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So... what is the Corolla of espresso machines?
by FuriouslyAdrift 6mo ago
So... what is the Corolla of espresso machines?
- porphyra 6mo agoBreville Barista Express probably.
- 01100011 6mo agoMy Breville Bambino Plus was cheap and produces a pretty reliable shot.
- el_benhameen 6mo agoI don’t have the plus, but the non plus still produces better espresso than I can get from the spots near me. As the proud owner of a 2008 Corolla, I approve.
- klausa 6mo agoGaggia.
- lostlogin 6mo agoThe Rancilio Silvia. https://coffeegeek.com/reviews/firstlooks/rancilio-silvia-pro-espresso-machine-first-look/ https://coffeegeek.com/reviews/firstlooks/rancilio-silvia-pr...
- neogodless 6mo agoI've bought Corollas for less than that ...
- lostlogin 6mo agoI’ve sold Carollas for less. But, the milage you’ll get on a Sylvia is higher.
- FuriouslyAdrift 6mo agoI am being told by my local coffee geeks that it's Gaggia
- lostlogin 6mo agoI moved on from the Sylvia a long time ago. I just love its story (made from the parts bin as a gift for suppliers). The size is attractive and it’s a little monster in n terms of bang-for-buck. I made ~15k coffees on it and it had one cheap service before it was elevated to ‘The Shelf’ with an Atomic espresso maker.
- zulux 6mo agoGood machine, and you can upgrade it with a PID. And you will have enough money left over to get a great grinder.
- halflife 6mo agoNo! I had this machine, the skeleton is made of iron (the black colored parts), it completely rusted away for me in a couple of years. Very bad design decision on Rancilio. 100% stainless steel or bust.
- lostlogin 6mo agoYeah, that corner rust is a pita. They all do it. I’d put rust converter on it.
- doctorpangloss 6mo agoputting milk in your coffee haha
- fxtentacle 6mo agoThe Dedelonri I bought in Vietnam for $20. It’s a Chinese fake of a budget machine. But it has insanely high pressure and produces way better coffee than anyone finds reasonable. But secretly, I think it’s all just the super fresh high quality beans that you can buy in Vietnam. They cultivate a regional variant of arabica in their highlands. And even using a standard Bialetti Moca cup produces exceptional results with that coffee.
- FuriouslyAdrift 6mo agoMost coffee in Vietnam is the rustica variety. It's fantastic with condensed sweatened milk.
- elAhmo 6mo agoDelonghi Dedica!
- BoingBoomTschak 6mo agoI compared it to my Bambino by trying the exact same ground espresso (Vergnano Espresso Casa and Illy Intenso) in it and it managed to turn multiple cups into barely drinkable mud. Cannot recommend it, personally.
- dismalaf 6mo agoI've got a DeLonghi Dedica Duo which makes much better coffee than it has any right to... And it's very cheap. Even can adjust temperature and shot water volume...
- arndt 6mo agoGaggia Classic Pro, modded with Gagguino or Gaggimate. Only downside - single boiler.
- satvikpendem 6mo agoProne to scale easily though, I sold mine and planning on getting a manual lever machine as mentioned in another top comment.
- Cyan488 6mo agoAgree on the Classic Pro. The Gaggiuno is quite complex; a Shades of Coffee PID kit is simpler if you want better shot-to-shot consistency and don't care much about customizing to the nth degree. Single boiler is fine if you're making coffee for one or two - any more than that and the overhead of switching boiler temperatures makes the process painful. I've had mine for about 3 years, routine descale with solution about a year ago, no issues. My water is around 120ppm.
- dgently7 6mo agodouble agree on the classic pro. disagree on pid kit only. the full on duino mod is way better for one primary reason. power steam or whatever they call the thing they do with the steamer. it takes the sputtery slow and weak steam wand and makes it actually functional. also the "adaptive" settings you can do on there let you basically never have to "dial in" a shot. throw any random (still decent q and paired with a good grinder) beans on there and you get a shot thats very drinkable. For lattes and stuff where you are hiding the coffee in milk anyway this is like still better than 90% of what you can get from the coffee shop with the 20k$ big iron and 0 effort. and when you do have that special bag that wants the extra attention and straight espresso you've got all the controls and presets and shot tracking. if you are gonna try and do home espresso you already have an involved hobby, if you are gonna mod your machine you are already pretty hardcore about your hobby... you might as well go all in at that point
- arndt 6mo agoYes, quite some tinkering to set it up. I just assumed that would be a plus to many here. I always make two lattes for us in the morning and find the single boiler the most annoying drawback - but it is a Corolla…
- ultim8k 6mo agoI bought a Sage (Breville) Barista Pro a month before the first lockdown. It was pricey but was one of the best purchases I've ever done. Still works exactly the same and it's what makes me want to get up from the bed even on Mondays.