Following on from my Silvia -v- 6910 thread...
For those of us with no money at present, or other roadblocks (eg; spouses, work colleagues, etc), if you were to upgrade your machine and had the spare money laying around, what would be your next choice in the Mid Range Bracket (ie; $500-$1500)?
Both a Machine and a Grinder. You can chose a couple, but try and keep your limit as to if you were really in the market. Please feel free to comment on what attracts you to your choices.
My choices:-
Im assuming, with doing no real heavy research - but I most definitely will when (if?) I go down the path of upgraditis - that, because they are Italian made, they are a good product so Im just purely going on looks and features.
Feel free to comment on my choices, if you so desire - its all a huge fun learning curve for me!
Cheers
Di
For those of us with no money at present, or other roadblocks (eg; spouses, work colleagues, etc), if you were to upgrade your machine and had the spare money laying around, what would be your next choice in the Mid Range Bracket (ie; $500-$1500)?
Both a Machine and a Grinder. You can chose a couple, but try and keep your limit as to if you were really in the market. Please feel free to comment on what attracts you to your choices.
My choices:-
- Espresso Machine: Either the Acasso Steel or the Nuovi Simonella Oscar.
My reason for choice is that both have either dual boilers or a boiler and a thermblock, which will allow me to pull a shot and steam my milk either at the same time or straight afterwards. Im far to impatient to wait for a boiler to build up steam - Ive done it once before on a boiler machine and it drove me nuts!
Also, as mentioend in a previous post, Im not fond of the machines that look as though theyve just stepped out of a boilermakers workshop with all the extra bits added or the grouphead jutting out of the machine like an aftermarket accessory. I like my machine to look neat, compact but not too sharp edged, square and utilitarian.
- Grinder: Mazerra BB004
Sad, but true, I like the blue hopper on it!
Im assuming, with doing no real heavy research - but I most definitely will when (if?) I go down the path of upgraditis - that, because they are Italian made, they are a good product so Im just purely going on looks and features.
Feel free to comment on my choices, if you so desire - its all a huge fun learning curve for me!
Cheers
Di

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