This is my first post, so go easy on me! 
I owe dad a bit of money and hes been thinking of getting himself an espresso machine (hes only ever had the stove-tops), so I figured Id do a two-in-one and buy him the machine (and put it to good use of course
).
So, I decided to do some research... little did I realise...
The only espresso weve had at home is from the stove-top, so Im no connoisseur... I dont even insist on a particular coffee place in the Melbourne CBD when Im after a fix...
From what Ive read (and tried to get my head around) the Rancilio Silvia/Rocky combination is a safe bet
Being such a newbie;
1) Should I buy a grinder/machine combo whichll be gentler on the hip-pocket and upgrade from there once we begin to understand and learn whats really involved in making a decent espresso?
2) Or is the Rocky/Silvia combination a great and enduring platform from which we can learn?
3) Or am I completely off track?! :-/

I owe dad a bit of money and hes been thinking of getting himself an espresso machine (hes only ever had the stove-tops), so I figured Id do a two-in-one and buy him the machine (and put it to good use of course
). So, I decided to do some research... little did I realise...

The only espresso weve had at home is from the stove-top, so Im no connoisseur... I dont even insist on a particular coffee place in the Melbourne CBD when Im after a fix...
From what Ive read (and tried to get my head around) the Rancilio Silvia/Rocky combination is a safe bet
Being such a newbie;
1) Should I buy a grinder/machine combo whichll be gentler on the hip-pocket and upgrade from there once we begin to understand and learn whats really involved in making a decent espresso?
2) Or is the Rocky/Silvia combination a great and enduring platform from which we can learn?
3) Or am I completely off track?! :-/

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