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coffee machines - the good, bad and the ugly

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:25 pm
by Sky Pilot
I am interested in hearing what experiences people have had with domestic espresso/capuccino machines.
The Sky pilot household is a defacto coffee lounge so we are making 4 or 5 cappucino's every day and double or more on weekends. So far we have worn out two Breville machines in three and a half years. At $385 each no less. The first one was replaced under warranty at 20 months and now the second one has carked it and we have been told no more replacements will be forthcoming.
So, hours of research and reading reviews online in past weeks have resulted in all arrows pointing to a brand called Rancilio.
The Silvia V3 at $720 delivered is the bargain of the century. All others I checked - some as much as $2500 - all seem to go for two or three years then die a horrible death if you believe the reviews. A friend of mine paid $5000 from DJ's for a DeLonghi which he says is awesome but I can't justify that. If the Rancilio doesn't arrive here by the weekend we could well see a mutiny in the making.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:46 pm
by story of my life
My missus makes my coffee and she can be all three on the one day

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:46 pm
by Footy Chick
I have 2 mates with DeLonghi's - they say the same, the Lamborghinis of the coffee machines :lol:

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:07 pm
by The Ash Man
Footy Chick wrote:I have 2 mates with DeLonghi's - they say the same, the Lamborghinis of the coffee machines :lol:


Yep mine goes a treat

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:16 pm
by Footy Chick
The Ash Man wrote:
Footy Chick wrote:I have 2 mates with DeLonghi's - they say the same, the Lamborghinis of the coffee machines :lol:


Yep mine goes a treat



Ok,. I have 3 mates with DeLonghi's :lol:

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:17 pm
by Media Park
Delonghi. I have one at work, and a Nespresso pod machine, and another Delonghi at home. :D

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:29 pm
by Jimmy_041
We have Krups
It goes OK - just dont get it fixed by the fat, smelly prix at Parkholme shopping centre

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:53 pm
by Sky Pilot
Jimmy_041 wrote:We have Krups
It goes OK - just dont get it fixed by the fat, smelly prix at Parkholme shopping centre

I have no desire to visit the Parkholme shopping centre

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:52 pm
by Jimmy_041
Adelaide Service Centre - talk about misleading and deceptive name

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:03 pm
by Media Park
Jimmy_041 wrote:Adelaide Service Centre - talk about misleading and deceptive name

Complete Cafe Services :D
Adelaide Service Centre :(

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:14 pm
by gadj1976
I've got a DeLonghi here at home and one I've shipped up to our shack.

I found out that the one we've got here retails for 2499 and I picked it up off ebay, fully refurbished by Kitchen Gourmet for about 700 bucks. The reason for picking up a second hand one? I'm currently the only one in the house who drinks coffee. I would have 2 on a Saturday and maybe 3-5 on Sunday depending on the amount of visitors we have.

It's warrantied for 6 months post purchase.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/KitchenGourmet unfortunately there are no items for sale at the moment.

We have one at work and that's made about 1000 cups of coffee made and is still going strong. It's the model up from mine, fully automated, hence I was confident mine would be fine.

This is the exact model at work

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-DELONGHI ... 19d2a327e6

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:53 pm
by Q.
Have got the Saeco Syntia and it's a dream. The only negative that I can think of is that the water reserve only really holds enough for two long blacks.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:26 am
by locky801
boiling kettle, jar of coffee & sugar, carton of milk, teaspoon and cup and presto all done ;)

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:53 am
by The Ash Man
locky801 wrote:boiling kettle, jar of coffee & sugar, carton of milk, teaspoon and cup and presto all done ;)


Thats sooooooo 20th Century ;)

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:12 pm
by Sky Pilot
I can report the Rancilio Sylvia is an awesome machine. Have just complemented it with a Rancilio doser burr grinder so my kitchen resembles a Lygon street cafe. Another tip for coffee snobs is to get the Barista milk. It's a long life product and boy, does it froth and cream up well?

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:13 pm
by Sky Pilot
The Ash Man wrote:
locky801 wrote:boiling kettle, jar of coffee & sugar, carton of milk, teaspoon and cup and presto all done ;)


Thats sooooooo 20th Century ;)

And soooooooo classy. Especially if it is Pablo or International Roast coffee. Wow!

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:49 pm
by MatteeG
Sky Pilot wrote:And soooooooo classy. Especially if it is Pablo or International Dust coffee. Wow!


Updated for accuracy...

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:45 pm
by Squids
If you put sugar in coffee you might as well drink coke.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:57 pm
by Psyber
A mate of mine has a Saeco and it seems to work well.
I won a Jura in a competition but found its method of adjusting coffee strength cumbersome.
After several weeks I traded it for a new bike at one of the bike shops in Unley, and went back to my old manual La San Marco.
(I'm very happy with my Centurion Crossline 400 that replaced it.)

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:48 pm
by gadj1976
Squids wrote:If you put sugar in coffee you might as well drink coke.


how's that equate squids? Are you meaning that you ruin coffee by putting suger in it?