johnca wrote:I've registered now with username johnca
Three Francesconi (CMA) espresso machines - Rossi, San Marco, LaCimbali, Faema and 2 Mazzer Major grinders- CoffeeTech Maggionlino, Hottop, Alpenröst and HW Precision roasters. I decided I needed a bit of a change so I roasted some Monsooned Malabar. That was a change!
I didn't find the MC2 easy to set up either, and takes far more turns of the dial than I ever expected.
Not sure how you are getting on now, but you could try some pre-ground coffee from a reputable source, just to eliminate some of the grinder/machine variables.
Trying to sort out grinder+machine simultaneously is difficult.