HelloAll,
Ithought I would share my first hand experience of the ECM Mechanika.
Ibought the machine in early 2013 and was initially a bit hesitant as I couldn’tfind any substantial reviews on the machine.
Iwas initially choosing between a Quickmill, Giotto and Domobar, albeit, aftermuch research and shopping around I ended up with this machine from a sitesponsor (pricing did it for me at the end).
Iam not going to get into the whole ECM Italy and Germany break-up as you canprobably read about it elsewhere. However for what it is worth my friend and Iactually compared his Giotto v2 vs my Mechanika and we came to the conclusionthat the quality of coffee from both machines were identical, in fact making acoffee on the Mechanika was a little quicker and easier for him! I know it’sstrange as they are both E61’s, however I think it’s the actual layout of themachine that makes it slightly easier to navigate around.
Todate I have not had one single problem with this machine and that is frompulling about 20 coffees a week (usually lattes or cappuccinos).
Youneed at least 20 minutes warm up time to operate the machine, however I justuse a timer in the mornings before I wake up so that it can get a good hour torun flawless.
WhenI bought the machine, the site sponsor gave me a little Lelit to start me off –it didn’t take me long to upgrade to a Mazzer mini and I must say if you arebuying a combo this is the perfect match up.
Theonly critique I do have is the filter baskets itself, it definitely pays to getridgeless VST (e.g. a nice 18gm basket) as the standard double basket you getwith the ECM is a bit ordinary .
Fromwhat I have been told the Mechanika and Technika are exactly the sameinternally with the main difference being the cosmetics (steam and water handles/switchesand cup warming plate).
I will upload a picture of how the set up looks like in a domestic environment soon – I mustsay it looks absolutely beautiful and the quality and taste of the machineis certainly just as good!
Ifyou have any questions on this machine I am happy to answer as this machine is definitelyan unsung hero!


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