Espresso Machine Recommendations Anyone?

26 days ago

I currently have a Breville Barista Express. It’s my second one. Lately its become problemmatic. I’ve had to replace the burr grinder parts, the grind measuring mechanism is off. I’m continually have to deal with maintenance issues. It’s usually only used once a day for a double shot.

I’d like recommendations on a different machine. I know they can be expensive so I’d like to make an informed purchase.

TIA

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rwiegand

23 days ago

last modified: 23 days ago

I'm about 15 years in on the current Jura (Impressa C9), 13,920 cups so far. I use the appropriate water filter and clean it per the machine's schedule. So far it continues to work perfectly, has not yet required service, though I'm thinking about replacing the o ring on the water reservoir.

The coffee (Peet's Major Dickason's) continues to be great.

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HU-113737678
24 days ago
last modified: 24 days ago
I just got the Delonghi dedica Maestro plus .It is great! It was on sale before Christmas. It makes great espresso and capuccino . The steamed milk is easy to do on Auto. I did get an OXO burr gtinder and I have a wonderful local coffee roaster. I am enjoying making my DH and I a double shot capuccino every morning. I even managed this ! ( Trailrunner )
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jrb451
Original Author
22 days ago
@rwiegand, not familiar with the Jura. Thanks for the post.
rwiegand
22 days ago
Factory refurbished machines can be a good deal; they are wicked expensive new. my home machine was refurbished. Given how well they work and hold up they are still a reasonable choice. I’ve had their higher end machines in my companies as well and they were flawless making a hundred espressos a day.
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HU-113737678
19 days ago
The light came on for descaling. I got the stuff and followed the instructions. Voila! My milk is back to the really thick foam we love. So it makes a huge difference.

I don’t have any interest in descaling once a month which is what it appears I would have to do based so far on our daily usage of 1 double shot per person. Our water is pretty hard .

So bottled Spring water is next . If anyone has other tips please pass them along. A water softener at the kitchen faucet ? Thanks in advance
Cathi Thomas
19 days ago
@HU-113737678, spring water has minerals in it. You would need to use distilled water.
HU-113737678
19 days ago
last modified: 19 days ago
They say not to use distilled either. So I found the ion pack that you put in the water reservoir. Huge rip off $20 plus shipping for a 3x5 inch packet or buy 3 on Amazon for $51 no shipping! insane. I will continue using the descaler I bought . I got 2 bottles so Im good for a year. Will reevaluate then.

thanks for answering. C
John Liu
18 days ago
The espresso will taste better with soft water. I’d use a softener or bottled water, rather than hard tap water.
HU-113737678
18 days ago
I have a filtered water Brita pitcher. @John Liu the cappuccino tastes wonderful I was just trying to avoid the descaling process which takes quite a long time. I will get some bottled water and try as well. thank you for posting.

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