Steel Duo

I very honestly believe that in terms of espresso taste a modified Gaggia is top tier. The ability to do pressure and flow profiling opens up a completely new potential which most high-end machines cannot provide. I could only imagine that e.g. a Decent, Meticulous or San Remo You could be somewhat

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.

Nice setup. Out of curiosity how long do the beans in the hopper last you? It's a shame they don't do it in stainless silver. Any reason you choose this over an Ascaso steel duo for instance?

Yeah, it boggles my mind too. I have the calibration offset at 64 for a 20g dose, and volumetric works extremely well and consistently at that setting, much better than the volumetrics in the Breville Oracle Jet and Ascaso Steel Duo. But I keep wondering... A) how did they get the default out of the

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

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

Hey, just figured I'd leave a message here in case it's useful to someone. I too have recently acquired this Ascaso "Innova" steel duo second hand for really cheap, like the one pictured. Mine interestingly does say "Innova" on the front, but it looks like the exact same model (see right side pic at

We are in the same boat. Currently have a Breville Barista Pro and after 5 years are looking to upgrade. The Micra is in our target sights as the wife likes the looks, simplicity, and fast start up time. Looked at some others, but all were longer start up times. The other being considered is the Asc

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

I have this exact setup after moving from an ascaso steel duo and a relatively unknown Chinese grinder called the Heycafe H1. The amount of control and consistency in the Bianca is amazing, just make sure to get a smart plug so it's hot in the morning. The p80 is quiet, super low retention, very uni