Owl G3006

We had solid reasons to sway our decision. The first was having gift cards that lowered the price to sub-$500. Second, Gemilai is the white label company making the Turin Legato V2/MiiCoffee Apex v2. This feels like the successor to those machines, with an upgrade in features, and those machines are

Assuming you own a decent grinder, the Gemilai Owl (G3006) can often be bought from their website for $350 free shipping. Fast heat up time , robust 58mm portafilter, powerful steam, PID temperature control. But with a 58mm portafilter, a good grinder is a must, they are less forgiving than smaller

Before I bought the Gemilai, I bought a h10a, it doesn't have a 3 way solenoid. Stepping up to the h10+ gets you a 3 way solenoid valve.... Either way, the h10a quit powering up on the 30th day I owned it. Fortunately it was November, so Amazon had already started offering extended return periods. H

I bought the Gemilai Owl G3006, and it makes good coffee and steams milk well. I started having problems when I invited some friends over to make coffee for them. I pulled some espresso shots and used the steam wand. Around the third shot, after using the steam wand, I turned off the milk froth mode