Silvia

Not op, but my Rancilio Silvia is about as close to the ship of thessius as it can. I don’t think there’s more than a couple of screws that’s original. So easy to fix, and it is reliable (despite having been fully rebuilt)

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.

First of all you need a grinder. I recommend the eureka mignon line of grinders because there is one at every price point, albeit those price points start at about $350 and go to $1k-ish. But truly this is your must have purchase. The Specialita is what started their popularity because they are so q

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

No plastic is impossible. Way to good for some uses to skip on. I'd look for a used rancilio silvia. Built like tanks and easily servicable if something does break

Rancilio Silvia. Or rocket, or any solid e61 group head. Spend money on the grinder as well tho.

A used or even new rancilio Silvia is infinitely serviceable. I have an OG circa 2004 that was sitting in my garage for 20 years that I dusted off a year ago. With some basic maintenance it’s making multiple drinks a day now.

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.

Gaggia Classic or Rancilio Silvia. Fellow is way too new to garner trust in longevity, let alone parts and community.