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So during my quest for a "Big Boy" coffee machine, whilst looking online for Rocket's and Domobar Juniors, I stumbled across a second hand Magister Stella It's a HX unit with a 1.3L boiler.
I did a little research on the unit but found little info in Australia.
I acquired the machine from a lovely gentleman in Sydney, who had it warmed up for an hour prior to my arrival last night. We talked coffee for a while and he was kind enough to let me pull a shot and showed me around the machine (inside and out) before I made the decision. I was very impressed with the machine and took it home. He even threw in a Synesso 18g basket.
I let the machine warm up for 30 minutes this morning and after tampering with the grind for a a bit, I pulled an absolute ripper shot. I am already noticing a whole bunch of tasting notes that I could not find with my old Sunbeam 6910.
The only thing I need to get used to is the steam arm. It warms the milk much quicker than the 6910, as expected. The tip has three holes on the side, rather than one in the centre. I'm having issues stretching the milk with a velvety texture, like I could with the Sunbeam. I can't get it even close to good enough to pour a rosetta.
My question for folks out there with a similar steam arm, is there a "sweet spot" for the wand to sit in the milk jug, to start the spinning motion or should I try and find a replacement tip with just the one hole?
I'm thinking I should just buy a big bottle of milk and practice with this machine but I'm interested in finding out the benefits of having a steam arm tip with the multiple holes?
Very happy otherwise.
Any advice would be great!
Cheers,
Jono
I did a little research on the unit but found little info in Australia.
I acquired the machine from a lovely gentleman in Sydney, who had it warmed up for an hour prior to my arrival last night. We talked coffee for a while and he was kind enough to let me pull a shot and showed me around the machine (inside and out) before I made the decision. I was very impressed with the machine and took it home. He even threw in a Synesso 18g basket.
I let the machine warm up for 30 minutes this morning and after tampering with the grind for a a bit, I pulled an absolute ripper shot. I am already noticing a whole bunch of tasting notes that I could not find with my old Sunbeam 6910.
The only thing I need to get used to is the steam arm. It warms the milk much quicker than the 6910, as expected. The tip has three holes on the side, rather than one in the centre. I'm having issues stretching the milk with a velvety texture, like I could with the Sunbeam. I can't get it even close to good enough to pour a rosetta.
My question for folks out there with a similar steam arm, is there a "sweet spot" for the wand to sit in the milk jug, to start the spinning motion or should I try and find a replacement tip with just the one hole?
I'm thinking I should just buy a big bottle of milk and practice with this machine but I'm interested in finding out the benefits of having a steam arm tip with the multiple holes?
Very happy otherwise.
Any advice would be great!
Cheers,
Jono
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