Originally posted by Dimal
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No embarrassment needed. We all have those moments.
All done with ridgeless 18g VST's, 6 p/f (3 naked, 3 double), 3 grinders (main one is a doser, one decaf, one direct into p/f), 5 or 6 * 1 litre jugs (plus a few smaller ones for soy etc). 3 phase, plumbed 3 group LM Linea. The boss went through the till receipts and told her that she had done over 400 hot coffees between 9am and noon. It was 24/12/13 and no other cafe in the area was open... I only visited because it was supposed to be quiet (ha ha).
Yes, the barista is an absolute gun and she actually kept everything spotless during the whole ordeal (for her). I doubt there was a bad shot as grind retention in their (main) doser would have been a non-issue. They do have two other grinders, which also got a workout. They usually do about 15% decaf, with a lot of repeat decaf business because they do it well...
I posted somewhere in CS that I could not pump them out at my prime, so I did not consider myself a barista. That recent experience was partially what I had in mind!
Also, LM Linea vs the rest: In my opinion most of their other competitors could not achieve that kind of throughput (40+ years setting up machines). I know my old 6 group Cimbali could not have kept up, and I have never directly experienced any other machine that could. I even doubt their 3 group Strada could, however I have never seen a Australian one in action at anything like that level of throughput. I ran one out of puff quite easily in the US, however ditto a 110V GS3. After about 10 or 15 coffees every other machine I know needs time to recover the boiler temp or the shot goes to rubbish. Perhaps if there is a 240 / 450V 3 phase plumbed in one somewhere with a preheater (which this particular Linea did not have)...
Enjoy your cuppa
TampIt.





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