Hi everyone đź‘‹
long time lurker first time poster.
Important things first:
I’m a busy parent that needs to be able to step away from a coffee machine at any point without worrying about it over pouring, hence the need of volumetric cutoff. Plus it’s more wife friendly.
Also bench space and power points are very limited.
lastly like many I’ve been stung by consumer grade machines before. I want good quality and repairability.
so I’m tossing up between the Lelit Kate and a second hand Expobar office control with some coin leftover for a small grinder that has dose control (not sure what to get).
I get it’s always preferable to have a separate grinder but if I do that it will need to be located somewhere away from the coffee machine. Dual boiler is nice but not a necessity. I like that the Lelit comes with a warranty but it’s at the top of my $2k limit.
happy to hear any advice and if I’ve overlooked something. I had considered the Ascaso Steel Duo but worried by the very limited knowledge on that one.
long time lurker first time poster.
Important things first:
I’m a busy parent that needs to be able to step away from a coffee machine at any point without worrying about it over pouring, hence the need of volumetric cutoff. Plus it’s more wife friendly.
Also bench space and power points are very limited.
lastly like many I’ve been stung by consumer grade machines before. I want good quality and repairability.
so I’m tossing up between the Lelit Kate and a second hand Expobar office control with some coin leftover for a small grinder that has dose control (not sure what to get).
I get it’s always preferable to have a separate grinder but if I do that it will need to be located somewhere away from the coffee machine. Dual boiler is nice but not a necessity. I like that the Lelit comes with a warranty but it’s at the top of my $2k limit.
happy to hear any advice and if I’ve overlooked something. I had considered the Ascaso Steel Duo but worried by the very limited knowledge on that one.
