Re: Serious Question: Coffee Machines
okay, here is my 2 cents worth about coffee machines for home.
if i was to get a machine i will get this
Rocket Espresso Milano
Why? because there are really fine details to extracting a good cup of espresso. The basics to a good latte, flat white or cappuccino are the same, you need to be able to extract good espresso. The perfect shot of expresso you can extract is called a "god shot" but in order to extract a "god shot" you will need to be able to control your water temperature, how long your water flows through your coffee powder, how fine or coarse your grinding is and etc. With a fully manual machine you can control all the settings and you can get a "god shot" but then the question would be, do you have the time to meddle with it? As someone has mentioned, you would need to take care and clean the machine after everytime you use it because your grinder will be oily and your espresso machine will be dirty.
With all that said, alot of the nespresso machines are being used at home because we normally drink 2 or 3 cups a day and the machine is easy to maintain. Other factors like keeping the coffee beans fresh or finishing the coffee powder while its still good may be a problem for home consumer too because we dont consume enough. if you dont have a grinder means the shop would a have to grind for you and once the beans get grinded it will lose its peak taste and body faster compared to being in its ungrinded form.
sorry for the long explanation but to me a good espresso machine is not a cheap investment so i thought i would share what i know with everyone.
you wouldnt want to spend 5k on a good machine and a grinder for it to sit at home as a white elephant yes?
