This is my first post and I am no coffee expert although I do love it. So please excuse any inacuracies in my comments.
Well the time is arriving where I am about to embark on upgrade of my much loved Rancillio Miss Sylvia coffee machine. For the past three years I have been using the Miss Sylvia and a Rocky Grinder. I mainly use it for cappuccinos and the occasional shot of black coffee. What I want out of the new machine is to extract a better and more flavoursome shot of coffee, brew and steam at the same time and produce wonderful microfome for coffee art.
I have looked at a couple of machines and then finding the choice a little bewildering. The machines that I have looked at so far include
ECM Giotto
Expobar Minore
Iberital LAnna (one group machine)
My observations (including information based on what I have been told) are as follows:-
ECM Giotto- is a beautiful looking machine. However I was told that they are having significant quality-control issues at present with the number of machines being returned due to the fact that they leak. Obviously that is a concern as build quality is important.
Expobar Minore - is a double boiler machine which will give me ample steam and excellent temperature control over my shots. I was told the fine tuning and maintenance of water temperature would improve the taste of my coffee shots and also be much more forgiving than my existing Rancillio Miss Sylvia. One slight concern that I have is that this machine is made in Spain and I wonder how the quality of components and manufacture compare to those machines made in Italy.
Iberital LAnna (one group machine) - has a rotatory pump and thus will deliver water to the group head in a more consistent fashion resulting in a better crema. However I was also told that despite the better Crema I should expect a better tasting coffee from the Expobar Minore as it offers better temperature control to the water. The Iberital LAnna also has the convenience of being able to program coffee doses into buttons. I have never had this feature and I am wondering for those who do will have it if it is a good value in the domestic environment.
Finally, I understand that Diadema make a machine in a similar price category. I havent seen it and Im not sure how good it is.
Id love some comments and feedback on the opinions that I have expressed. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.
coffeeNcake
Well the time is arriving where I am about to embark on upgrade of my much loved Rancillio Miss Sylvia coffee machine. For the past three years I have been using the Miss Sylvia and a Rocky Grinder. I mainly use it for cappuccinos and the occasional shot of black coffee. What I want out of the new machine is to extract a better and more flavoursome shot of coffee, brew and steam at the same time and produce wonderful microfome for coffee art.
I have looked at a couple of machines and then finding the choice a little bewildering. The machines that I have looked at so far include
ECM Giotto
Expobar Minore
Iberital LAnna (one group machine)
My observations (including information based on what I have been told) are as follows:-
ECM Giotto- is a beautiful looking machine. However I was told that they are having significant quality-control issues at present with the number of machines being returned due to the fact that they leak. Obviously that is a concern as build quality is important.
Expobar Minore - is a double boiler machine which will give me ample steam and excellent temperature control over my shots. I was told the fine tuning and maintenance of water temperature would improve the taste of my coffee shots and also be much more forgiving than my existing Rancillio Miss Sylvia. One slight concern that I have is that this machine is made in Spain and I wonder how the quality of components and manufacture compare to those machines made in Italy.
Iberital LAnna (one group machine) - has a rotatory pump and thus will deliver water to the group head in a more consistent fashion resulting in a better crema. However I was also told that despite the better Crema I should expect a better tasting coffee from the Expobar Minore as it offers better temperature control to the water. The Iberital LAnna also has the convenience of being able to program coffee doses into buttons. I have never had this feature and I am wondering for those who do will have it if it is a good value in the domestic environment.
Finally, I understand that Diadema make a machine in a similar price category. I havent seen it and Im not sure how good it is.
Id love some comments and feedback on the opinions that I have expressed. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.
coffeeNcake

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