Hi,
Probably as many of us here I bought my first expresso machine (Breville Barista Express and Baratza Sette 270wi grinder) during Covid lock down and been using this combo for over 2 years now. I can make a good milk based coffees, but my wife likes long black and I can't make decent long black with BBE (compared to coffee shops) no matter how hard I try.
I'm thinking upgrading to something better - like Lelit Elizabeth V3 or Mara X, so my question is - if I pay ~2.5k for the machine, would it make better long black compared to BBE? Also, would it be comparable to good long black from a coffee shop?
Wife will be upset if I'll spend chunk of money and there will be no difference in coffee taste, just another shiny toy
Probably as many of us here I bought my first expresso machine (Breville Barista Express and Baratza Sette 270wi grinder) during Covid lock down and been using this combo for over 2 years now. I can make a good milk based coffees, but my wife likes long black and I can't make decent long black with BBE (compared to coffee shops) no matter how hard I try.
I'm thinking upgrading to something better - like Lelit Elizabeth V3 or Mara X, so my question is - if I pay ~2.5k for the machine, would it make better long black compared to BBE? Also, would it be comparable to good long black from a coffee shop?
Wife will be upset if I'll spend chunk of money and there will be no difference in coffee taste, just another shiny toy

Watched so many videos, I weigh every shot, use scales and time every shot, also have home made WDT tool, so I'm really into it 
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