• Espressoless

    From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to All on Thu Dec 1 07:19:00 2022
    My faithful espresso maker pulled its last shot yesterday. The boiler was getting up to speed when the ground fault circuit breaker tripped.

    Taking it apart took a bit of work, but it appears there's a short somewhere inside - all of the connections look good and tested OK.

    I bought it 22 years ago at a Williams-Sonoma sample sale for $50, it was priced at ten times that price, and pulled shots consistently the whole
    time.

    I'm in the market for an espresso machine in the $350-$600 range, any suggestions? I like the Breville Barista Express, but am a little concerned about all-in-one appliances. I'd hate for the grinder to break while the espresso machine worked.

    The Gaggia Classic plus a separate grinder looks pretty good, and parts are readily available.


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  • From Weatherman@21:1/132 to Poindexter Fortran on Mon Dec 5 12:58:48 2022

    My faithful espresso maker pulled its last shot yesterday. The boiler was getting up to speed when the ground fault circuit breaker tripped.

    I use a Mr. Coffee for the expresso part, and then a separate milk frother. Basically two different things, but I like the separate frother better than the one that comes with the Mr. Coffee.

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  • From deon@21:2/116 to poindexter FORTRAN on Tue Dec 6 08:28:07 2022
    Re: Espressoless
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Thu Dec 01 2022 07:19 am

    Howdy,

    I'm in the market for an espresso machine in the $350-$600 range, any suggestions? I like the Breville Barista Express, but am a little concerned about all-in-one appliances. I'd hate for the grinder to break while the espresso machine worked.

    I've got the Breville, albeit an older model, still with the grinder. I think I've had it for the better part of 6/7 years, and its probably been used daily since I've had it.

    Hasnt missed a beat, and helps make a nice coffee :)


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to deon on Tue Dec 6 06:35:00 2022
    deon wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    I've got the Breville, albeit an older model, still with the grinder. I think I've had it for the better part of 6/7 years, and its probably
    been used daily since I've had it.

    I'm torn between the Breville and a Gaggia Brera, a fully-automatic espresso machine selling for $439, less than the Breville. The Breville is on sale
    for Xmas, I should make a choice soon.


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  • From StormTrooper@21:2/108 to poindexter FORTRAN on Tue Dec 6 17:57:40 2022
    I'm torn between the Breville and a Gaggia Brera, a fully-automatic espresso machine selling for $439, less than the Breville. The Breville is on sale for Xmas, I should make a choice soon.

    Get yourself a Moka Pot. :)

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  • From tenser@21:1/101 to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Dec 7 08:51:31 2022
    On 06 Dec 2022 at 06:35a, poindexter FORTRAN pondered and said...

    I'm torn between the Breville and a Gaggia Brera, a fully-automatic espresso machine selling for $439, less than the Breville. The Breville is on sale for Xmas, I should make a choice soon.

    Between those two, I'd go for the Breville. The next step up
    would be something like a CC1, I'd think, of if you're really
    in the mood jump to a Decent.

    At home, I've got a Rocket Mozzafiato Evoluzione R, which I
    really like: the integrated PID controller is really nice.
    Before that I rocked an Isomac Venus for about 10 years, but
    it's beyond repair. :-(

    Have you considered trying to repair your current machine? It
    may be a simple component swap, or just clearing some corrosion.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to StormTrooper on Wed Dec 7 06:35:00 2022
    StormTrooper wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    I'm torn between the Breville and a Gaggia Brera, a fully-automatic espresso machine selling for $439, less than the Breville. The Breville is on sale for Xmas, I should make a choice soon.

    Get yourself a Moka Pot. :)

    I have a huge moka pot, think it's 6 cups. I need to get a little one for making 1-2 cups. It's almost impossible to make a good single cup with the
    big models.


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to tenser on Wed Dec 7 06:37:00 2022
    tenser wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    Have you considered trying to repair your current machine? It
    may be a simple component swap, or just clearing some corrosion.

    I looked around the inside with a multimeter and a magnifying glass, and didn't see anything that jumped out at me.



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  • From tenser@21:1/101 to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Dec 8 08:46:32 2022
    On 07 Dec 2022 at 06:37a, poindexter FORTRAN pondered and said...

    tenser wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    Have you considered trying to repair your current machine? It
    may be a simple component swap, or just clearing some corrosion.

    I looked around the inside with a multimeter and a magnifying glass, and didn't see anything that jumped out at me.

    Hmm.. You said it was a ground fault? I wonder if there are
    any electrolytic caps in the power supply. Those may short to ground.

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  • From StormTrooper@21:2/108 to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Dec 7 22:56:08 2022
    I have a huge moka pot, think it's 6 cups. I need to get a little one
    for making 1-2 cups. It's almost impossible to make a good single cup with the big models.


    Small ones can be interesting.. a bit hit and miss on how well they actually function. Experience tells me to avoid super budget versions.

    ST

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