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The Olympia Cremina is my grail home espresso machine but I have not yet pulled the trigger. I use a Kafatek MC4 and a Cafelat Robot. I've been happy with this setup for years. I prefer manual simplicity but I also love milk drinks, which the Robot doesn't do and the Cremina...
OK, I don't have any experience with any of the mods as my Strega is still stock but I have been impressed and am curious. What mods, for those of you who have done them, do you like the most and why? Which ones were worth the effort? I'm thinking about the effect of removing...
Odyssey Espresso Argos finally arrived! 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'm hoping someone(s) offers an informed opinion about relative merits and disadvantages. I believe they both have 6-bar springs and overall similar architectures; I'm guessing workflows are similar. I presume both are excellent. I'm primarily interested in in-the-cup results or...
I've been considering trading in my LR24 in the name of scratching my upgrade itch and exploring the Decent's turbo profiles (extractamundos dos and turbobloom). Have been finding that the shots my Londinium gives are a bit too syrupy/jammy for my liking, even with...
I prefer to pull cooler espresso shots, 197 degrees, as opposed to the conventional 204 degrees. What works for me is filling the boiler well below the fill line, away from the grouphead. This keeps the grouphead cooler, and has the added advantage of a faster machine warm-up...
Anyone have knowledge of doing this conversion? I think I've seen it once before on a youtube video so I know it can be done. There's an HX boiler on buy/sell right now and I was thinking of trying to do this. I know it would result in a plumb in only situation which would be...
