Steel Duo

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

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. .

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

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

Or someone who sounds like they know stuff. In fact no real evidence was given in that comment, just personal judgement. I agree that there's no way to measure that water that stays in the puck, but that is so small amount of it there, that it could be ignored. Also, when we speak of Ascaso Steel Du

Die Ascaso Steel Duo haben oft eine tatsächliche Temperatur, die von der eingestellten Temperatur abweicht. Kann sein, dass die 95 Grad in Wirklichkeit weniger als 90 sind

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

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

Based on what you're looking for, a Breville Bambino+ and a GBW grinder (recommend Fiorenzato All Ground Sense) will be more than enough. At most an Ascaso Steel Duo for the dual boiler functionality, although it really doesn't matter that much - by the time you've poured the milk, the shot will be