G’day Mic_Hobart,
I wouldn’t be too worried about learning to use a manual machine – it’s a learning curve, but with persistence not that hard to produce good coffee – though getting to Villino’s standard might take you a while
I wouldn’t be surprised if one or more of Island, Villino, Oomph etc run training courses; probably worth asking around.As I recall Dane from Island Espresso has ordered in machines for some people, and Chris/Talk_Coffee has many happy customers so you won’t go wrong buying through him. I dont think theres a retailer in Hobart that carries stock of different machines though, so having a play before you buy might be tricky.
Your other option is the Sunbeam EM6910 – within your budget and meets the requirement of turning out multiple coffees quickly. I’d recommend a better grinder than the Sunbeam though...


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