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  • coffeelife
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    Atomic Cooling between Coffees and Ceiling Art

    Originally posted by bhamilton View Post
    ....... They take a fairly long time to cool down in between coffees.
    I can vouch for this having owned one 33 years ago. How many Atomic users have opened the coffee bong too early? ...... coffee grind deposited directly onto your ceiling and walls!
    Do make sure they are cooled before changing for the next round. Is this where they got the 'Atomic' moniker form?
    I love these machines for the beauty they embody.

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  • bhamilton
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    Hi all,

    I can vouch for the coffee that Atomics are capable of producing, given the right time and attention.

    I'd say that the extraction they produce is catered more towards milk coffee drinkers, and you can produce a consistently smooth, strong extraction from them.

    I own two of the original versions (not the Sorrentina), and they've both been consistently good over long periods of time. Be careful when experimenting with lower doses though (had a few incidents...).

    The milk steaming can be outstanding as well... I've found it's best for low volumes of milk though; it doesn't quite cope with anything more than a 600ml jug.

    With that said though, if you're looking at producing anything more than 2-4 coffees at a time, this may not be the machine for you. They take a fairly long time to cool down in between coffees.

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  • flynnaus
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    I have the Giotto in for a bit of a service so I took my Sorrentina Atomic out of hibernation today. Haven't used it for about 2 years.

    Added a bit under half a jug of hot water, stuck it on the stove and fired it up. I used exactly the same bean (50/50 blend of PNG + Nicaraguan, splendid 2 weeks post roast) and the same grind I had been using on the Giotto. Filled the basket and tapped it down (no tamp) then locked it in. A minute later it started to trickle through. - a little slow so need to loosen the grind next time.

    Once the pour had finished and steam started to gush out of the pressure valve, I was able to steam a 300ml jug of milk in no time. Not that well textured but good enough for some rough latte art

    End result: quite a tasty latte. Not too bad for a first effort in some time.

    Goes to show you don't need expensive Italian machinery to make good espresso. Thought I should write about it. Thanks for listening.

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  • MoffeeCoff
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    Re: Atomic coffee machine

    Sorry gazman! I have no idea to give you. But I found this thread interesting to know better about atomic coffee makers. I hope more discussions will be great to learn deeply about it.

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  • rizen
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    Re: Atomic coffee machine

    Awesome News

    Thanx Rapid. Will pass it along

    Cheers
    Al

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  • rapideye2
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    Ahh, the old boiling dry on the stove trick! Weve all done it... get everything else right, then forget to add water. :

    You can buy replacement knobs from La Sorrentina in Adelaide (you can buy online too)- nice quality & and as a bonus they are really helpful & pleasant to deal with.

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  • rizen
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    Re: Atomic coffee machine

    Hi Guys,

    Friend has an Atomic that was used by someone who did know how to use it (No it wasnt me) and let run dry and it has caused some damage to the knobs.

    Anyone know where these can be repaired ?

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  • davidgfreeburn
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    Re: Atomic coffee machine

    I have no problem with the otto being called an Atomic...i might refer to it as a "new atomic" or "steel atomic" or "otto atomic" ,non the less it is obviously from the same design...modified slightly but .....the modification actually looks similar to the Hungarian "ESPRESSO" maker from the 70s...

    dave

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  • sorrentina
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    Re: Atomic coffee machine

    never saw this old thread. I think it is well understood now: Atomics coffee machines were only ever made in Aluminum. They have been manufactured in Italy, Austria, Hungary, India and very similar machines have been made in France and perhaps South America.

    The method used to manufacture them is sand casting the body.

    Modern La Sorrentina machines are made in the same way.

    Of course the Otto machine is made of steel- and I would say it is the first steel atomic. Others may disagree about my use of the atomic name to describe the Otto. Too bad- thats how it is described in the market-place.

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  • davidgfreeburn
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    Re: Atomic coffee machine

    i held ones from the 50s 60s and onwards...they are all aluminium

    dave

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  • Presso
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    Re: Atomic coffee machine

    I spoke to a guy who has imported a few machines.

    He has promised us a couple before Xmas.

    They are shrouded in secrecy at this point as you can imagine. Oh and they arent called ATOMIC. For obvious reasons.

    More later!

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  • marcstolk
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    I will have to double check but it is enamelled - orange...of all colours...

    I could very well be wrong though, it might be Aluminium after all...your right, it would rust... interesting... I will check

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  • JavaB
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    Re: Atomic coffee machine

    Originally posted by marcstolk link=1164243253/15#16 date=1165373878
    OK...setting the record straight...

    My in laws (who are Italian) have an "Original" Atomic and I can tell you for a fact its cast iron... its bloody heavy... maybe the newer type are aluminum - which would be a shame IMHO... Can anyone else vouch for this??
    The ones Ive seen were a shiney silvery type metal..... and the one I picked up was only "relatively" light. It had very thick walls and a very, very thick base.... cast iron of those dimensions would have been really heavy. Just checked on Evilbay and a "certified" genuine Atomic weighs 2 Kg.

    Was the in laws Atomic enamelled or plated? Cast iron will rust very quickly when exposed to water, so it would need some sort of protective coating.

    The other possability is there were quite a few "knock offs" of the Atomic floating towards the end of its life...... by all accounts they looked identical (dont know how well they worked :-/) and these might have been the Aluminium versions.

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  • ihleary
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    Re: Atomic coffee machine

    mine is definately original (the previous owners are in their eighties..) yet I wouldnt say it is heavy by any stretch of the imagination

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  • ihleary
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    Re: Atomic coffee machine

    its really light weight - I guess its dependent on what they were making things with back in that era... the cup and filters do seem to be a different metal to the actual machine itself, the machine is slightly dulled metal where the others seem more highly polished

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