Hi All
Please ignore this if its too taxing to reply. I guess Ill pick things up the more time I spend in here but I have a lot of question I need to answer before I replace our fully auto Saeco Stratos with a H/X machine.
Perhaps Ill start with the oddest questions
Im thinking of something like the Rocket cellini, is this class of machine going to be fussy and impractical.
Most days it will get used twice in the morning and possibly at one other point during the day. On weekends however I might need to make 15 straight coffees. Will a machine like this run out of heat after the fifth coffee and make me wait for 10min to warm up again???
The other issue is how much power will it consume if we leave it on all the time during the day in anticipation of making a coffee?? Im guessing they dont have a power saving mode. Do most people just turn them on when they want to make a coffee and wait for the 15min for the machine to get hot?
Right so as far as the brand/model of machine is there anything commonly used which gives it and advantage in terms of access to spares and parts and crazy people who want to mod them etc. I guess Im looking for the Silvia of the H/X machines, if there is one.
Im not sure about plumbing or not. It seems like a lot of money for the plumbing and Im guessing you cant add that to the machine later on.
Oh also Ive talked myself into the idea that I need a burn proof steam wand? It this sensible?
And the Rockets have a nickle plated boiler, it that a gimmick, or does it stop corrosion or something??
What grinder of this class of machine? Rocky??
Is a second hand machine or older two head pro machine worth considering?
Finally do people consider buying these machines from overseas or does it always pay to buy in australia.
Any help would be welcome.
Thanks
John



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