Good evening all,
well after many frustrating hours of learning machine terminology, features and technologies, Ive arrived at the conclusion that my first machine will be either a Breville 800ES or Sunbeam EM4800C.
(My original shortlist was ES800 and EM6910 but after reading about the reliability problems of the 6910 it got struck and replaced with the 4800C).
Ive made a little list of pros and cons for each and was wondering if first of all these are accurate and second if you wonderful pepped up coffee snob experts can assist me with anything I may have missed.
One thing Id like to take care of straight off the bat is yes - I know these are both thermoblock systems.
Ive read up on the pros and cons of steam vs. block and Im going block this time around for convenience.
A lot of people are probably screaming "JUST GO THE SILVIA" and trust me, I will do when money allows, however until that time I want to cut my teeth on one of these machines.
Anyway, time to meet the contendors:
Breville 800ES:
Pros:
*Aesthetics
*Good micro-froth (once mastered)
Cons:
*Aluminium Thermoblock
*Crappy pressurised basket (to be replaced with Krupps un-pressurised)
Sunbeam EM4800C:
Pros:
*Brass and Phenolic (whatever that is) Group Handle
Cons:
*Sunbeam reliability
*Crappy pressurised basket (to be replaced with Krupps un-pressurised)
Thats pretty much all Ive got to work with right now.
Please feel free to add your opinion about either machine as I need all the info I can get.
Also, one major question, does anyone know what the milk frothing capabilities of the 4800C are like?
Cheers
well after many frustrating hours of learning machine terminology, features and technologies, Ive arrived at the conclusion that my first machine will be either a Breville 800ES or Sunbeam EM4800C.
(My original shortlist was ES800 and EM6910 but after reading about the reliability problems of the 6910 it got struck and replaced with the 4800C).
Ive made a little list of pros and cons for each and was wondering if first of all these are accurate and second if you wonderful pepped up coffee snob experts can assist me with anything I may have missed.
One thing Id like to take care of straight off the bat is yes - I know these are both thermoblock systems.
Ive read up on the pros and cons of steam vs. block and Im going block this time around for convenience.
A lot of people are probably screaming "JUST GO THE SILVIA" and trust me, I will do when money allows, however until that time I want to cut my teeth on one of these machines.
Anyway, time to meet the contendors:
Breville 800ES:
Pros:
*Aesthetics
*Good micro-froth (once mastered)
Cons:
*Aluminium Thermoblock
*Crappy pressurised basket (to be replaced with Krupps un-pressurised)
Sunbeam EM4800C:
Pros:
*Brass and Phenolic (whatever that is) Group Handle
Cons:
*Sunbeam reliability
*Crappy pressurised basket (to be replaced with Krupps un-pressurised)
Thats pretty much all Ive got to work with right now.
Please feel free to add your opinion about either machine as I need all the info I can get.
Also, one major question, does anyone know what the milk frothing capabilities of the 4800C are like?
Cheers

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