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Ascaso
Steel Duo
180 positive 6 neutral 39 negative
Based on 225 Reddit mentions
$1780.75
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Looking for my first espresso machine. I want to buy once and not need an upgrade for a very long time. Decent, Wendougee Data S, Profitec Drive, Lelit Bianca V3, or something else? [$5,000]
look at the arkel tide. not out yet in us, but you can get some idea from the arkel coast, their first model. i'm considering the tide, lita, profitec move and ascaso steel duo. all very different machines but all are non-e61/saturated grouphead dual boiler or thermoblock. profiling on first two, si
...deuxcv in r/espresso
January 30, 2026 11:50 PM
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Surprisingly impressed with the Fellow Espresso Series 1
It’s not terrible. The machine just shipped with poor default settings for volumetric calibration, so shots are wayyy off out of the box. But once you go in to settings and adjust the volumetric offset to their new recommendation, or figure out the offset needed on your own, it works very well. It u
...gtg465x2 in r/espresso
March 13, 2026 12:36 PM
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