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Most bean to cup owners only clean their machine one way, and it’s usually the wrong way for the problem they actually have. Here’s why cleaning and descaling are two separate jobs, and what happens if you only do one.

Think rinsing your Nespresso Original machine keeps it clean? It doesn’t. Coffee leaves oil behind, and oil and water don’t mix, so a rinse just shifts it around. Find out why that matters for your next cup, and how the Caffenu Cleaning Capsule gets the oil out for good.

Bitter espresso shots aren’t always down to the grind. Uncleaned coffee oil in the group head turns rancid, and that’s a bitterness no amount of dialling in can fix. Here’s what’s actually going wrong, and how to fix it.

Henlo builds premium espresso machines designed to be upgraded, not replaced, through a network of over 80 South African suppliers and a philosophy of long-term performance. We’re now their preferred cleaning partner. Here’s the story behind the machines, and what proper care has to do with keeping that promise.

Weak coffee? Bitter shots? Nothing is broken. Old coffee oil and limescale are quietly clogging up your Barista Express, and each one needs a different fix. Here is the five minute clean, the full descale, and how to read the CLEAN / DESCALE light that most people misunderstand.

Two days in Centurion, fourteen of the country’s best baristas, and one seat on the plane to the World Barista Championship in Panama. This is what the 2026 SCASA Nationals felt like from the floor, and how Xander Venter of Robin Chat Coffee Roasters came out on top.

If your Delonghi Magnifica S is brewing weaker or slower coffee than it used to, the cause is almost always one of two things: coffee oil build-up in the brew unit, or limescale in the internal pipes. Both are normal, and both are fixable in under 15 minutes with the right process. Here’s how.

Jacques Cilliers has spent years fixing the coffee machines Cape Town’s cafés can’t afford to have break down. He was recently named Technician of the Year. We spent a day with him at Equiserve to find out what that recognition actually means.

A dirty machine doesn’t just make your coffee taste worse, it costs you money in the long run. Here’s the full two-step routine for cleaning and descaling your Saeco Minuto HD8763, plus how often to do it based on your water and usage.

Some people make coffee. Others give their lives to it. Episode 4 of the Barista Series, now live.

Discover how coffee brands are increasing margins by up to 293% and growing revenue by adding a private label coffee care range to their offering.

A simple guide to choosing the right cleaner for your coffee machine to improve coffee taste and protect your machine.