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by JonF
March 13th, 2024, 12:14 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 5
Views: 230

La Marzocco vs la Spaziale - maintenance and failures

I had a La Spaz for years. Just three things went wrong: Twice I needed to replace the brew tank temperature assembly. Not hard, but takes a little disassembly. The third thing: My wife decided to use the top to soften butter for cookies . . . then fell asleep
by JonF
February 11th, 2024, 11:15 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 25
Views: 2273

DE1 vs GS3

That was an interesting video, and something I wish I could do at home. I made the same type of decision about 5 years ago and went with the Decent. Normally I have the chance to compare or test drive my purchases, but espresso machines are a bit of a leap of faith. For home use, the
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by JonF
January 18th, 2024, 6:23 pm
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 104
Views: 22602

Decent vs La Marzocco Linea Micra (or Mini)

One added plus for the Decent is the ability to set a water temp for the water spout. I like an Americano with breakfast, and this really beats the boiler water I used to use
by JonF
January 18th, 2024, 1:40 pm
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 104
Views: 22602

Decent vs La Marzocco Linea Micra (or Mini)

I've had a Decent for about 5 years now. No repairs or problems with one exception: I had a tablet problem so I replaced it. It probably would have been replaced by Decent, but I decided to upgrade to a Samsung instead. There are a lot of benefits for a home machine.
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  • by JonF
    January 12th, 2024, 4:12 pm
    Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
    Replies: 1039
    Views: 74525

    User Experience with the Strietman CT2

    Thanks David for the videos. Especially the video showing a shot being pulled. Funny how hard it is to find a video like this, as everyone seems to focus on the portafilter during the shot!
    by JonF
    December 20th, 2023, 1:33 pm
    Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
    Replies: 337
    Views: 39693

    Odyssey Argos owner experience

    Congrats! Wonder how much you could sell that for . .
    by JonF
    September 30th, 2023, 9:39 am
    Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
    Replies: 337
    Views: 39693

    Odyssey Argos owner experience

    cebseb, a really basic question. When Odysseys asks for left or right steam arm, is it looking at the machine? In other words, you ordered "Left." By the way, the new steam arm looks great
    by JonF
    September 28th, 2023, 9:33 pm
    Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
    Replies: 337
    Views: 39693

    Odyssey Argos owner experience

    Another Decent DE1 here--and thinking about an Argos. Any thoughts comparing espresso from your two machines would be much appreciated
    by JonF
    September 10th, 2023, 3:04 pm
    Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
    Replies: 337
    Views: 39693

    Odyssey Argos owner experience

    This has been a fun thread. I am really close to ordering one myself. About 20 years ago I had a Baby Lusso lever. As a complete rookie, I could not get used to it--I did not play with pressure changes, and thus it brewed really hot. Now I know a little more, and I have
    by JonF
    January 18th, 2023, 10:18 am
    Forum: Espresso Machines
    Replies: 711
    Views: 69179

    La Marzocco Linea Micra owner reviews

    FYI, I did not want to drill my counter either. So I used a little PVC pipe to create a little "tunnel" from just above our backsplash to below the counter. Above the backsplash I used a hole saw to get a nice circle. Below the counter, where it does not show, I cut a larger square