Please forgive me if this has been mentioned elsewhere, but can anyone compare flavor clarity, mouthfeel etc of the Mahlkonig E65S with the Lagom P64, Niche, or the Baratza Vario? I currently have the Baratza Vario-W and Sette-W because I love the grind by weight feature; which honestly, has been th...

Have you considered the Portaspresso system? Its a work of art and makes superb espresso

1+ for Kafatek Levtamp--you wont regret it I have the SAI Wedge, I use it because I bought it but I find it mainly to be eyecandy

lack of cleaning the water tank?

I purchased the St Anthony Industries Wedge for myself and bought the 2nd one in your link for a friend. Haven't compared head to head yet but we're both happy. The SAI one is pretty and heavy. Not sure if it makes a huge difference on flow or channeling compared with my finger sweep but it is more ...

I did not. All local Arizona shops would not work on a prosumer level machine. I contacted Chris Coffee who stated that if the problem is major, like a heating element, parts and labor would run about $300, with shipping likely to be $100 that seems hard to justify on a $999 machine. The technician ...

I may be somewhat unique in that I was a pre-order customer for the Decent Espresso machine and now have the Lelit Bianca and couldn't be happier. The Lelit is beautiful and hands-on. A friend of mine has a BDB and likes it and if one can achieve Slayer style shots with it that would be a worthwhile...

I own a Baratza Vario-W and Sette-W (not the newer Wi). Either works well, sometimes one works better than the other for a particular blend or flavor profile. The Sette-W workflow is much easier, albeit Vario-w is not that many more steps. Vario is tried and true and has been running flawlessly for ...

Shipping confirmed my machine will be here Monday! Ive never been so excited for the weekend to end

So this is awesome: I received a voicemail from 1st line letting me know that my machine was going to be shipped. This is amazing customer service from 1st Line and I am so excited to be receiving this beautiful and innovative machine soon. Also nice to see that the timeline has been very accurate (...