Hi there guys,
So a bit about myself:
Ive been trawling through these forums for quite a while now and I have just decided to join the community and contribute to the many discussions!
I have a dilemma here. I am a self confessed coffee addict!
A bad coffee can bring me to tears and the perfect coffee will bring me happiness 
I recently decided that my Automatic Coffee machine at work and capsule coffee machine just werent putting a smile on my face and potentially ruining my days from the start. So I decided to buy a decent entry level machine and give myself a chance to try replicate some of those amazing coffees Ive had around the beautiful city of Melbourne.
My current setup at home for the past 12 months has been Breville BES820 and the BCG450 Grinder and I only use freshly roasted beans. This grinder is giving me grief so I will be upgrading to the BCG800 after doing a fair bit of research on this forum it seems to be the best grinder for my budget!
Anyway, As per title.
I have upgraditis and I am caught between two options. Either purchasing a second hand higher end home specific machine in the range of $1500 - $2000 or do I go and purchase a machine that needs a little bit of love and refurbish an old single or double grouphead small commercial machine?
I should point out that I am a technician by trade and I have refurbished, repaired and built many things like this. So I believe I have the skill set to complete such a project.
My questions are as follows
-Is the quality of coffee coming out of a small commercial machine going to be on par with that of the $2000 range of home specific machines?
-Recommendations of which brands and models I should keep an eye out for this particular refurbishment project?
ps: I predominately drink milk based coffee, lattes capps etc. But I do make short blacks and machiatos when the family come over so I wouldnt want to be embarassing myself.
Regards Brendon
So a bit about myself:
Ive been trawling through these forums for quite a while now and I have just decided to join the community and contribute to the many discussions!
I have a dilemma here. I am a self confessed coffee addict!
A bad coffee can bring me to tears and the perfect coffee will bring me happiness 
I recently decided that my Automatic Coffee machine at work and capsule coffee machine just werent putting a smile on my face and potentially ruining my days from the start. So I decided to buy a decent entry level machine and give myself a chance to try replicate some of those amazing coffees Ive had around the beautiful city of Melbourne.
My current setup at home for the past 12 months has been Breville BES820 and the BCG450 Grinder and I only use freshly roasted beans. This grinder is giving me grief so I will be upgrading to the BCG800 after doing a fair bit of research on this forum it seems to be the best grinder for my budget!
Anyway, As per title.
I have upgraditis and I am caught between two options. Either purchasing a second hand higher end home specific machine in the range of $1500 - $2000 or do I go and purchase a machine that needs a little bit of love and refurbish an old single or double grouphead small commercial machine?
I should point out that I am a technician by trade and I have refurbished, repaired and built many things like this. So I believe I have the skill set to complete such a project.
My questions are as follows
-Is the quality of coffee coming out of a small commercial machine going to be on par with that of the $2000 range of home specific machines?
-Recommendations of which brands and models I should keep an eye out for this particular refurbishment project?
ps: I predominately drink milk based coffee, lattes capps etc. But I do make short blacks and machiatos when the family come over so I wouldnt want to be embarassing myself.
Regards Brendon

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