffee in and 28 g in the cup (1:2) for a medium roast. The grind number depends on your grinder: find yours below, then taste and adjust.
The recipe
- Dose: 14 g (the stock 2-cup basket takes about 14 g).
- Stop at: 28 g in the cup (1:2) for a medium roast. The cup buttons stop by volume. Press again to stop when the scale reads your target weight.
- Temperature: Temperature: Medium or High. Low / Medium / High in the settings menu (hold the steam button 10 s, then the 1-cup button).
Your grinder is better than your basket. Stock baskets on this machine are pressurised, so grind changes do little; a 51 mm single-wall basket is the upgrade that unlocks it.
Where to start on your grinder
Starting settings in each grinder's own numbers. They are starting points from the makers' published ranges, not a guarantee: taste decides. Tap a setting for the full recipe with your roast and the next-shot fix, or a grinder for its light and dark starting points. With the pressurised basket, start a few steps coarser.
Sources for this machine
- cache.tradeinn.com
- youtube.com (secondary source)
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