by iowastate89 » May 7th, 2014, 10:13 am » in Buying Advice
Hey there,
Looking to upgrade from a Silvia that just can't produce good shots anymore (our second model). We brew around 6 cups a day, mainly lattes and usually lazy just foam right into the cup. These are the most important considerations for us, roughly in order:
by fishll » April 23rd, 2014, 7:19 pm » in Buying Advice
Quick back story. I started with a single boiler Brasillia machine. I later purchased a used Futurmat commercial model with a rotary pump and plumbed it in. I made great coffee for a long while, but the machine is quite old now. The boiler and many of the lines are clogged with...
by mowgliatomic » April 19th, 2014, 3:47 am » in Buying Advice
Hello
I would love opinions on what home espresso machine to buy (single group). We have a budget of about £1000.
I used work for a chain of coffee shops and I am familiar with café machines. I've liked using and the retro feel visual appearance of the Elektra and La Marzocco....
Hello everyone,
This is my first post here and I appreciate any help. I originally got my first espresso machine about 5 years ago (a Delonghi EC5). Tinkered around with it for a while then a little over a year ago got a Delonghi EC702. Used it for a while here and there mostly...
I'm looking for some advice. I currently have a 13 year old Pasquini Livia 90 Auto that I want to sell and upgrade. I'm tired of hearing the vibration pump, and refilling the reservoir, so I would like to go the plumb-in rotary route. My budget is $3k, and I've narrowed...
Ok long story short, I bought a CC1 a couple of weeks ago and liked the espresso it produced and the features for the money were very hard to beat. Mine had a defect and I had to return it. In having it for a while I realized since I had to return it anyway, I wanted something...
Use: most often a double shot, 2-3 times/day, every day. Occasionally a cappuccino. Focus would be on quality and consistent idiot-proof usage :-) (see below):
I'm familiar with the espresso basics, but one thing I'm running into is that most reviews seem to group machines into...