Thread: Espresso Machine

Wow - that's an industrial coffee maker!!

I do love my coffee, my only problem now is that my current grinder can't keep up with it lol

Neat machine))))

We'll all be over tomorrow morning for coffee.

Here's the one I want.



I love the total manual operation

I own a Marzocco Gs3.
Who makes your machine?
Lot of stainless steel. Nice

It's made by Izzo, it's the Alex Duetto III, and yes it is VERY shiny

All depends on the level of interaction you want to have and your budget. You can find equipment at all levels that will produce a very good pure shot. I've think I've owned most everything on the market at all levels of involvement/cost. I finally landed on Jura (link below). This sits in my sweet spot of little interaction when I'm in a hurry and more when I'm coffee Zenning. It's cup counter just topped 25,000 with no problems at all. It makes a full range from 1 oz pure shots, caps and latte's to a 16 oz single cup and everything in between. It has a built in burr grinder, drops little pucks of used grounds into a removable container all with the push of a single button.

Having said all this remember the equipment and how if produces the coffee is only half the battle. The other half is the bean and how fresh the roast/grind is. This is where the rubber hits the road so to speak. It's also where the "pre-ground in little plastic containers that are then poked with holes and water run through them" loose a tire and end up in the ditch. What ever equipment you end up with please don't expect quality coffee from pre ground beans in any form unless you do the grinding. Also don't buy a month's supply of roasted beans and store them in the freezer. Not good for 2 reasons. First roasted beans start to loose flavor the minute the roasting is completed. This loss increases exponentially with every day. Within a week more than 50% of the flavor is gone. Grinding them before actual use just increases this loss. Second the freezer does nothing to hold in the flavor. Stick them in a sealed container in you cupboard. Better yet buy green beans and roast them yourself in small batches (1/4 to 1/3 of a pound) as needed. You'll always be drinking the most flavorful coffee this way. But don't take my word for it. Watch the documentary below and form your own opinion.

I've attached links to a 3 part Canadian documentary series called "Black Coffee". Many coffee experts interviewed along with a great history of coffee. Well worth the viewing. Enjoy.



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Black Coffee: Episode 1 - The Irresistible Bean | Watch Documentaries Online | Promote Documentary Film

Black Coffee: Episode 2 - Gold in Your Cup | Watch Documentaries Online | Promote Documentary Film

Black Coffee: Episode 3 - The Perfect Cup | Watch Documentaries Online | Promote Documentary Film

I love the total manual operation

So do I. It took me awhile to learn the right grind, right filter pack, and the right leveler pull for that perfect crema with our 32 oz. La Pavoni. Twenty plus years later my double pump doppio will leave any Starbucks flat.



Word of advice. Spend the money on a good sturdy coffee grinder. We smoked a few grinders on Peet's rather oily Italian roasted beans before we got a commercial duty grinder.

Love that Peet's but it killed two grinders on me already. I use the espresso forte