Silvia

My wife would have Starbucks literally every day, sometimes twice. I bought a rancilio Silvia espresso machine and a baratza sette 30 grinder for $1900 cad a few years ago and I’m quite certain it was paid off in less than a year.

Wait til you see the price of a Slayer, La Marzocco, Decent, Sanremo, Rockets, etc. But yeah, I started with a Rancilio Silvia & Sette (I got it wholesale from the cafe I was working at for $500 and $100 respectively) then rocked it for a decade and upgraded to the Micra and a philos. Get in where y

I always wonder why more people don't do that.Even if you'd buy two brand new Rancilio Silvia and use one exclusively for steam and the other one for Espresso it would be still cheaper than a wide range of dual boiler... The only downside is shelf real estate and having to explain this brilliant ide

Profitec GO is basically the updated Silvia Rancilio should have made years ago

If you're gonna spend that much money, get a decent machine like the Rancilio Silvia. The thing is totally consumer friendly, you can take it apart, repair it, replace parts, etc. And it's almost totally mechanical, it keeps on going and never breaks down.

First of all this is a model that has been moded with a pid and it's either a V3 or a V4 one which was last manufactured a lot more than 3 years ago 2016 was the last time they made them. So when they advertise "3 years old" I am not sure what they mean. Take a look here and ask them more about the

Are you handy? Do you like tinkering? If so then a Gaggia Classic or Rancilio Silvia modded with Gaggimate is the best deal south of $3k you’re likely going to find. Go find a used unit for $2-500, buy the kit for $250 and you’ll have PID with automated pressure profiling. Silvia will have more temp

Rancilio Silvia. Klassiker. Grym. Bäst av alla maskiner. Gaggia Classic. Också bra, men Rancilio är långt bättre, med större kokare dvs bättre, snabbare och stabilare ångtryck när du ångar mjölk. Men nästan än viktigare, är faktiskt kvarnen. En kvalitetskvarn gör ALLT. Om du har en billig kaffekvarn

Someone once offered me a Rancilio Silvia for $100. They said they are selling as-is and their ex-roomate left it and the seller didn’t know whether the machine worked or not. Now this was back when a new Silvia was in $700+ range. For me wasting $100 was not a big deal and getting a used machine fo

At $3-4k you're well into dual boiler territory, which makes a real difference for plant-based milk drinks since you can steam while the shot pulls. The Rancilio Silvia Pro X sits right in that range on the machine side, leaving solid budget for a dedicated grinder. Since you're already used to sing