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HANDS-ON TEST METHOD 1.2.0
How we test espresso equipment.
See the steps, repeat counts, measuring tools, raw-data rules, and review checks used before we publish a hands-on result. This method was published on 2026-07-24.
TEST SECTIONS09
PLANNEDTEST METHOD 1.2.0
- Method date
- 2026-07-24
- Checks before publishing
- 6
- Questions waiting
- 08
- Required reviewers
- 2
TEST STEPS / METHOD 1.2.0
Every result must pass every required check.
A machine and a grinder need some different steps. Both tests check product identity, space, daily use, sound, electricity, and clean-up. Other steps cover the parts unique to each product. The repeat counts are minimums.
IDMACHINE AND GRINDER Check the exact product
Record the model, public SKU, hardware version, region, voltage, source, and a protected serial code before the result can link to a catalog product.
- Minimum
- 1 check
- What we publish
- Product identity and hardware version
FITMACHINE AND GRINDER Measure space needed to use it
Measure stored size, working clearance, cable and hose reach, and the space needed to load, fill, and clean the product.
- Minimum
- 3 runs
- What we publish
- Stored size and space needed to use it
FLOWMACHINE AND GRINDER Time the daily steps
Time a repeatable start-to-finish task from a cold, reset station. Include every step the product needs, not only one part of the task.
- Minimum
- 5 runs
- What we publish
- Typical task time and interruptions
BREWMACHINE See how steady each shot is
Use the same coffee, grinder, basket, dose, drink weight, preparation steps, and measured shot path for each shot. This shows consistency; it is not a universal taste score.
- Minimum
- 10 runs
- What we publish
- Shot temperature and drink-weight range
MILKMACHINE See how fast milk heats
Heat the same amount of cold milk to the same stop temperature. Record time, time before steam works again, and the steps needed for each cycle.
- Minimum
- 5 runs
- What we publish
- Milk heating time, restart time, and daily-step notes
DOSEGRINDER See how much coffee comes out
Follow the stated seasoning and purge steps. Measure the coffee in, coffee out, time, and coffee left behind across repeated doses.
- Minimum
- 10 runs
- What we publish
- Coffee-in, coffee-out, and grind time
CTRLGRINDER Check grinder adjustment
Measure how ground coffee and shot flow change at set adjustment points. Keep the coffee, dose, preparation, machine, and target drink weight the same.
- Minimum
- 10 runs
- What we publish
- Grinder response and useful shot range
LOADMACHINE AND GRINDER Measure sound and electricity
Measure sound at a fixed distance and electricity used during the task. Record the room background sound and test length with every value.
- Minimum
- 5 runs
- What we publish
- Task sound level and electricity used
RESETMACHINE AND GRINDER Reset the station
Reset the station from a used state. Record routine cleaning, access, supplies, time, mess left behind, and any model-specific limit in the manual.
- Minimum
- 5 runs
- What we publish
- Reset time, supplies, and access notes
CHECKS BEFORE PUBLISHING / INCOMPLETE RESULTS STAY PRIVATE
We do not publish a result with missing information.
Interrupted or conflicting runs can stay in the test log. They cannot become a public hands-on result until the record is complete. Each requirement is checked before publication.
- 01
Exact productPublic SKU, hardware version, U.S. voltage, how we got it, and a protected serial code.
- 02
All required test stepsA good result in one area cannot replace the full test.
- 03
Calibrated measuring toolsTool identity, purpose, units, and calibration check come before the test.
- 04
Minimum repeatsTest conditions and run order stay with every summary number.
- 05
Raw data and limitsEvery published number can be recalculated from frozen raw repetitions, meaning the individual measurements, in a data package at a stable path. A verified checksum is a code that shows the package has not changed.
- 06
Two-person reviewTwo named reviewers must be different from each other and from the tester. Corrections replace a result; they do not hide its history.
EVIDENCE LABELS
Four labels. Four kinds of information.
Our explanation
A fit or daily-step judgment based on cited product details.
Calculated estimate
A shown formula produced the value from visible inputs.
Hands-on test
An identified physical unit completed this method. The record includes conditions, repeats, tools, raw data, and limits.
VERSIONS AND DATA HISTORY
Test method 1.2.0 · data format 1.2.0 · published 2026-07-24.
The method version says how we run a test. The data format version says which fields a published result contains. A change to either one starts a new record instead of changing an old record. The public data file includes both versions, the test steps, and the waiting list.