If anyone owns or has experience with one of these espresso machines, I'd like to hear your thoughts.
Quickmill Anita: Opinions wanted
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I have not had any hands-on experience, but I have seen a lot of good reviews from people I trust.
Sorry I can't be of much more help than that. Are you in the market?
Sorry I can't be of much more help than that. Are you in the market?
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Hi there Jasonian.... yep, I'm starting to shop around. Now thinking of the Rocket Cellini.
Had a friend from Lubbock, Jo Max Goodson...
Had a friend from Lubbock, Jo Max Goodson...
I used to have one. It works well and everything but I changed it for a stove top Italian espresso. You add some water, the coffee, assemble the machine, turn it on on the stove top and that's it. As for quality, I think it taste better with that than espresso. I had mine for 5 years now and I just need to change the rubber every 8-12 months...
As you know, YMMV
As you know, YMMV
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I used to have one. It works well and everything but I changed it for a stove top Italian espresso. You add some water, the coffee, assemble the machine, turn it on on the stove top and that's it. As for quality, I think it taste better with that than espresso. I had mine for 5 years now and I just need to change the rubber every 8-12 months...
As you know, YMMV
Hey Luc... we're thinking of going the opposite route.
We have a stovetop Bialetta right now and, while easy and pleasant, the coffee just doesn't have much coffee taste. Using Illy dark roast.
Hey Luc... we're thinking of going the opposite route.
G'day Ed,
I see... I tried of few of those... For some obscure reason, having a 12 espresso cups isn't giving you the best tasting coffee. I currently have a 2 espresso cups and it taste awesome. It also seems that Stainless steel helps on the taste. Aluminum coffee makers are not that good... My sister got one, it's horrible
Illy is good but it's not the best coffee I had. Lavazza Crema Gusto was better... Then again, depends where you are... In Canada it taste awesome, in Australia, I'm unable to drink it. I settled for an Italian one, can't remember the name but the package is brown... I always figure that if the package is ugly and they sell some, it must be good! And it is...
G'luck on your quest, I am curious to see on what you will get!
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I'm using the stainless steel small Bialetta. It makes about 4 ounces of coffee.
Let's start here, since it seems you don't really seem to be settled on anything yet.
Do you have a capable grinder?
If so, what is it?
If not, you'll need to get one.
Assuming you have a capable grinder already, what is your budget for this prosumer espresso machine? What features MUST you have? What sort of drinks do you expect to make the most often?
Sorry for the onslaught of questions, but it'll make it easier to give my thoughts, if they are desired.
Do you have a capable grinder?
If so, what is it?
If not, you'll need to get one.
Assuming you have a capable grinder already, what is your budget for this prosumer espresso machine? What features MUST you have? What sort of drinks do you expect to make the most often?
Sorry for the onslaught of questions, but it'll make it easier to give my thoughts, if they are desired.
It's pretty much what I have...
I know that Quickmill machines are well thought of. If you're serious about buying a good machine, please think hard about getting it serviced. If you have an espresso machine, it WILL need service. When it gets serviced, it WILL cost a lot of money. If you don't have local service, it WILL be a PITA to pack it up and send it out.
All of these are things I discovered the hard way. I love espresso....but my machine(s) sit unused. After all these years (and all those dollars I spent), what I use every day is: an old Krups burr grinder (my Anfim is on the blink), a teakettle, and a stove-top vac-pot.
Moral of the story.....you can spend your way to good coffee....but its not necessary. The best things one can do are: learn to home roast, get a simple, reliable burr grinder, use a simple drip or vac brew system and a teakettle!
All of these are things I discovered the hard way. I love espresso....but my machine(s) sit unused. After all these years (and all those dollars I spent), what I use every day is: an old Krups burr grinder (my Anfim is on the blink), a teakettle, and a stove-top vac-pot.
Moral of the story.....you can spend your way to good coffee....but its not necessary. The best things one can do are: learn to home roast, get a simple, reliable burr grinder, use a simple drip or vac brew system and a teakettle!
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Thanks Tom, that seems like good advice.
Does unused = for sale?
Maybe. The LaValentina will stay, but I've toyed with selling the LaCimbali Junior and the Rio Vapore. Both have stood idle for so long its hard to judge their condition.
Hi. I don't post here as much as I used to but I saw this and thought I'd chime in. This is a fair machine, but I think it is a heat exchanger setup. That's not bad, and it's certainly better than machines with a single boiler, but for the money I think you may as well consider an Expobar Brewtus (double boiler machine). Read reviews at Coffeegeek, etc, and you'll see why people like them so much. I have a Rancilio Silvia, and even though it is only a single boiler machine, it works extremely well. I personally wouldn't recommend the machines that are plumbed directly into the house, but just because occasionally the city where I live has water issues, and occasionally our water softener has issues, and it would basically kill me to scrap such an expensive machine. There are attachments that allow you to feed the water intake line into a large jug, say a 5 gallon Everest jug, that would probably last for a while, and you'd never have water quality issues. My .02, anyway. Good luck.
Like FloJet. I agree.
Great machine, love miss Anita 
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I don't get it either.
