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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • Breville Barista Express, yeah.

    Very easy!

    4mm Allen wrench to free the shower screen, a cheap hook or even a small screwdriver and a needle nose pliers to pull the old gasket out (what I used).

    I just bought a 2 pack of silicone gaskets for under $10.

    I cleaned everything up before seating the new gasket (poked a damp rag up there with the hook).

    Good as new in under 15min. I made 4 doubles afterwards today.


  • Thanks for the corrections!

    This one was silicone, and the one I happened to get shipped overnight in March 2021 (it lasted almost exactly 4 years, had to go look it up to confirm it was silicone). Not sure why they chose green. I was trying to highlight the failure and the section of bead tore off. There’s more damage from me jamming a hook into it to pull it out. I wish it were easier to get it out for periodic cleaning and inspection. I’ll have to look into that.

    I replaced it with another silicone gasket (this time off-white) and now have a backup handy.

    I’d be interested to know if there’s a way to predict failure or if there’s a good schedule to follow!