Hi,
I am starting to look at buying a machine for use at home, and am looking for some advice. I currently do a lot of filter stuff at home - mainly chemex, French press and Aeropress. But I also love a long black, which is one of the reasons I am looking to purchase an espresso machine.
Another reason is that I am thinking about getting into the coffee industry, and I am keen to develop some good barista skills by practicing at home, so I'd like to do so on a half decent machine without spending $10k. Ideally I would be looking to spend less than $1000, and i'd be happy to go secondhand so that I am able to afford a higher quality machine.
Any ideas or general advice on where to go from here? A barista recently recommended a Sab Alice - any thoughts?
Anyway, I have recently seen a Rancilio package for sale, which includes a Rocky grinder and a V2 Silvia machine. This all came from me looking to buy a new grinder, and the Rocky was one of 2/3 that I was looking at. These two items sound like they have been used sparingly over the last 5 years or so, and the machine has been cleaned and descaled. I don't know anything about the Silvia (other than the PiD debate!), but I have seen a number of positive comments scattered throughout these forums. Given that the machine is a v2, and a good few years old, is this something that I should take a look at, or am I better looking elsewhere?
I will be buying my grinder in the next couple of weeks - if not this secondhand Rocky it will be a brand new Macap m2m, and I would be happy to wait longer and save more $$$ for a better espresso machine.
Thanks.
I am starting to look at buying a machine for use at home, and am looking for some advice. I currently do a lot of filter stuff at home - mainly chemex, French press and Aeropress. But I also love a long black, which is one of the reasons I am looking to purchase an espresso machine.
Another reason is that I am thinking about getting into the coffee industry, and I am keen to develop some good barista skills by practicing at home, so I'd like to do so on a half decent machine without spending $10k. Ideally I would be looking to spend less than $1000, and i'd be happy to go secondhand so that I am able to afford a higher quality machine.
Any ideas or general advice on where to go from here? A barista recently recommended a Sab Alice - any thoughts?
Anyway, I have recently seen a Rancilio package for sale, which includes a Rocky grinder and a V2 Silvia machine. This all came from me looking to buy a new grinder, and the Rocky was one of 2/3 that I was looking at. These two items sound like they have been used sparingly over the last 5 years or so, and the machine has been cleaned and descaled. I don't know anything about the Silvia (other than the PiD debate!), but I have seen a number of positive comments scattered throughout these forums. Given that the machine is a v2, and a good few years old, is this something that I should take a look at, or am I better looking elsewhere?
I will be buying my grinder in the next couple of weeks - if not this secondhand Rocky it will be a brand new Macap m2m, and I would be happy to wait longer and save more $$$ for a better espresso machine.
Thanks.
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