Re: portaspresso - Rossa Hand Espresso
Ive had one of these for a few weeks, and the bottom line is, Im now making better coffee with it than with any other machine that Ive used.
There were a couple of duff shots at first, but since then, almost all have been very good or better. You have control over temperature, volume and pressure, so there is a bit of a learning curve. Im interested trying the pressure gauge module to find out what Ive been doing. If you have an OCD, a thermometer, stopwatch and the pressure gauge should keep you happy for a while, but it is so easy to get excellent results without any of these.
A few observations:
Its very easy to keep clean. No shower screen. Whole thing is submersible.
I will eventually replace the tamper. The supplied one does the job OK, but is not a good hand fit for me.
Some physical effort and coordination is required. The stand is a great help.
14g basket holds 20-23g of ground coffee. About 70 turns of the handle required.
Built to last. Will eventually need new portafilter and piston seals, but as it is so easy to keep clean they should last for a long time.
Minimal heat-up time compared to electric machines: you can have an espresso ready in maybe a minute longer than it takes for the kettle to boil.
I got the matching grinder at he same time. Does a very good job, but I think it will be reserved for the travel kit and will stick to the K3 for home use.
Very happy with my purchace. Highly recommended
Ive had one of these for a few weeks, and the bottom line is, Im now making better coffee with it than with any other machine that Ive used.
There were a couple of duff shots at first, but since then, almost all have been very good or better. You have control over temperature, volume and pressure, so there is a bit of a learning curve. Im interested trying the pressure gauge module to find out what Ive been doing. If you have an OCD, a thermometer, stopwatch and the pressure gauge should keep you happy for a while, but it is so easy to get excellent results without any of these.
A few observations:
Its very easy to keep clean. No shower screen. Whole thing is submersible.
I will eventually replace the tamper. The supplied one does the job OK, but is not a good hand fit for me.
Some physical effort and coordination is required. The stand is a great help.
14g basket holds 20-23g of ground coffee. About 70 turns of the handle required.
Built to last. Will eventually need new portafilter and piston seals, but as it is so easy to keep clean they should last for a long time.
Minimal heat-up time compared to electric machines: you can have an espresso ready in maybe a minute longer than it takes for the kettle to boil.
I got the matching grinder at he same time. Does a very good job, but I think it will be reserved for the travel kit and will stick to the K3 for home use.
Very happy with my purchace. Highly recommended

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