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After having my Europiccola for more than a year now, playing around with it and learning how to use it properly (more or less), I have come to the conlusion that I am not able to pull a tasty espresso shot with old and/or stale beans . Old being more than two months post...
I have a nuova simonelli espresso machine that has been in storage for 30 plus years. i would like to know what model i have if someone could let me know that would be awesome. Cleaned it up loaded in water and voila it made a perfect espresso.
I'll write more as I get used to the new machine but initial impression is even better than hoped! This has been an almost 2 year wait (August '21). Fit and finish are top notch. Very well thought out. Pleasantly surprised as I was...
I saw this posted to Facebook this morning. It looks like the Londinium R got a full electronics update with a much quieter rotary pump.
Maybe it sounds like a small thing but it makes the Londinium a lot more accommodating in the home, and it's nice to see Reiss continually...
Hello, I just pulled this machine out of my closet where it has sat for a long time. I don't remember what brand it is so i'd love it if someone could identify it. Additionally, i'd like to get it working better. how many grams shoudl i be looking to fill the filter with? when i...
Thanks to a tip from a HB'er, my WTB post on the Buy/Sell forum was successful and I picked up a 1987 Cremina last week. I've been using and maintaining Pavoni machines for a decade or so, but this is my first Olympia machine.
It's been pulling good shots and creating decent...
I came across this lever machine advertised on Aliexpress, and I have to admit I'm pretty curious. While I would never take the plunge on a complicated electric pump machine on Aliexpress, looking at this one it seems like there are a lot fewer parts to mess up or be of crappy...