Hi, I had a devastating start to my day today; Silvia was stone cold when I went to make my coffee. She's 17 years old. I've taken her in to see if it's a cheap repair, but have already started to consider that it might be time to retire her.
Needless to say, it's been a LONG time since I've had to look into what is the best home coffee machine for me so I thought it best to ask for some advice here since most of my friends think that instant coffee tastes good (maybe it does...I've never tried it).
I had always thought that eventually I'd buy a Rocket, but now I'm not so sure as back then my husband and I were really into our coffee but he has since passed away. I can get a VBM Junior for about $2,700 NZD (minus whatever I can get for my old Silvia as a trade-in), or I can just buy another Rancilio Silvia for $1,155 NZD.
My requirements are to just be able to make coffee for myself, typically only at the weekends and on the odd occasions I work from home. I have a Rancilio Rocky grinder which is about 15 years old, but serviced in the last 14 months.
I'm ok about paying more, but think that it would really have to be a step up in quality to justify the purchase.
Thanks in advance for any advice on the latest lay of the land in the world of home coffee machines!
Needless to say, it's been a LONG time since I've had to look into what is the best home coffee machine for me so I thought it best to ask for some advice here since most of my friends think that instant coffee tastes good (maybe it does...I've never tried it).
I had always thought that eventually I'd buy a Rocket, but now I'm not so sure as back then my husband and I were really into our coffee but he has since passed away. I can get a VBM Junior for about $2,700 NZD (minus whatever I can get for my old Silvia as a trade-in), or I can just buy another Rancilio Silvia for $1,155 NZD.
My requirements are to just be able to make coffee for myself, typically only at the weekends and on the odd occasions I work from home. I have a Rancilio Rocky grinder which is about 15 years old, but serviced in the last 14 months.
I'm ok about paying more, but think that it would really have to be a step up in quality to justify the purchase.
Thanks in advance for any advice on the latest lay of the land in the world of home coffee machines!

Comment