Cabinet height over espresso machine ?
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Comments (2)I have an Electorlux pair. They are 53 1/4" tall. (But the floor of this house we are renting while building isn't quite level. I had my appliance guy move them-safer for them that way) He had to do some adjusting to get them level. The cabs here are 54 11/16", so there's about an 1 1/2" gap(not too bad and haven't lost anything for the 7 months living here) I would be worried about setting them at 53". I had this discussion with my cab guy and I think he was going to set mine at 54".(I need to check that now that those are in-thanks, hadn't thought to double check him. Bridge...See MoreBuilt In Coffee/Espresso Machine
Comments (11)hmg58: in that price range you'll be looking at heat exchange (HX) or double boiler machines with an E61 group. Both HX and double boiler designs allow you to steam milk immediately after pulling a shot instead of waiting for the machine to heat up to steam mode. The E61 group provides a preinfusion stage where the machine's pressure builds up slowly, allowing the coffee grounds to swell before being subjected to the full 9 bars of pressure. This avoids the common problem of 'channeling' where the sudden high pressure carves a channel through the grounds instead of flowing through the coffee uniformly. To get good results from any of these machines you should budget $500 or so for a top quality burr grinder such as a Mazzer or Macap. There are many good machines at this level -- I would check out the offerings from wholelattelove.com, chriscoffee.com, and 1st-line.com. The web sites coffeegeek.com and home-barista.com are great sources of information and advice. As for myself, I use a fully manual lever machine (the Gaggia Factory). I'm assuming that's too much of a stretch for anyone contemplating a superauto to consider, but I will say that for anyone who, like me, rarely makes more than 2 or 3 shots a day, I think a lever machine makes a lot of sense....See MoreSewing Machine Cabinet Questions
Comments (4)I have a Horn cabinet for my Viking Sapphire. The lift shelf was adjusted at the factory for both size and weight. There is a clear plastic filler thing that sits around the sewing machine level with the table top so nothing falls through. I would imagine that the homeowner could adjust the up & down part if needed. I had directions for doing that with my original cabinet. Check with you local Horn or Koala dealer. Money can work wonders. Years ago Mom had an '69 Kenmore with the hinges on the back side - it was a portable. My dad was able to revamp her White sewing table and put the Kenmore in it. It folded down and the top closed....See MoreMy Espresso Machine Died! Anyone have a Rancilio Silvia?
Comments (19)I don't have one -- we went with a Solis instead because the Silvia was tempermental about the grind. We hadn't had the experience of a better grinder and using one of those little grinders would make it nearly impossible to get a consistently good result. We bought a better grinder anyway. After years, we upgraded to a Jura super automatic that we bought refurbished and then bought another to get the "stainless" (also refurbished -- DH took the black one to his office) before they disappeared completely. I'm kind of attached to that movable brew head that allows me to steam and brew directly into a tall mug and I saw recently that they put in on a newer model. :) What I did want to suggest though is to look at the models and reviews on Whole Latte Love and Aabree Coffee (now under common ownership, I am told), then call them if you want more info. All three of my machines were bought through them and they were very helpful with the purchases and any questions afterwards. They walked us through how we intended to use the machine, for what kind of drinks, how often and our needs (figuring out the coffee geek factor). They never steered me wrong. Their tech even walked me through a solder repair on the Solis so that I didn't have to send it in and be without it for a couple of weeks. A trip to the hardware store and 30 minutes had my machine running the next day. You just don't get service like that most places. If brewing and steaming simultaneously is important to you, you will want dual pumps as well as dual boilers. Dual boilers with a single pump will allow you to go from one to the other without waiting for proper temperature to be reached, but not necessarily do both at the same time. BTW, for anyone shopping, buying one of these machines will take a larger initial cash layout, but if you don't buy less and keep upgrading, these machines can wind up costing you no more than a standard coffee maker that seems to need replacing about once a year. We also figured that if DH went to Starbucks everyday to get shots of espresso, the machine would pay for itself between one and two years and all my cappuccinos would be free. Not bad when we've had the black Jura ten years or more and haven't bought a regular coffee maker in 12-15 years....See Moreopaone
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