I am considering an upgrade from from using my otto (little guy). The obvious choice would be a HX machine and am leaning heavily toward a Rocket Apartmento. However, I keep getting drawn towards a lever machine (I don't have the space for a large plumbed in lever). I would love an Olympia Cremina and although I would struggle to justify a new one, second hand they seem relatively affordable. A Strega comes to mind as a possible compromise but I am concerned that it would end up being something that is trying to cover too many bases without being as satisfying as either one of the other options. A secondary consideration is that I would like my wife and daughter to be comfortable using whatever machine we end up choosing. Currently they both find the otto a bit fiddly, perhaps a lever would present a similar problem?
Roughly we would have 6-8 coffees a day between us, around 50% milk based. We have a Lido2 grinder but may get a motorised grinder as well.
Some of this has been covered in previous threads but I would love to hear from anyone who has considered both a HX and a Lever. What influenced your decision? Are you happy with your decision?
Roughly we would have 6-8 coffees a day between us, around 50% milk based. We have a Lido2 grinder but may get a motorised grinder as well.
Some of this has been covered in previous threads but I would love to hear from anyone who has considered both a HX and a Lever. What influenced your decision? Are you happy with your decision?
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