Originally Posted by
Midway
I have a ROK, but it is far inferior to the La Pavoni. Far. It is almost impossible to get the water temperature correct. There is too much heat leaching from such a small chamber for the water. To be sure, it is a novel and interesting iteration of a manual espresso machine, but cannot hold a candle to the La Pavoni. I own the La Pavoni Professional and have been extremely satisfied. I know others here have different lever machines and have been very satisfied with them. The common denominator is that they have boilers.