Espresso

Prepare the puck

Specialist practice with the tools on the slab; Lelit's manual asks only for an even, level tamp.

1. Take the portafilter out, stand it on the scales and put the dosing funnel on the basket. Tare.
2. Grind 18 g into it.
3. Stir the coffee with the WDT tool, right to the bottom, until it looks even. Lift the funnel off.
4. Set the portafilter on the tamping mat and tamp once, level, with the tamper.
5. Lay the puck screen on top, if you use one.

The shot

The manual's controls, weighed. Lelit gives no dose or yield.

1. Press both coffee buttons together: the group flushes for 5 seconds, as the manual says to rinse it.
2. Lock the portafilter in.
3. Stand the scales on the drip tray under the spouts, put a warm cup on them and tare.
4. Press coffee button 2. It soaks the coffee first (6 s from the factory), then the pump runs; the display counts the seconds.
5. Press it again at 36 g, after about 25 to 30 seconds. The gauge sits in the green, 8 to 10 bar.
6. Knock the puck into the knock box with the puck screen, rinse the basket and lock the empty portafilter back in to keep it hot.

Lelit Elizabeth: every job