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post #1 of 214
10/31/08 at 4:06pm
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What is the Honda, Mercedes-Benz and Bentley of Espresso makers?
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post #2 of 214
10/31/08 at 6:11pm
I'd settle for the Scion.
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post #3 of 214
10/31/08 at 6:12pm
I have the fixed wheel bike level "machine": a Bialetti Moka.
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post #4 of 214
10/31/08 at 6:13pm
I had an espresso from some machine at Sur La Table at the SF Ferry Building. I am told that the brand is the favored machine of a well-known Style Forum bon vivant and snob. Unfortunately, I forgot it's name.

The espresso was great, BTW.
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post #5 of 214
10/31/08 at 6:44pm
i love my oscar nuova simonelli
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post #6 of 214
10/31/08 at 6:45pm
I've read rave reviews of the Rancho Silvia espresso maker. Around $500 but bullet proof with high resale value (as parts are easy to come by). I guess that might be the Honda?
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post #7 of 214
10/31/08 at 6:48pm
I have a Gaggia Tebe, about 6 years old now and going strong. However, some small part of me wants it to die so I can buy a manual-lever Italian chrome machine like the one a friend of mine owns. I think he has this one:
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post #8 of 214
10/31/08 at 6:57pm
I use a Gaggia Carezza. I guess that's more like the Scion.
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post #9 of 214
11/1/08 at 12:08am
I have one of these:


it is much better than my other espresso maker:

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post #10 of 214
11/1/08 at 12:17am
I like the Moka Express too.
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post #11 of 214
11/1/08 at 12:35am
Mokas make good coffee, but they don't make espresso. Pavonis are the Bentleys of espresso. Check out coffeegeek.com, the SF of espresso.
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post #12 of 214
11/1/08 at 12:38am
I have a Nespresso as well actually two, one professional model and the Alessi designed one - I mostly use the Pro one as it is fully automatic. I'm using the Bialetti at the moment - it's a reminder of the place that I bought it from, a small hardware shop in the back lanes of Venezia and the coffee is nice and smooth.
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post #13 of 214
11/1/08 at 12:49am
Everyone in Italy uses Bialettis at home (although usually not actual bialettis, but mokas anyway). If they want espresso, they go to the bar.
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post #14 of 214
11/1/08 at 12:52am
I'm not a great espresso drinker - I use my machines mostly for cappucino or latte, but I had a few espressos in Italy. The coffee at Sant Eustachio was amazing.
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post #15 of 214
11/1/08 at 1:07am
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Originally Posted by chobochobo View Post
I'm not a great espresso drinker - I use my machines mostly for cappucino or latte, but I had a few espressos in Italy. The coffee at Sant Eustachio was amazing.

Best coffee in the world. A source of mine just dropped off a 1-kilo bag of the beans.
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