cannonfodder wrote: The demi's are a bit large, around 3-3.5 ounces if I remember correctly so if you are pulling restretto's the shot will be lost in the cup. They do make good machieatto cups.

A set of 6 Demitasse cups was included when I purchased my MCaL but they are a different style then what is shown in the 1st Line link. The handle is more angular & the cup shape may be slightly different also. Same graphics & the capacity is 2.5 oz filled to the brim. These are also not for sale.

From my post back in 2007, these are my Elektra cups

Re: The Intelligentsia Black Cat Project Cappuccino Cup:

tekomino wrote:They hold 6oz or 200ml.

This is half-true. They hold almost exactly 200 mL, but that happens to be around 6.8 oz. So, more like 7 oz. than 6 oz. In my opinion, they are somewhat big to be cappuccino cups.

That said, Intelligentsia has a new Competition Cappuccino Cup and a sharper-looking black "Mike Phillips Series" version of the same. I got a pair of the black ones, and it holds right about 150mL, 5 oz. as advertised. I much prefer those; if they'd come out sooner so I wouldn't have gotten the too-large 6.8 oz. cups.

cannonfodder wrote:From my post back in 2007, these are my Elektra cups

That's the same style that I have. Where did you find that colorful tamper?

JohnB. wrote:That's the same style that I have. Where did you find that colorful tamper?

I can answer that:
Italy, of course. La Forza and very hard to come by, even back during the Tamper Roadshow

shadowfax wrote:Re: The Intelligentsia Black Cat Project Cappuccino Cup:


This is half-true. They hold almost exactly 200 mL, but that happens to be around 6.8 oz. So, more like 7 oz. than 6 oz. In my opinion, they are somewhat big to be cappuccino cups.

That said, Intelligentsia has a new Competition Cappuccino Cup and a sharper-looking black "Mike Phillips Series" version of the same. I got a pair of the black ones, and it holds right about 150mL, 5 oz. as advertised. I much prefer those; if they'd come out sooner so I wouldn't have gotten the too-large 6.8 oz. cups.

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danetrainer wrote:I can answer that:
Italy, of course. La Forza and very hard to come by, even back during the Tamper Roadshow

Yup, and spun on a wheel then hand painted. I have one of the ridged pistons which is supposed to resemble an ionic column, very old school Italy and I use it every day.

I did a few searches & couldn't come up with anything but old H-B posts. Anyone know if these tampers are still in production?

I just checked their web site and its not there. http://www.laforzatamp.com/

Marvin

Kenneth (Kelpburger) hasn't been on the site for over three years, either.