UNIVERSAL COMPATIBILITY - Trusted by professionals for a wide range of traditional espresso machines
Cafiza Espresso Machine Cleaning Powder (566g) by Urnex is a concentrated, NSF and OMRI certified cleaning agent designed for daily backflushing. Its balanced foam and solubility formula effectively removes residue from group heads, valves, and machine lines, ensuring optimal espresso machine performance and longevity.
Specifications
Weight
0.64 Kilograms
Units
566.0 gram
Brand
Urnex
Format
Powder
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Can this be used as a descaler for a tassimo coffe maker? Is it safe for tassimo?
how do i use it for espresso machine
Can I use this in a breville barista express espresso machine?
I have a mr coffee cafe barista, can i put this in the water resevoir? or just the porta filter?
Reviews
4.6
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I**N
Great product. Probably the best.
Really strips all the coffee oils off the machine filter heads and also ceramic grinder in my sage machine. Use to clean extractor fan grease too with decent but not perfect results. Lasts a long time as not much required per clean. Best with warm water to dissolve grains of powder.
Z**.
Satisfying cleaner
Great to watch - works a treat
W**S
WARNING about this Product
FYI, Active ingredient is Sodium Hydroxide or better know as Caustic Soda, DO NOT use on alloy parts such as alloy portafilters and NEVER use as a descaler in your machine. “THIS PRODUCT IS NOT A DESCALER”It’s Safe on Stainless Steel parts only and wear gloves and eye protection.Otherwise it works well, also caustic soda is cheaper to buy.
P**D
Good stuff for espresso machine and much more.
As far as the coffee machine goes it does exactly what is says on container. But it also good for other food related utensils and crockery. Eg tea stains, burnt on food on saucepans and oven trays. And a little goes a long way.
L**T
Cleaned my severly blocked reusable metal aeropress filter perfectly!
I bought this after I started finding my aeropress was getting harder and harder to plunge.I mistakenly thought the reusable metal aeropress filter I use would always be fine as long as you rinsed it after use, but I think I might have been grinding my coffee too finely or something because when I finally held the filter up to the light to look at the holes in the filter I realised >90% of them were completely blocked!I tried soaking it over night with regular washing up liquid, putting it through the dishwasher, soaking it in boiling water etc... but nothing really cleared it, the majority of the filter holes remained blocked. I didn't want to use any harsher chemicals like oven cleaner (which I'd seen recommended online somewhere) and after a lot of searching I found this.One over night soak with a teaspoon of this dropped into boiling water cleaned the filter better than all the other steps I tried combined! Only a few holes in the filter remain blocked but that doesn't really bother me.I will try and do regular filter maintenance with this from now on, one tub is huge, I expect to have enough in this to last me for years!If you work in a professional setting or have specialised coffee equipment that gets used heavily, this is probably the stuff you want to be using! Totally overkill for my situation, but like I said, I have enough here to last me for years of home use.
B**D
Industry standard backflushing
Its all in the title - you don't want a dirty grouphead!
S**T
A must for any espresso machine owner
I wouldn't be without Cafiza. It's fantastic for backflushing my Gaggia Classic Evo Pro and keeping my portafilter, shower screen etc clean. I only use two teaspoon's worth once a week so I expect this to last a long while.For what it's worth, Cafiza 2 is cheaper because it uses slightly different ingredients to Cafiza, and Cafiza 2 lacks organic certification. Personally, I play it safe and use the original Cafiza.
D**T
Works very well and is economical in use.
Works very well and is great for removing coffee oil and stain from things like portafilters and baskets. Also works a treat with Moka pots and Aeropress components.Expect it to foam up a lot when hot water is added, so best to use it on the draining board or in the sink where it won't cause a mess. Also very good for cleaning the inside of a flask if you leave it in overnight.
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Anjali K.
The product quality is outstanding. Exactly what I needed for my work.
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Farhan Q.
The delivery time was excellent, and the packaging was secure.
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I didn't want to use any harsher chemicals like oven cleaner (which I'd seen recommended online somewhere) and after a lot of searching I found this.One over night soak with a teaspoon of this dropped into boiling water cleaned the filter better than all the other steps I tried combined! Only a few holes in the filter remain blocked but that doesn't really bother me.I will try and do regular filter maintenance with this from now on, one tub is huge, I expect to have enough in this to last me for years!If you work in a professional setting or have specialised coffee equipment that gets used heavily, this is probably the stuff you want to be using! 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