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Ill 2nd everything BF said, except that In my experience the Europicola heats up faster than 15 mins.
Pro isnt worth it, much past the capacity of the euro, it starts burning the shots, even with the newly re-designed group head.. I havnt noticed a problem with waiting for the re-fill to re-heat, its super fast as all the metal parts are already at temp, its only the water that needs to heat (like boiling a kettle, 2 mins and youre there). on the other hand, the adding of cold water, regulates the temp of group in a rather crude fashion, meaning that you wont end up burning the coffee if youre using it over and over.
GREAT little machine, fantastic to use.. Ive learned alot about the process of making coffee since owning one. 8-)
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Hi Madhatter
I also have a Europiccola, a late 1970s one.
It does take a bit of practice to get a good shot but its fun. A good shot will taste suberb.
I can do one for myself and one for the wife quite fine. After that it needs to cool down a bit and needs a refill of water. It looks good, takes very little bench space and a nice talking point to anyone that has an interest in coffee.
Mike
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My first machine was the Gaggia Factory which is basically the same as the Professional. Great way to learn about making espresso...your arm supplies the pressure. Small cute and easy to use with adequate steampower. As the other posters have said it has its limitations and heats up fast so not ideal for large volume. The baskets are small so you might find that you only use the double.
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Get the Pro, its worth it. Larger capacity makes it a more serious looking machine. I have the Professional and its awesome! Makes coffee making a serious activity but fun at the same time.
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Cool
Ill let him know thats its a good unit as long as he takes care of it.
Thanks!
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YES and the best one he can afford for a grinderOriginally posted by 634F4A464F5A5A4B5C71444D2E0 link=1289957852/0#0 date=1289957852Are they any good?What type of grinder would be best suited?
They do however have Pros and cons with them compared to machines of similar pricing.
Quick heat up around 15 minutes to the first shot.
Able to make shots then straight to steam and back to shot with no waiting
Can be a bit more grind sensitive but the Kyocara hand grinder up to my DRMs all work fine. Go a bit more upmarket than the Sunbeam 480 for example.
Looks and Style, compact on the bench space.
Very simple to maintain and life expectancy of 20-30 years plus as there are plenty out there at that age.
Needs a piston seal kit every 1-2 years (circa $50)
Prone to hot shots if left turned on for more than 25 minutes at a time.
To small to make more than 3 doubles before needing to be refilled. The Pro model isnt worth the extra dough either IMO.
Would I buy one again yep in a heartbeat
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Hi All,
My brother is a bit of a traveller and fell in love with the manual coffee press he saw in Italy.
He has worked in a small cafe in the past and they had a small commercial machine. Hes owned a Gaggia Classic, a sub $250 sunbeam/breville, and now uses his fiancees DeLonghi PrimaDonna.
He liked my presso too and now wants something a little unique.
So he wanted to know what I think of the La Pavoni Europiccola. I keep telling him to get a Silvia cause they are great and I love mine! But he wants to put it on his wedding gift registry, so fair enough.
Are they any good? What type of grinder would be best suited?
Thanks!
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