Lever Only Home Barista?

by **narc** on Tue Jan 01, 2008 1:02 pm

Happy New Year!

Questions:
1. How many use only a lever machine or plan in this New Year to use only a lever machine as your home espresso
machine?
2. How many different lever espresso machines do you own?
3. What is your machine of choice if you have multiple options?

by **espressme** on Tue Jan 01, 2008 1:26 pm

Hi Narc,
Happy New Year to you and yours!

narc wrote:Happy New Year!
Questions:
1. How many use only a lever machine or plan in this New Year to use only a lever machine as your home espresso
machine?

Mostly levers but I am rebuilding a couple of pumps for catering/travel to parties.

2. How many different lever espresso machines do you own?

five so far. :lol:

3. What is your machine of choice if you have multiple options?

I like simple strong Ristrettos;
How do you ask a Proud Papa which of his kids he like the best? :shock:

Cheers and have a good poll!
richard / espressme

by **Paul** on Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:48 pm

1. Levers are all I have.
2. dunno. Changes frequently. 4 in my shop currently and another dozen or so floating about the place
3. My home machine is a 1980-ish 3gr carimali. I am thinking of swapping this for one of my 1gr 60's machines for a while (but the convienience of 3gr really grows on you after a few years use)

by **grong** on Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:22 pm

1. I use and plan to use only a lever in 2008.
2. I own one lever machine.

by **Bushrod** on Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:56 pm

1) I plan on using a lever for the next two months. Demolition starts tomorrow morning for our new kitchen and I have the Silvia boxed up and put away.
2) I own two.
3) I'll be using the MCaL. The La Peppina needs to have the seals replaced and I haven't had the time.

by **caeffe** on Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:24 pm

1) Once I get a basket that fits, I'll be able to use my Europiccola. Hopefully, I can use it more in 2008 than my Oscar.
2) 2 - One Lever (LP Europiccola), One HX (NS Oscar)
3) Well, since I cant use the piccola, I can't answer this one quite yet since it defaults to the Oscar.

Happy New Year to all!

by **prof_stack** on Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:28 pm

Happy new year!

1. Are there coffee makers other than lever machines? Why bother? :roll:

2. I own two, if you count the Enrico machine that I'm still cleaning.
3. Gaggia Factory is #1 choice. New one is due tomorrow so the present one will go on Craigslist once the new one proves to be non-defective.

by **Levergirl** on Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:01 pm

I only use a lever. It's the only thing I'm really comfortable with.

I have 3, a Gaggia Achille, a Gaggia Factory, and a La Pavoni Professional. While I cut my barista teeth on the LP, I find myself using the Achille on a daily basis.

I also have a superauto that will make its way to E**ay sometime soon.

Happy New Year.

by **jsy** on Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:11 am

Gaggia Factory is all I have, and all I plan to use (at least in the near term). I'm still a novice, but have found it relatively easy to generate much tastier espresso on my new machine than on a Breville pump machine with "crema-enhancing" (fizz-generating?) dual walled baskets that I had before.

Jake

by **starry** on Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:23 am

1. I use a lever only and have no plans to change.
2. I own one lever....it's an Olympia Cremina. I don't feel any need to upgrade.....I love it.


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