Steel Duo

Ascaso

Steel Duo

180 positive 6 neutral 39 negative

Based on 225 Reddit mentions

$1780.75

Buy on Amazon

We may earn a small commission.

Most discussed features

Sentiment summary across the product areas Reddit users mention most.

Reddit mentions

Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.

Filtered by featurebuild qualityClear feature

Steel Duo ONYX

Try searching by stainless / stainless steel. Examples from r/ascaso: 1, 2, 3 Be wary of lots of cleaning, the white and black versions are way less delicate.

mraesthet in r/Ascaso

March 9, 2026 9:42 AM

4

What alternative machines did you consider before buying your Move?

I came from nearly 12 years with a Breville Barista Express. For what it is and how long it lasted (with some basic repairs) I can't fault it too much, especially after I stopped using the built-in grinder. I still have/use it, but it FEELS like a toy now that I've gotten used to the Move. (I've got

...

not2rad in r/ProfitecMove

April 15, 2026 9:43 PM

3

Birthday upgrade to the coffee station ☕

I'm honestly really happy with it!. I have a pretty unpredictable schedule. So dual thermal blocks were quite important for me for getting the machine up to brew temp quickly. It's nice and solid and feels premium. Apparently the original single thermal block version was a bit light with thin panels

...

Skr1bl3sX in r/espresso

March 10, 2026 12:37 PM

3

ASCASO Steel DUO PID vs FELLOW Espresso Series 1

The fellow is a bit of an unknown in terms of long term reliability, but it's interesting that you'd talk about the ascaso duo like that when it seems to be a mixed bag in terms of long term reliability and build quality, as well as not being as universally serviceable as a traditional boiler machin

...

LyKosa91 in r/JamesHoffmann

April 21, 2026 10:28 AM

2

Ascaso Steel Duo Plus Vs Profitec Move [No Budget]

I went thru the same two comparsion. This is what I did not like about the Ascaso. Ascaso Duo Annoyances · Rattles. Drip Tray and Cup Warmer Guides. · Vibration causes movement of cups on drip tray. · Steam pump noise. · No way for average user to setup Temperature Offset. · Logo plastic sticker. .

...

TheDeathPit in r/espresso

April 4, 2026 9:34 PM

2

Ascaso Steel duo plus vs Lelit Mara X V2 [3000$]

The US is 110v. Just do a Reddit search on th Ascaso Steel Duo and you will find post after post of people with issues. Just not something I wanted to take the risk on for such an expensive machine. I do think they are very attractive looking though. If I recall you can program pre infusion, temp, a

...

reforminded in r/espresso

February 13, 2026 4:47 PM

2

This setup is bonkers

Yep i spent a lot of time looking at the Ascaso Steel Duo. For almost a year, it was the machine i was most likely to buy. I kept wavering between it and the Rancilio Silvia Pro X. I struggled making up my mind between the two. I really wanted to stay with convieniance of my Bambino Plus being insta

...

Joingojon2 in r/espresso

February 19, 2026 8:14 PM

2

used acaso baby t for $1500? [no budget]

Yeah I have an ascaso steel duo and it's been consistently broken since i got it. Finally convinced the distributor to fix it for me.

Fuckindelishman in r/espresso

September 3, 2025 12:55 PM

2

If La Marzocco is the Ferrari of espresso machines, what is your machine like?

Ascaso duo plus pid? Not sure about this one actually. What’s something that looks really nice, is a bit overpriced for what you get, but is reliable? The double boiler status puts you into high end luxury cars I’m assuming. Maybe this thing is low end exotic idk.

Ok-Mortgage6315 in r/espresso

April 23, 2026 11:23 AM

1

Somebody DMed me a question about custom switches?

I never even considered custom switches, but this is so cool! Can you do this with any Ascaso machine? I'm not a fan of the toggles on myDuo, like they are way too stiff...

cmriker in r/Ascaso

April 1, 2026 2:25 AM

1

Top alternatives in Espresso Machines

#1