The product first, then the accessories

If you have coffee oil in the brew group or filter baskets, look at EVO brew group cleaner. For leftover milk, there is MFC Powder Eco. A descaler does something different: Renew is offered here with four sachets, while you may come across packages with a different number elsewhere. So compare the contents, not just the box price. How often and how much you need depends on your machine, water, and usage. We therefore do not promise a fixed number of years of cleaning with one package.

Loose grounds or dirt in the grinder?

With the wide coffee brush you sweep dry grounds from your workspace. The brew group brush is intended for accessible coffee residue around the brew group. Neither replaces a cleaning agent for stuck coffee oil. For a more thorough cleaning of a suitable grinder, look at Grinder Clean. Check that the grinder manufacturer allows that method, especially with a built-in grinder. The grinder on the banner is for illustrative purposes and is not included.

Give your cloths a fixed task

The set of six microfiber cloths contains grey, brown, and black. The individual color options are two cloths of 30 × 30 cm each. Grey helps you keep milk residue separate, brown you use for the portafilter and black for the machine surroundings. Do you still have enough cloths? Then only replenish the color you need. Colors help you remember what a cloth is for; changing and washing them in time remains necessary.

Explanation included, without buying twice

Geert-Jan works almost daily with Barista Essentials tools during his barista workshops. On this page he first helps you determine which part needs attention. If you want an explanation for that, view the digital cleaning bundle with four PDF checklists or one individual checklist. The bundle contains the topics of grinder, descaling, milk system, and brew group. Do not buy those individual topics again if you choose the bundle. The brand bundles for Sage, Rocket, Rancilio, and ECM add a setup checklist; choose only your brand.

Would you like to understand the background better? The separate Cleaning and maintenance module goes into the role of maintenance. Even with digital explanations, the current machine manual and the label remain authoritative. Order the physical product and any PDFs consciously separately: Barista Essentials and De Barista Shop each have their own order and processing.

The replacement heads are a supplement to the corresponding brew group brush. The package contains five replacement heads, not five complete brushes. Replace a worn head; do not buy a new complete brush if only the head needs replacing. Grinder Clean is not intended for superautomatic machines. The cleaner packages and brushes do not all have confirmed full external dimensions in the consulted source; do not infer them from the photo or the package weight.