pcivic wrote:Hy!
-problems with steaming at the same time as brewing

seking wrote:I want to amend my previous review after spending more time with the machine.

1. Good coffee brewing. We roast our own beans and I definitely like the stability of the PID and double boiler. Thats a big upgrade from our HX machine.
2. Steaming is not great on this machine. The holes are too big. The 4 hole replacement tip is likely better (its on its way so can't say for sure) because of the smaller diameter of the holes. I think it will use less steam with smaller holes so might get more steam out of it? But those holes are too big to make good microfoam especially with small quantities. My wife confirmed my findings, and she is a microfoam master! I've read similar comments too.
3. Steam boiler is too small. What is the point of a double boiler if you can't brew coffee and steam at the same time? They don't recommend it in manual and in fact they strongly recommend steaming milk first. I know why now after observing. This is a 15 amp machine (will be my last) and as such, can only heat one element at a time. It gives priority to the brewing boiler. Large element heats fast, but still it will heat the brewing boiler first even if you are done with it and want to steam. SO, you need to steam milk first, which is the opposite of what I like to do to avoid separation. Bad design in my book.
Overall, a bit underwhelmed with the machine. I expected more. I'm going to bring it to the guy I bought it from to see if he can make some adjustments or something. My guess is he can't, but I'll keep you posted.