Silvia

My wife would have Starbucks literally every day, sometimes twice. I bought a rancilio Silvia espresso machine and a baratza sette 30 grinder for $1900 cad a few years ago and I’m quite certain it was paid off in less than a year.

First of all you need a grinder. I recommend the eureka mignon line of grinders because there is one at every price point, albeit those price points start at about $350 and go to $1k-ish. But truly this is your must have purchase. The Specialita is what started their popularity because they are so q

I always wonder why more people don't do that.Even if you'd buy two brand new Rancilio Silvia and use one exclusively for steam and the other one for Espresso it would be still cheaper than a wide range of dual boiler... The only downside is shelf real estate and having to explain this brilliant ide

First of all this is a model that has been moded with a pid and it's either a V3 or a V4 one which was last manufactured a lot more than 3 years ago 2016 was the last time they made them. So when they advertise "3 years old" I am not sure what they mean. Take a look here and ask them more about the

Rancilio Silvia. Or rocket, or any solid e61 group head. Spend money on the grinder as well tho.

No plastic is impossible. Way to good for some uses to skip on. I'd look for a used rancilio silvia. Built like tanks and easily servicable if something does break

Rancilio Silvia. Klassiker. Grym. Bäst av alla maskiner. Gaggia Classic. Också bra, men Rancilio är långt bättre, med större kokare dvs bättre, snabbare och stabilare ångtryck när du ångar mjölk. Men nästan än viktigare, är faktiskt kvarnen. En kvalitetskvarn gör ALLT. Om du har en billig kaffekvarn

Forget la marzocco are just for coffee shops, at home pointless for 1-3 coffees per day and lack a lot of modern features. Is a gaggia clsssic an upgrade regarding your current entry setup? Absolutely, but they need 9 bar mod to be better. I would invest the money into really good quality beans, try

Are you handy? Do you like tinkering? If so then a Gaggia Classic or Rancilio Silvia modded with Gaggimate is the best deal south of $3k you’re likely going to find. Go find a used unit for $2-500, buy the kit for $250 and you’ll have PID with automated pressure profiling. Silvia will have more temp

Have a Rancilio Silvia/Rocky grinder 4 shots a day. In 12 years 1 group head seal and 1 pump for the coffee machine, nothing for the Rocky. Replaced pump/seal myself pretty straight forward. Pump was $65. Think I descaled it about 3 times, back flush fortnightly. Can make cafe quality coffee. Bit of