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What is puckology? Puckology is simply analysing the spent coffee puck after a shot has been made. Whilst it is by no means scientific, it can provide useful feedback regarding the preparation of the coffee before brewing and extraction during brewing.   With the Robot, however, spent puck analysis is not possible because the results are very misleading. After pulling the shot...

We recently received some emails about using the pressurised basket so we would like to share how this basket works. The pre-ground coffee will not be anything like we get from using fresh coffee and a grinder but it is much better than a capsule or pod. Paul also introduced a different technique for installing the portafilter. Original post from Paul Pratt...

I found this question quite interesting on Facebook group so would like to share with you all :) Original post from Paul Pratt on Facebook group It's a good question that comes up from time to time. The simple answer is that we do make changes all the time to the product, but more on the manufacturing and building side...

As you all know, Cafelat’s director, Paul, has been working on the Robot for quite some time. We have been putting in all our energy and effort to make it as perfect as possible for our clientele. Just like the functionality aspect of the product, the colour has equal importance. We started with the Creamy White Cafelat Robot, however, due...

Original post from Paul Pratt on Facebook group For the tamper discussion to be relevant, I should give some background. Initially the Robot was all aluminium. We have all the die-cast tools for each part. After we received it and had tested for a while we were not happy with the material. It was difficult to keep clean and we...

Original post from Paul Pratt on Facebook group Raw cast items. I thought it would be interesting to show you all these items. I have that are unfinished and to show what goes into making the Robot. All stainless parts (apart from basket and screen) are created using investment casting. It is a very accurate way of making detailed stainless...