Im a metallurgist, so boilers, grinding, leaching (what you guys call extraction) and PID control are my bread and butter. Obviously i can see the simplicity of a HX (another tool of my trade) machine, but the idea of twin boilers, one boiler and one water heater to be exact and PID control sound like the perfect technical solution for repeatability and perfection. So why wouldnt i get the twin boiler machine over the HX machines? Im torn. I dont know what to get.
Bit of background. I make lattes, everyone who comes round has lattes, nobody has sugar, ever. I dont mind a ristretto, but i never make them. Currently i have a gaggia baby twin which is surprisingly awesome for the price, but milk frothing leaves a lot to be desired. By surprisingly awesome, i mean that i can make a coffee at home that is 98% as good as the best cafes in town. But when entertaining, the milk frothing is annoying and latte art is limited to drawing arses on the top, though i maintain they are peaches.
Bit of background. I make lattes, everyone who comes round has lattes, nobody has sugar, ever. I dont mind a ristretto, but i never make them. Currently i have a gaggia baby twin which is surprisingly awesome for the price, but milk frothing leaves a lot to be desired. By surprisingly awesome, i mean that i can make a coffee at home that is 98% as good as the best cafes in town. But when entertaining, the milk frothing is annoying and latte art is limited to drawing arses on the top, though i maintain they are peaches.




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