- What are Urnex's most important products?
- Cafiza is the best-known: a powdered detergent for backflushing espresso group heads and soaking portafilters and baskets. Dezcal descales kettles and espresso machines, and Rinza clears milk residue from steam wands and automatic frothers. Smaller items include Scoopz, the group-head brush and cleaning tablets for super-automatic machines.
- Does Urnex make cleaning products for automatic espresso machines?
- Yes. Its cleaning tablets are made for super-automatic machines with built-in cleaning programs, and Rinza handles the milk circuit on machines with automatic frothers. Check your machine's manual for the cleaning cycle it expects before choosing between tablets and powder.
- Are Urnex cleaners safe for aluminum and other soft metals?
- Not all of them. Cafiza is a detergent for stainless steel and ceramic parts and should not be left on aluminum. Dezcal is formulated for descaling and is gentler on metals, but follow the dilution on the label and rinse thoroughly. When in doubt, match the product to the material named in your machine's instructions.
- How do I use Cafiza to clean an espresso machine?
- For a backflush machine, add a dose to the blind basket, run the brew cycle briefly, then let it sit before flushing with clean water. For a machine without a three-way valve, soak the portafilter, basket and screen in a solution and rinse well. Follow the ratio on the tub rather than guessing.
- What is the difference between Cafiza and Dezcal?
- Cafiza removes coffee oils and residue from group heads, baskets and cups. Dezcal removes mineral scale from boilers, kettles and water paths. They solve different problems and are not substitutes, so most owners keep both.
- Are there Urnex discount codes?
- Deal.ai checks what Urnex products actually cost at every store, so a real markdown shows on this page as a deal as soon as it starts, and each product's page has its price history to tell a sale from its usual price.
