Any E61-style machine is going to take 30-45 minutes to be ready from cold. For me, that has become a significant drawback. I got used to deciding I wanted an espresso and bring about to enjoy one within 15 minutes. A smart switch can help for mornings if your timing is predictable, but not really later in the day.

I'm not quite sure why you expected an exception, I fully expected to pay import duty and why it sat in customs an entire week (and no reason given) it was levied at $75, which I was pleased with as I did not feel there was any recourse if they levy a higher amount. I got the same "provide

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Thanks. How is the cleaning part.? Is it easy to clean the basket ? Is the inner filter sieve fully welded to the bottom or just on periphery ? Can you please share pics if you can..?

Hi all, I'm looking to upgrade from my Sage Oracle machine and wanted some advice. I'm currently looking at the Decent machines but stumbled across the Meticulous machine which caught my interest. I understand that the Meticulous is looking to ship some time this year supposedly and offers some cool advanced controls and aspects similar to the

I've used the Reneka basket, if you look at the bottom of the spent puck you will notice a dark ring around the outer edge. The basket does not extract well in this region

Hi folks, I realise this has been done to death, and I have spent hours on here reading all the previous discussions. I guess I have a few questions which I'd be hugely grateful for any views on. My main question is will I likely taste a difference in the espresso shots ? I'm using the eureka

Oh thanks so much for the quick reply! That's reassuring. The video does look scary But yeah, doable

I replaced mine earlier this year. OO sent me a new "upgraded" one that is much sturdier with installation guide. Here is the video for the replacement process. It looks scary but it is not bad at all. The most difficult part was disconnecting the cables connecters. Just follow the process and it should not take more than 30

I expected a customs exception for paying an import duty, but what I received this morning was a request for the full name and address of the manufacturing facility. I have already sent a query to Maria at ACS, but has anyone else had this issue arise? It's a new one in my experience. Thanks, Matt