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Dear hubby just presented me with an early holiday gift - La Pavoni Professional 16 cup espresso machine.... And it is a keeper... Honey really wanted me to have a manual lever. I know nothin about this machine, so am excited to learn. I know I need a temperature...
So after looking at the profitec pro 800 , quick mill achille and the Bezzera strega for months .
I finally settled with the strega
This is my very first proper machine , before that I was using a moka pot and a picopresso.
I must say I am very impressed by the build quality,...
After 13 months of waiting after placing my initial order, my Bosco Sorrento finally arrived. As I partially type this out it is currently warming up for the first time without issue besides a slight leak from the manual water knob (fixed since then).
Unfortunately the pstat on my new Cremina SL is faulty. The vendor has given me the choice of shipping the new
Pstat to me with instructions for installation, or alternatively taking it to a vendor here in Calgary who they use to service their machines (vendor is in BC). Is this...
I recently lubricated my Pavoni's o-rings and piston with Petro-Gel. I noticed that the insides of the boiler are oily with what I assume is that same lubricant. (hopefully not problematic that it's even there)
Is citric acid the best was to clean this? Or something softer like...
So I've been dreaming again. I have spent a fair amount of time studying (and I hope to some extent understanding) the La Pavoni lever machine. From looking at the various alternatives out there (from Cremina to Flair to Kavei) I think there is room for some more innovation. I...
As reported elsewhere in this section, I've wrestled with the technical vacuum of a brain I have for digital photography and I hope some casual shots can now be found below.
Now these are not show shots in any sense, just a handful of quick grabs after I had: read all I could...
So I got a Cremina (to borrow the wording of the wise). Some work needed, including a leak at the base of the sight tube. I tried to follow very carefully the instructions I found here to dislodge the sight tube (planning to change all seals and gaskets).
