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Having an open firmware appliance is cool. But latching that technology onto an espresso machine, something that’s existed for hundreds of years is ridiculous.
This device is for tech yuppies. Guys in the Bay Area who can boast about how their espresso was made open source.
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I mean, 1250 euros is a lot of money, but that is very much on the lower end of prices for mid-range espresso machines. If you don't like espresso and don't find it valuable, that's fine!
Wrong narative. I love espresso. But comparing it with 250 euro espresso machine, I highly doubt that it will make 500% better coffee, for wast majority of the owners, cleaning one And I am not saying that any other mentioned "mid range" espresso machine is worth that money.
Looks cool but for me a manual machine like a Flair is ideal. I don’t have to spend a lot of time or money and I get consistently good espresso.
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But the facts are showing something else: https://www.delonghi.com/en-gb/products/coffee/manual-espres... Just head to technical data and feel free to explain which parameter is wrong. Take the cheapest one, 213 euros. Is is 15 (12) bar of pressure? Some other type of heater, as 1300 Watts of input power is not enough? Seriously, I don't understand what the limiting factor is? Not expensive enough? I even tried to fi…
Lack of temperature control is a minus, as that means that there will be some blends that won't taste good, these days most fancy machines have a pid (and if yours doesn't you should install it, or you are missing out). Kind of related, lack of boiler at 1.5 atm means non-great milk foaming capabilities. Also, you buy a good 1500$ machine, your grandchildren will be able to inherit it if you take care of it. That del…
About milk foaming, you are talking about this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7tS99wwpSI as I dont see any issue with the foam. I do see skill.
Anyway, a life hack, https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007334888419.html, 0.91$ replacement for 1000$ boiler. And it does wonderful foam, was using it 10 years back on 1xAA battery.
So, if I buy 5x Dedica (edit, just checked: 167 euro in my country, so it is actually 8x) for the price, and package them NEW for my grandchildren, this doesnt count?
Looks cool but for me a manual machine like a Flair is ideal. I don’t have to spend a lot of time or money and I get consistently good espresso.
Thanks for the recommendation! I was actually looking for an Espresso machine today and the manual operation is very appealing, especially because I want do not yet want to invest a lot.
You can get a similar machine (Quick Mill Carola) for the same price, assembled. To scratch the hacker itch, you can get a much cheaper machine (Gaggia Classic Pro, Rancillio Silvia) and install a PID (a computer to control most of the brewing parameters). I understand the appeal to "hackers", but if you just want coffee, there are more, proven reliable, less expensive, options.
I have a Consumer Reports subscription and I’ve seen countless videos on YouTube about espresso machines, but after all these years I still don’t own one. I’m not an enthusiast. I just want a high quality espresso machine that makes consistently good espresso shots. I’m never going to be someone who wants to spend 15-30 minutes on creating a shot of espresso. I’m bewildered that a machine that makes hot water push at…
This is needed now that Gagguino in a petty bit of drama is no longer offering source code, and locking into hardware suppliers. Gaggiuino Gen 3 is free to use and will offer free software updates, but the source code is no longer available. This decision was made to maintain high standards for the hardware required for the project and prevent individuals from fracturing the community with subpar, non-standard compon…
Honestly the whole Gaggiuino situation is so stupid it's unbelievable. Let's use "Gagguino" to mean "the authors of the original Gagguino" and "Faceuino" to mean "the guy on facebook" just to make it easier to explain the situation: Faceuino started selling his own kit based on the Gaggiuino designs with some modifications. Since the code and the designs (models and PCB) were permissively licensed, this was done at a…
It just all makes my heart hurt. It is a great accessible DIY project with amazing results, but just with insane baggage.