How do I clean my coffee machine? | Important Steps to maintaining a healthy espresso machine

[@emil_k]

Good tips, I use a puck screen to help keep the shower head clean. Also noticed if you get a few tiny grinds in the bottom of your latte, run a back flush and it seems to clean it up. Use a cleaning tablet on occasion for your puck screen, I always clean with a tiny bit of dish soap and it looks super ckean but the tablet will still get all the oils and stuck grinds out. Happy cleaning 😁

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Great advice! Yes the puck screen is such a good cheap investment.

[@milovacc1195]

@@Rydecoffeecoach puck screens and pressurized filter baskets are 2 ways to harbor filth and mold. even if you rinse repeatedly, standing residual water in your tools will cause oxidization

[@Anonx82]

Excellent video. Thank you

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

You're welcome! 🙌🙌

[@abrand13]

Hey buddy, That was very informative, I am here in Iran and am using very same Stirling espresso machine.

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Awesome! Hello from Australia! 👋 One thing I think I need to correct is that you shouldn't backflush using the chemicals on that exact Aldi machine. Rather, put a diluted vinegar solution (100% DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR - should be 5% acetic acid and water only) into the water reservoir and run it through everywhere the water goes until empty. Then run two rounds of clean water through it and then you're ready to go.

[@muslim_kun]

thank u so much 4 the video keep it up

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

It's called a Stirling espresso machine but I think you can only buy them through ALDI or second hand. They are great! Just make sure you're not buying the latest one which isn't great. You can tell the difference because one has a grinder built in and that is NOT the one you want.

[@kadaverf]

I am about to buy a quickmill soon, and this helps me a lot, thank you! All the best, from the other side pf the world, Holland Max

[@antoniokozmas9916]

Clean machine Clean coffee simple! Also I use a puck screen reduces Any grinds getting stuck in the head 🎈

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Yes!! That's actually something that's super amazing about the puck screens, thanks for pointing that out. 👌👌

[@ShinSuperSaiyajin]

Kinda off tangent: I’m about to get n Aldi Stirling, same as the unit you have on the video. Is yours still holding? Great video btw :)

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Thanks! 🙌 Yes I think this machine is great, but just check that it's still the same version. I saw ALDI had started selling a different model with a built in grinder but I don't think it's as good. If it's this one though, it's great! 👌

[@ShinSuperSaiyajin]

@@Rydecoffeecoach it’s the same model as yours. No built in grinder. Sold as Stirling as well maybe because my region is close to Australia (I live in the Philippines)

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

@@ShinSuperSaiyajin oh yeh awesome then. How much does it cost? Also, try to find a good grinder somewhere too. The Breville Smart grinder pro or dose control are good entry level.

[@ShinSuperSaiyajin]

@@Rydecoffeecoach got it at usd270. Already got a good hand grinder too. A JX Pro

[@Nlqw123]

What size portafilter and basket is used on this Aldi machine

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

This version was 58mm and the portafilter basket was 20g basket IMS

[@matthewjackson2656]

this method is only for machine washout back flush?

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Any espresso machine should be able to be backflushed

[@CashWill_Trading]

I really should clean more often. I’m doing most of this every fortnight, with the exception of removing the dispersion screen…. Which I have never actually done 😬. I’m definitely gonna do it tomorrow and will report back on how bad it is……

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Awesome! Yes please let me know how it goes. It's one of the most forgotten things so don't worry. 😊🤗

[@CashWill_Trading]

@@Rydecoffeecoach all clean, nothing gross to mention which was kind of surprising given I haven’t done it in 2+ years… will definitely do it more often though just to be safe.

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Perfect! That's great for 2 years! I took one out of my friend's Rancilio Silvia a couple of weeks ago and it was coated in gunk. So some machines will get it more than others, but it's good to know yours is good for longer. What machine are you using, again?

[@CashWill_Trading]

@@Rydecoffeecoach Breville Duel Boiler. Bought it in March 2020. Still going great but I'm secretly hoping it dies so I can get a new machine 🤫

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

😅 yeh then you can upgrade to the Decent or LM Gs3! 👌 But Still, the dual boiler is a really good machine for ease of use and quality.

[@nb8eight903]

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[@ambienzz]

Hi Coach, is this a single boiler or thermoblock machine? How long is the heat up time? It looks like a 2 ear portafilter. Does any other standard 58mm naked portafilter fit it? Thank you!

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Yep, it's a thermoblock. It does take most of the standard portafilters but always best to check the depth of the ears before you buy. I think I had the Breville naked portafilter in there for a while.

[@tippykaffu4047]

I dont understand spouts on portafilter. I feel like it only makes more things to clean. If naked portafilter is expensive, then saw it off!

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Yes I totally agree with you. but I think the whole thing is a wrought! How do they make us pay so much more for a portafilter that has less metal and if manufactured properly, takes less work?? $35 for a regular portafilter, $100+ for naked. Most people probably don't have a diamond saw to cut it though but it's easy enough if you have one and something to buff out the edges. I will do a video on how to make it. 👌

[@tippykaffu4047]

@@Rydecoffeecoach the most seemingly cheapest 58mm portafilter in my country is $15AUD You say they are $100+? Thats ridiculous!

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Wow! That's insane. Yeh over here it's like a "luxury" to have a naked. So they just charge you a fortune for it. So stupid. 🤦 They know we'll pay for it I guess.

[@tippykaffu4047]

@@Rydecoffeecoach how about you start importing naked portafilters from my country or china instead? Its not like a certain vintage restorer will send assassins or sue you like a German manufacturer or theres coffee mafia will go after you

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Could you see what manufacturers you have over there? I would definitely import them if they were easy and good quality. 👌👌

[@Prato321]

Question. How do we clean a machine that only has a two way valve, rather than a 3-way valve? Is just descaling per the instructions enough?

[@uritamminga1]

What about the slimy tank? After a while the water tank gets slimy. How do you prevent this?

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Great question! If you can remove your reservoir you should clean it out with soapy water, rinse thoroughly. Do this on a regular basis to stop the bioslime building up. Also, keep you machine out of the sun if it's getting lots of slime.

[@uritamminga1]

@@Rydecoffeecoach Thanks for the answer! But I’m also then concerned about the hoses leading to the boiler. They will have the same slime inside them.

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

Yeh that's harder to get to. Some people have said to use vinegar but I haven't personally tried that or really wish to in case it damages the other components. You could try a bottle brush in the first part of the hose, but other than that I would recommend starting with pure water (obviously that doesn't help if you already have bioslime build up).

[@sophiet1693]

well the clean portafilter you are showing us as the soaked cleaned one looks new totally different. the one you soaked was with black handle and then you are showing the results with gray handle. Well soaking the black one has changed handle colour too LOL. good tutorial but be more careful with the handles might change colour when you soak them....

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

I wasn't trying to trick you. I just had a really old one that I keep dirty to show how they look. The other one is to show what they should look. I'm sorry if it came across like I was trying to trick you, that wasn't my intention! ☺️

[@padme110380]

Que maquina es

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

This one is a Stirling brand (ALDI) but not the new one with the built-in grinder.

[@litutheking8190]

U didnt use the brush to wash group head. Brushes are more effective than towel

[@donniep90]

That’s not a correct back flush . A correct back flush can only be done with a machine with a solenoid valve. It send the cleaner you put into your filter basket through the machines lines. Let the machine sit for a bit with cleaner in machine then pull an empty shot .

[@Rydecoffeecoach]

True! But I'm pretty sure this machine has a version of a 3 way solenoid, it isn't called that but you can still backflush it. Definitely correct about most appliance machines 🙏🙌

[@donniep90]

@@Rydecoffeecoach i can't find any info that says its got a 3 way valve or solenoid valve . in fact my search tells me the opposite.

[@gilgameshofsumer7375]

Uh no, this is proper. You're clearly inexperienced.

[@donniep90]

@@gilgameshofsumer7375 lol ok

[@Ponyawaken]

Wow your machine is so dirty