Hello, I hope I am posting this message correctly. I picked up the Faema Eurostar Professional espresso machine $75 and I'm trying to figure it out. I haven't been able to find a manual or even a post discussing this machine outside of this site. Any information is sorely needed...

Hi everyone, I'm new here and recently purchased my very first lever espresso machine, an arrarex caravel v3.0 on ebay.

The machine looks amazing, I've got all pieces and the heating elements are working just fine.
I've received the machine just about a week ago and been...

I just got the unifilter and I pulled a set of decafs (too late for regular coffee). Here's my first impression:

Setup: I used Onyx decaf Ethiopia Worka Chelbesa Natural coffee, 18g in, 50g out, just like Onyx recommended. I used a e37z hero grinder, at 600 rpm. My flow...

Hello

I have a Rocket Cinquantotto.

I usually steam between 100ml and 200ml(3.4and 6.8 oz).

I sometimes like a 1:1 ratio of espresso and milk

40ml of each (1.35 oz)

I found a stainless steel pitcher that holds 85 ml (2.9 oz)

Needless to say, the steaming gets messy,...

Well, I tried searching and it appears the official thread for this machine is too old and not accepting comments anymore. I see many other machines and equipment have their own dedicated threads so i thought it would be nice to have one for this machine (kind of surprised there...

Hi Bianca owners, what are the factory settings for the flow rate (in gr/sec) when the FC paddle is fully closed and fully open ?

It's easy to define flow rate: put a cup on a scale and pour water (without the portafilter) for 30 seconds. Then divide the resulting weight by...

I followed the installation instructions on my brand new Sychronika. Emptied out the steam boiler after filling. Water was as brown as the homebarista banner at the top of this site. Is this normal? Or something to worry about?

And what could it be?

My Strega worked fine right out of the box & so far I'm quite impressed with the build & finish quality although I do have a few minor quibbles function wise. The reservoir lid definitely needs a lifting handle so you don't have to remove the cup warming tray every time you want...

In the last few months I upgraded to a Lelit Bianca V3 and a Flair 58, coming from another E61 + lever duo that served me relatively well for the last 5 years or so - a QuickMill Alexia Evo and an Elektra Micro Casa a Leva. Both the Lelit and the Bianca are clear upgrades in cup...

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....