Ankit Chopra
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Ankit Chopra

Espresso Machine Technician and Coffee Writer
Ankit Chopra is an espresso machine technician turned writer. He spent his twenties on the service floor of a boutique coffee equipment shop in Delhi, learning the guts of Rancilios, Gaggias, and Rocket dual boilers the honest way, by tearing them apart. Now he writes the kind of hands-on guides he wished he had back then: descaling done right, group gasket swaps, pressure profiling explained without jargon, and the small habits that keep a home espresso setup running for a decade instead of two. When he is not writing, you will find him at his kitchen bar coaching a friend through their first backflush.
115 guides published • 12 years hands-on
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Articles by Ankit Chopra

July 8, 2026 6 min

Why Your Espresso Has No Crema

Espresso no crema? A repair tech explains the machine faults, stale beans, and pressure problems behind thin or missing crema,…