Newbie on tight budget needs espresso machine/grinder advice - Page 2

September 21st, 2015, 10:53 am

Stella went on sale today for 1189.00 cdn.

I am not sure there is a better deal out there.

September 22nd, 2015, 10:22 am

If you're on a tight budget my suggestion is to go with a not so expensive separate grinder (here's a pretty good list http://www.homereviewed.com/best-coffee-grinder/) and then focus on spending the extra bucks on a great espresso machine such as Breville BES870XL.

September 22nd, 2015, 11:20 am

I own the Breville already Zapper. Sorry for the confusion as this thread started with my initial purchase and I just continued it for the upgrade process.

So I own the 870XL already and am adding a prosumer set-up for office. Or maybe the Prosumer fr home. Either way the objective is to have Espresso at home and work

September 22nd, 2015, 9:03 pm

So I went into IDC tonight to pick up my new Magister Stella Pro. Had it all planned out and what accessories I was going to add seeing it was on sale and I was saving a few hundred dollars. Well Instead .......

I hope this quenches the upgrade bug for awhile

September 22nd, 2015, 11:09 pm

LOL. Shiny metal box! The angled sides are definitely worth it. Congrats.

September 22nd, 2015, 11:48 pm

Did you get a grinder as well?

September 23rd, 2015, 4:39 am

i did. mazzer Super Jolly

September 23rd, 2015, 8:03 am

Nice, enjoy. I also recommend Erics thermometer for E61 groups. Very helpful nailing your flush routine and monitoring machine health. Even ambient conditions like air conditioning can drop the group idle temp a few degrees Fahrenheit.

September 23rd, 2015, 8:16 am

Thanks Canuck. I will be looking at adding Erics Thermometer soon. Just with stretching the budget a bit I decided that some of the accessories would/could wait and be added over the next month or two.