Steel Duo

Ascaso

Steel Duo

180 positive 6 neutral 39 negative

Based on 225 Reddit mentions

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Ascaso Steel Duo Plus

I‘ve seen so many videos about it that I didn‘t even bother trying it. From what I remember, the sensor is not at the best place so you can‘t really get consistent extractions. But I already knew I wouldn‘t use that feature before buying the machine. I prefer pulling every shot manually anyway. If I

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Alek-cendres in r/Ascaso

February 22, 2026 8:16 AM

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Die Frage ist, wie du deine Workflow optimieren möchtest. Ich nutze u.a. eine La Marzocco Linea Micra in Verbindung mit einer Mazzer Mini g (grind by weight). Da die Linea Micra standardmäßig keinen Shottimer hat (ist aber nachrüstbar), würde da die Linea Mini R auch passen - wenn du den nötigen Pla

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haipr in r/Kaffee

January 28, 2026 1:43 PM

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Please convince me NOT to buy a La Marzocco Linea Mini R

This post is a year old so I’d assume you’ve made your decision. I would say for anyone who is contemplating this machine, if the price is not an object and after doing your research it’s something you’d really like, go for it! However, I’ve no opinion on the Marzocco since I’ve just recently seen t

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Mysterious-Name989 in r/espresso

January 12, 2026 6:20 PM

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How much faster is a dual boiler for multiple milkebased coffees? [No budget]

With something like the Breville Oracle, the dual boiler with auto milk texturing makes it pretty quick to smash out milk based coffees hands free (to some degree). I recently moved off my Oracle to a Ascaso Steel Duo and the workflow is longer as I don’t have auto grind/tamp and auto milk texturing

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zjl88 in r/espresso

January 6, 2026 1:35 PM

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Moving up from the Bambino [$2500]

Not yet mentioned here, I'd be tempted by an Ascaso Steel Duo PID--personally and at least in my mind, I would find it hard to go back and vary much from the Bambino's near instant-on capability. (But note that the electrical demands for the Ascaso Steel Duo can vary by country--in the U.S., a 20Amp

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Longjumping_Two2774 in r/espresso

March 12, 2026 9:53 AM

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