Hi All
This is my first post here although I have been reading about coffee machines here for a little while its about time I signed up and posted my first question and hopefully you wont all go oh not again that question has been asked a million times before.
Sorry For all the words but here is my story so far:-
I know that everyone here probably owns and loves coffee, I have been a coffee snob for many years a few years ago being a bit of a novice I purchased a fully automatic Saeco Royal Cappuccino, to start with it made reasonable coffee I admit not fantastic oh my god thats good coffee good, but way better than you know the old 43 beans. Then it broke and it cost $350 to fix it the lady at the shop said I should descale more often whilst I followed the instructions she suggested twice as often hmm a bit odd but anyway a year later and poof its gone again well its the last straw the coffee it made was okay but theres no way I was forking over another 350 to have it fixed again, it didnt work as well as it did when it was new after they fixed it the first time.
I have since been to a Barista course and made the best coffee that I have ever tasted. I mean WOW what difference the coffee I used to make with the old Saeco was just plain awful by comparison I have to get a new machine. So I talked to my money manager (Wife) and have been allowed to spend $1200 to get some new gear. So Here I am asking you guys for some advice.
I have looked and looked I nearly went and got a Rancilo Silvia but then I guess I thought hmm I better check around some more and I read that some people have some problems with temperatures plus of course there is the one major draw back which is the single boiler so I looked and looked again and found the ECM Giotto (Droool) wow could they make a coffee machine look any better than that hmm an Isomac millenium maybe very nice .
Alright now here is my question or problem I can afford to get a Rancilo Silvia however I like the ECM Giotto but I cant afford it or at least I could not get my money manager to approve the purchase. Now heres the thing there seems to be a huge gap between a Rancilo Silvia and say the next best thing so where are the $1000 - $1200 coffee machines half way between a Rancilo Silvia and an ECM Giotto I cant seem to find a coffee machine in this price range.
so ... that brings me here.
I would like to ask every one what is the best not quite an ECM Giotto (Which dont seem to available in any case) sub $2000 machine thats better than a Rancilo Silvia but is at least as good in quality. Preferably in Stainless steel with the ability to steam without having to wait for heating up and cooling down would be nice. If there is such a coffee machine out there what is it and where can I get one from. These middle of the range machines seem to be missing from the coffee machine market or have I overlooked some?
Oh I will definitely get a nice grinder, but that will be another question.
I appreciate any help or suggestions you may have.
Thank you
This is my first post here although I have been reading about coffee machines here for a little while its about time I signed up and posted my first question and hopefully you wont all go oh not again that question has been asked a million times before.
Sorry For all the words but here is my story so far:-
I know that everyone here probably owns and loves coffee, I have been a coffee snob for many years a few years ago being a bit of a novice I purchased a fully automatic Saeco Royal Cappuccino, to start with it made reasonable coffee I admit not fantastic oh my god thats good coffee good, but way better than you know the old 43 beans. Then it broke and it cost $350 to fix it the lady at the shop said I should descale more often whilst I followed the instructions she suggested twice as often hmm a bit odd but anyway a year later and poof its gone again well its the last straw the coffee it made was okay but theres no way I was forking over another 350 to have it fixed again, it didnt work as well as it did when it was new after they fixed it the first time.
I have since been to a Barista course and made the best coffee that I have ever tasted. I mean WOW what difference the coffee I used to make with the old Saeco was just plain awful by comparison I have to get a new machine. So I talked to my money manager (Wife) and have been allowed to spend $1200 to get some new gear. So Here I am asking you guys for some advice.
I have looked and looked I nearly went and got a Rancilo Silvia but then I guess I thought hmm I better check around some more and I read that some people have some problems with temperatures plus of course there is the one major draw back which is the single boiler so I looked and looked again and found the ECM Giotto (Droool) wow could they make a coffee machine look any better than that hmm an Isomac millenium maybe very nice .
Alright now here is my question or problem I can afford to get a Rancilo Silvia however I like the ECM Giotto but I cant afford it or at least I could not get my money manager to approve the purchase. Now heres the thing there seems to be a huge gap between a Rancilo Silvia and say the next best thing so where are the $1000 - $1200 coffee machines half way between a Rancilo Silvia and an ECM Giotto I cant seem to find a coffee machine in this price range.
so ... that brings me here.
I would like to ask every one what is the best not quite an ECM Giotto (Which dont seem to available in any case) sub $2000 machine thats better than a Rancilo Silvia but is at least as good in quality. Preferably in Stainless steel with the ability to steam without having to wait for heating up and cooling down would be nice. If there is such a coffee machine out there what is it and where can I get one from. These middle of the range machines seem to be missing from the coffee machine market or have I overlooked some?
Oh I will definitely get a nice grinder, but that will be another question.
I appreciate any help or suggestions you may have.
Thank you



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- so you own an endangered species. Something about minimum order volumes of 1000 units....Its a shame....
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