hi, needing some pearls of wisdom. whats the cheapest user-friendly machine out there which helps with great microfoaming?
we are coffee newbies in a cafe style set-up. we are not a coffee shop so coffee will never be our primary product. we do a lot of hot chocolate so needing a good steady steam wand that is great for microfoaming. anticipating 60 cups an hour of hot beverage out of the machine during peak time, and zero cups during quiet time. of those cups, probably only 25% will be coffee (the rest being hot chocolates and tea etc).
in a nutshell, aiming for a user-friendly machine (given we are newbies) which will help to give a decent cup of coffee (so to ensure a minimum standard of quality across all we do) and of course, great milk froth for our other hot beverages. our budget requires us to not spend more than really necessary to achieve this...
equipment/bean suppliers have recommended us a wide range - from la cimballi to la marzocco and everything between.
sorting through the information, we were thinking of going with a 2 group expobar.
given the context above, questions are:
(1) what is necessary/sufficient for our requirements? mega crem, silvestre, ebica, G10, rugerro?
(2) do we need a multi-boiler or will heat exchange do?
thanks guys !
we are coffee newbies in a cafe style set-up. we are not a coffee shop so coffee will never be our primary product. we do a lot of hot chocolate so needing a good steady steam wand that is great for microfoaming. anticipating 60 cups an hour of hot beverage out of the machine during peak time, and zero cups during quiet time. of those cups, probably only 25% will be coffee (the rest being hot chocolates and tea etc).
in a nutshell, aiming for a user-friendly machine (given we are newbies) which will help to give a decent cup of coffee (so to ensure a minimum standard of quality across all we do) and of course, great milk froth for our other hot beverages. our budget requires us to not spend more than really necessary to achieve this...
equipment/bean suppliers have recommended us a wide range - from la cimballi to la marzocco and everything between.
sorting through the information, we were thinking of going with a 2 group expobar.
given the context above, questions are:
(1) what is necessary/sufficient for our requirements? mega crem, silvestre, ebica, G10, rugerro?
(2) do we need a multi-boiler or will heat exchange do?
thanks guys !


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