Yesterday I was involved in a local coffee expo. One of the unfortunate things about this expo was that we were all restricted to 10amp power. So with plans of trucking down any capable machines (last year at this event we made over 1000 coffees on the weekend) I decided to bite the bullet and take the Giotto. Slightly worried, but with no other options (short of making another machine ex-demo, or using a Gaggia/sunbeam that the expo organisor offered us) we did it.
Day 1, I made close to 500 coffees, all 8 oz take aways. it was an 8 hour day but the figures were 490 something coffees in 7.5 hours. This well exceeds the 50 coffees per hour rating of the Giotto. The only real killer was long blacks. Early in the day I had an order for 4 long blacks, that was it, no long blacks!!!!! The boiler pressure was only almost at full pressure all day, the coffees were all acceptable but not my best work. There were a couple that were so over-extracted I wished I had used a machine with volumetris dosing, but would it had kept up. I probably should have taken 2 machines, but I know for next year. I got to say though, I am absolutley amazed that the Giotto did so well. Hopefully it sticks today out without any dramas and the it can retire back to demo duties at a relaxed 20 coffees a week.
I will post some photos up on my blog next week and update this when I do. For now, back to do it all again.
Day 1, I made close to 500 coffees, all 8 oz take aways. it was an 8 hour day but the figures were 490 something coffees in 7.5 hours. This well exceeds the 50 coffees per hour rating of the Giotto. The only real killer was long blacks. Early in the day I had an order for 4 long blacks, that was it, no long blacks!!!!! The boiler pressure was only almost at full pressure all day, the coffees were all acceptable but not my best work. There were a couple that were so over-extracted I wished I had used a machine with volumetris dosing, but would it had kept up. I probably should have taken 2 machines, but I know for next year. I got to say though, I am absolutley amazed that the Giotto did so well. Hopefully it sticks today out without any dramas and the it can retire back to demo duties at a relaxed 20 coffees a week.
I will post some photos up on my blog next week and update this when I do. For now, back to do it all again.

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