Re: Nuova Simonelli Oscar
Gday hotdog,
Had no luck with the Bo-Ema that Phil was selling, eh?
The Oscar is a top shelf machine as far as performance is concerned but as you point out, it seems to create some controversy in some camps about their choice to clad the unit with ABS. This then flows on to resale value as it doesnt seem to be as desirable to people who like bright, shiny chrome and polished s/s... so there is that aspect to consider. Bang for Buck comparisons also rate very highly for the Oscar too, despite the resale issue.
Yep, my little Bezz is well on the way to being completed... probably another three or four weeks. Have been maintaining a pictorial diary of the process so when its finished Ill start a blog somewhere and lay it all out for members interest. As per my Sig, its a model called a MiniBar that is essentially a BZ-35 in a compact enclosure resplendent with Rotary Pump and all the other commercial goodies 8-).
Quite a few of our members have purchased older 2-3 Group Commercial machines for restoration and is a great way to get a high quality machine if your technical/mechanical skills are up to scratch. Lots to consider of course, as you say some do have large boilers and will require more power to keep all that water and metal heated at optimum temperature.... This can be offset though by insulating the Boiler with suitable material. The large footprint will make demands on the average kitchens bench-space, and this can be an issue. On the positive side though, there are lots of benefits stemming mainly from the original intent that these machines were designed for, non-stop commercial operation, which translates into high build quality, high performance, and basically capable of operating on a continuous basis when catering for large groups of people.
JavaB, Robusto, Sparky and many others have their machines described in detail under the "Extreme Machine" category and Im sure they wouldnt mind extolling the virtues of their individual setups :
to help give you an insight into the use of a Multi-Group Commercial machine in a home environment. All the best mate,
Mal.
Gday hotdog,
Had no luck with the Bo-Ema that Phil was selling, eh?
The Oscar is a top shelf machine as far as performance is concerned but as you point out, it seems to create some controversy in some camps about their choice to clad the unit with ABS. This then flows on to resale value as it doesnt seem to be as desirable to people who like bright, shiny chrome and polished s/s... so there is that aspect to consider. Bang for Buck comparisons also rate very highly for the Oscar too, despite the resale issue.
Yep, my little Bezz is well on the way to being completed... probably another three or four weeks. Have been maintaining a pictorial diary of the process so when its finished Ill start a blog somewhere and lay it all out for members interest. As per my Sig, its a model called a MiniBar that is essentially a BZ-35 in a compact enclosure resplendent with Rotary Pump and all the other commercial goodies 8-).
Quite a few of our members have purchased older 2-3 Group Commercial machines for restoration and is a great way to get a high quality machine if your technical/mechanical skills are up to scratch. Lots to consider of course, as you say some do have large boilers and will require more power to keep all that water and metal heated at optimum temperature.... This can be offset though by insulating the Boiler with suitable material. The large footprint will make demands on the average kitchens bench-space, and this can be an issue. On the positive side though, there are lots of benefits stemming mainly from the original intent that these machines were designed for, non-stop commercial operation, which translates into high build quality, high performance, and basically capable of operating on a continuous basis when catering for large groups of people.
JavaB, Robusto, Sparky and many others have their machines described in detail under the "Extreme Machine" category and Im sure they wouldnt mind extolling the virtues of their individual setups :
to help give you an insight into the use of a Multi-Group Commercial machine in a home environment. All the best mate,Mal.

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