Long time lurker about to make the jump to a new machine (had a Gaggia 15 years ago so not completely novice status) ....
Chatting with the owner of my local coffee roaster in Nth Qld - he makes great beans and has a fantastic cafe - about buying one of the machines he sells - Vibiemme Domobar Junior FX for example - and he floors me by saying I should save my money and drink quality commercially made coffee when Im out and at home drink filtered coffee with a proper grind.
His reasoning is that most people dont know how to use the home machines and keep them maintained etc, etc so they spend a lot of money getting very inconsistent brews. He also says that most home machines have very inadequate boilers and they are capable of one half decent cup of coffee every 5 minutes. Whereas a $60 Sunbeam filter will give a very consistent flavour with much less, cost and mess - you just dont get the oil extraction of an espresso machine.
This conversation took a lot of wind out of my sails as I was looking to start with a Silvia and a decent grinder so budget is around $1,500 but I could stretch to the Domobar Junior (around $2,100) if he could convince me of its value.
Is he on the mark or was he just hungover and I didnt notice the signs?
Chatting with the owner of my local coffee roaster in Nth Qld - he makes great beans and has a fantastic cafe - about buying one of the machines he sells - Vibiemme Domobar Junior FX for example - and he floors me by saying I should save my money and drink quality commercially made coffee when Im out and at home drink filtered coffee with a proper grind.
His reasoning is that most people dont know how to use the home machines and keep them maintained etc, etc so they spend a lot of money getting very inconsistent brews. He also says that most home machines have very inadequate boilers and they are capable of one half decent cup of coffee every 5 minutes. Whereas a $60 Sunbeam filter will give a very consistent flavour with much less, cost and mess - you just dont get the oil extraction of an espresso machine.
This conversation took a lot of wind out of my sails as I was looking to start with a Silvia and a decent grinder so budget is around $1,500 but I could stretch to the Domobar Junior (around $2,100) if he could convince me of its value.
Is he on the mark or was he just hungover and I didnt notice the signs?


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