Hi all,
I picked up a 2nd hand 4 year old Appartamento recently which works perfectly but was clearly not regularly cleaned / maintained. I popped the shower screen off and it was covered in a layer of grime. The previous owner wasn't aware that the water reservoir is removable...

Anyone know anything about Synesso's new machine geared toward home users?
Just saw this on their website:

I'm confused and perhaps misunderstood the Lelit Flow Control Device (with Bianca paddle) that I had Chris' Coffee install on my Quick Mill QM67.

When the QM67 arrived everything was installed except for the paddle which was packed separately for me to install. Based on the...

I installed a water level back light in my maxi-matic, made a small video for those who would think about having it done.

Table of Contents:
1. Why Lelit Elizabeth?
2. Using the Machine
3. Nice Quality of Life features I'm appreciating as I'm using it more
4. Things I wish were different
5. Misc. Observations.

I've had an Elizabeth for around a month now and hadn't noticed many discussions of it....

I purchased a Rancilio Silvia espresso machine 2 weeks ago.
I set it up correctly. I didn't have any issues with the machine the first few days.

However, this week, every time I start the machine in the morning, it makes strange noise (hissing, whistling). It's very loud....

This thread is for early adopters of the Lelit Bianca

It is also for all who want to comment or Q & A about the ongoing bench review

Hello H-B! My first post here.

I'm 99% ready to purchase the Breville Bambino (not the Plus; I don't want auto milk steaming).

I'm curious to see if anyone here knows anyone who has modded / upgraded either the Bambino or Bambino plus heavily.

To clarify, I would start the...

Got the new Linea Mini home just last night after picking it up at Clive Coffee here in Portland. Clive held a nice open house event on Memorial Day where they invited customers down to the store to try out some of the new equipment and check out some of their open box buys....

Wacaco has announced a new product in line with the minpresso and nanopresso. This one is called the Picopresso . The previous model seems more akin to toys with mini plastic baskets and tampers plus pressurized baskets and promoting pods. This one seems a bit more serious the...