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  • #16
    SUNBEAM 6910

    Just got a new Sunbeam 6910 today - pump makes a huge noise compared to my Breville EM800. Is that normal?

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    • #17
      Re: SUNBEAM 6910

      yep..proper pump

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      • #18
        Re: SUNBEAM 6910

        Noisy little sucker isnt it?

        The noise it worth the coffee it can make though.

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        • #19
          Re: SUNBEAM 6910

          Thanks - reassured (also by taste of first few cups!). The Breville good too, once got the hang of it.

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          • #20
            Re: SUNBEAM 6910

            Welcome madendorff to coffeesnobs.

            There is already an existing thread about the EM6910 and wed appreciate it if you could continue to post in there.

            Kind regards.

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            • #21
              Re: All sorts of help needed!(Mostly sunbeam relat

              I had a Sunbeam EM5800 machine and it made very nice coffee when it worked but it only worked about 70% of the time. It regularly spat the dummy, and i had to start using the trick of holding the handle so it didnt spit water everywhere which I thought was a ridiculous thing to have to do on a $400 machine ($400 is still a lot of cash). I was given a Sunbeam 0480(??) grinder as a prezzy in January and I found that it was pretty much a waste of time trying to use freshly ground coffee in this machine - it seemed not to have the power to push the water through the coffee when using the crema-enhancing baskets. I tried the krups baskets but it was still no good. It annoyed me so much that even though the machine was only 6 months old, i packed it back in its box and went and bought the EM6910 machine. should have bought this one first time around. sure its more expensive but i believe its worth every extra cent. the baskets are much bigger so you can put in a lot more cofee and make 2 capps/lattes/etc without them being too weak. it fills 2 cups the same amount (something the EM5800 always struggled with even after sunbeam sent me a new insert thing to fix it), the steam pressure is much stronger so it doesnt take so long to steam the milk and it doesnt leave the puck all soggy. I have no experience with any other machines but i read a lot of good stuff about the EM6910 on these forums and its lived up to its rep so far.

              on a side note, i got the latest choice magazine in the mail yesterday and they had another review of espresso machines. the only sunbeam was the EM5600 which was their top buy second best machine on test. for the first time that ive seen, they tested the Rancilio Silvia and it was rated way below the sunbeam in most areas (came in about the middle of the pack). Given my experience with the cheaper sunbeams, compared to the rave reviews the Silvia gets on here you might want to question their testing but they reckon the sunbeam makes much better tasting coffee...

              Geoff

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              • #22
                Re: SUNBEAM 6910

                Im looking for a grinder to go with my (newly purchased) 6910 and, as mentioned in another thread, Im currently using a blade grinder.

                Ive seen a few people mention the Sunbeam 480, which I can get locally but isnt in stock at the moment. The store does have the 450 and 430 as well as some other manufacturers in the same sort of price range.

                Can anyone comment on the 480/450/430 models, or recommend anything better in that price range (around $AU150-200 I guess).

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                • #23
                  Re: SUNBEAM 6910

                  Tyagi,

                  Welcome to CoffeeSnobs....youll have a hard time leaving

                  Have a look in the section on Grinders. Theres plenty of information on the EM0480. Start here

                  http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1138058473

                  I have an EM0480 and its doing me fine at this stage. Im not quite at the point where I need to adjust my grind by the micron - as would be indicated by some of the threads on more professional grinders. I like it because
                  - It was a reasonably priced conical burr grinder. I paid $170 but you should be able to haggle for cheaper. (The grinder MUST be a burr grinder...so Im told by the multitude of other CSs that use this forum. Im inclined to agree with them all too.)
                  - Its easy to use. And
                  - It allows me to make coffee of a quality that far exceeds many of the franchise coffee bars I have visited. Whiach I was why I bought all my equipement in the 1st place

                  Enjoy your research on this model and your quest for a great brew. CoffeeSnobs forums will assist you with all the information you may need. Its helped me heaps!

                  Cheers

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                  • #24
                    Re: SUNBEAM 6910

                    Tyagi, I had the EM0480. Its a good grinder though there are some reliability issues - over a couple of months it can slip to needing an exceptionally fine setting (my first one) or an extremely coarse setting (my second). People here who get reliable ones are very happy with them.

                    I understand that the EM0450 has the same "guts" as the 0480 but more plastic in the body, and no permanent On switch - it grinds when you hold the PF to a touch button, which is how most of us here would use it anyway.

                    Dont touch the EM0430, it just isnt up to the job. Someone here bought one in the last six months or so and had it up for sale within a week. I believe the adjustment steps are just too wide to get an acceptable grind.

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                    • #25
                      Re: SUNBEAM 6910

                      Whatever you do, dont go near the Isomac - I made the mistake of buying one and the grinds kept getting into the casing. As a result if I left the thing plugged in it used to trigger the house safety switch...didnt make me very popular at home!

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                      • #26
                        Re: SUNBEAM 6910

                        I had the Sunbeam 04800 and to start out with it is a pretty good grinder for the price. Tended to produce a fair bit of clumping at times due to static but was pretty easily fixed with dosing techniques. I think that it would suit you for the price range that you are looking at. It is also very useful if you are going to use different brewing methods ie plunger etc... as it does allow for quick and easy adjustments.

                        You just have to keep in perspective that the grinder is only $150 - $200 so dont expect miracles from it. But it will be a huge step up from your blade grinder and you should notice longer, fuller, sweeter pours from your 6910 with the use of a good burr grinder.

                        Good Luck!

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                        • #27
                          Re: SUNBEAM 6910

                          Hi All,

                          Just participated in Sunbeams Coffee Appreciation course this afternoon in Sydney. It was a well run session, the two Baristas were very friendly and knowledgeable. One downside was that there werent enough EM6910s to go around (you are meant have a machine each corresponding to the model you bought), so I had to share. Another one of the 6910s fell apart half way through the sessions, so another person had to pair up!

                          I didnt learn a great deal from the course, not because there wasnt anything to learn, but I have studying these forums for the last 6 weeks, with lots of practice so I had most things down pat. It was good to reinforce what I had been doing was infact correct.

                          I was amazed at the number of EM6900 owners who were only using preground supermarket coffee with their single walled filters. Understandably they werent very happy with their results. I think this course was the first time they had ever seen crema!

                          One thing that I was doing contrary to the sessions advise, was dosing the port filter too high. According to the baristas there you should use the Sunbeam tamp as a guide and fill the basket so the metal rim of the tamp sits level with the top of the basket. This equates to an 8mm difference from the rim to the top of the tamped coffee. This is a significant difference to what the Paul Bassett instructional video recommends, which is only a 3mm gap.

                          How high are other people filling their baskets?

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                          • #28
                            Re: SUNBEAM 6910

                            Originally posted by Ash_Sydney link=1172992656/15#26 date=1174120235
                            Hi All,

                            Just participated in Sunbeams Coffee Appreciation course this afternoon in Sydney. It was a well run session, the two Baristas were very friendly and knowledgeable. One downside was that there werent enough EM6910s to go around (you are meant have a machine each corresponding to the model you bought), so I had to share. Another one of the 6910s fell apart half way through the sessions, so another person had to pair up!

                            I didnt learn a great deal from the course, not because there wasnt anything to learn, but have studying these forums for the last 6 weeks, and lots of practice I had most things down pat. I was amazed at the number of EM6900 owners who were only using reground supermarket coffee with their single walled filters! Understandably they were very happy with their results. I think this course was the first time they had ever seen crema!

                            One thing that I was doing contrary to the sessions advise, was dosing the port filter too high. According to the baristas there you should use the Sunbeam tamp as a guide and fill the basket so the metal rim of the tamp sits level with the top of the basket. This equates to an 8mm difference from the rim to the top of the tamped coffee. This is a significant difference to what the Paul Bassett instructional video recommends, which is only a 3mm gap.

                            How high are other people filling their baskets?
                            Dose up, Ash...Paul has forgotten more about coffee than Sunbeam know. Also crank brew temp to max and bump up the steam too. Ozscott is our resident Sunbeam flag carrier....

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                            • #29
                              Re: SUNBEAM 6910

                              Actually, the appreciation course is based on P Bassett Material.. why the Barista is under dosing is beyond me... youd be getting very wet mud pucks....

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                              • #30
                                Re: SUNBEAM 6910

                                Thanks Chris - there is a current discussion with great photos on the grinder section under the Rocky thread - ie combining the Rocky grinder with the EM6910.

                                Chris has kindly left alone the fact that a machine broke down during the session - clearly therefore there is still the odd machine that is not doing the number. I am not too worried, but for some this will cause them some pause before a purchase, and they might consider spending up for a HX of Chris or another sponser.

                                Cheers

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