Steel Uno PID

Ascaso

Steel Uno PID

23 positive 0 neutral 6 negative

Based on 29 Reddit mentions

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Best Espresso Machine under $2k? [$2,000]

I use beans from Peet's, so I'm not a coffee expert nor do I aspire to be. I have a Niche Zero grinder; I'm not looking to buy a new grinder. I'm just a regular person who wants to make 1-2 oat milk lattes a day for myself. Given that, I think there's strongly diminishing returns above a few hundred

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aoeudhtns in r/espresso

January 8, 2026 2:23 PM

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Steel Uno

The steel uno PID is a solid machine, in this price range, quality control isn't always the best. Plenty of profitec's with issues, probably more than ascaso. The main benefit of the ascaso is heat up, if you go for the PID version, this one has the most configurability. The Lucca is decent, but kee

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Minute_Pomelo_4593 in r/Ascaso

February 8, 2026 5:50 AM

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New to me Steel Uno PID

Congrats! I've found that with this machine it's best to practice 1 brand of milk at a time as different brands for me tend to steam differently. Also if you're interested in pimping it up, I have gathered some bits over the years (most are in German, so sorry about that): If your cups keep slipping

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Tokutememo in r/Ascaso

February 9, 2026 11:13 AM

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Quick Mill Pop Up or Ascaso Steel Uno [$1700]

I have both but the ascaso steel uno has Faster heat up time and the volumetric shot programming is very useful and is built better

ZookeepergameTotal77 in r/espresso

September 6, 2025 5:34 AM

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