Hello, my name's Joseph, I've been trawling for a bit around here. I'm looking to very cheaply upgrade from a moka pot to something a bit better. I have a kyocera ceramic grinder and I've been considering the Saeco Via Venezia second hand and the Bellman stove top with pressure gauge.
Ebay has quite a few listings of Venezias for around the same as the Bellman, some with minimal use (though, I understand if the seller is dishonest, I may be up for a new component very quickly doubling my cost).
So, my question: do I risk a second hand machine in favor of proper espresso or stick with brand new and suffer minimal quality improvement? (what I understand is that the Bellman produces good coffee with the caveat of it being stovetop still but the ability to steam milk is obviously a big improvement).
I really don't drink coffee enough to justify much, and being a student I don't have much room to move. My main motivation for upgrading is to stop drinking from the aluminum body moka pot... I do prefer espresso extraction, but a thick and rich moka is certainly drinkable for my undeveloped taste
Thanks for any insight!
Ebay has quite a few listings of Venezias for around the same as the Bellman, some with minimal use (though, I understand if the seller is dishonest, I may be up for a new component very quickly doubling my cost).
So, my question: do I risk a second hand machine in favor of proper espresso or stick with brand new and suffer minimal quality improvement? (what I understand is that the Bellman produces good coffee with the caveat of it being stovetop still but the ability to steam milk is obviously a big improvement).
I really don't drink coffee enough to justify much, and being a student I don't have much room to move. My main motivation for upgrading is to stop drinking from the aluminum body moka pot... I do prefer espresso extraction, but a thick and rich moka is certainly drinkable for my undeveloped taste
Thanks for any insight!

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