DavecUK hornbyben it’s fine, small and compact, with a very visible and easy to acess water tank, which is handy ar the moment. It produces good shots, and the externally adjustable expansion valve is handy.. it’s no frills, which is just what I need at the moment.
MediumRoastSteam hthec Puristika has no steam though, does it? Correct. It does not have steam or hot water tap.
hornbyben DavecUK it certainly looks like a nice little machine for those that don’t drink milk drinks
MediumRoastSteam Forget the Nurri or the Evo… It only heats the amount of water it needs to heat, so it’s always ready. That’s amazing. https://manument.com/en/faq @tompoland - one for your bench? 😉
dndrich Very interesting tech. Now one comment had to do with temperature stability. I noticed that the standard portafilter is not heated prior to pulling the shot. Would that not affect the outcome? I always thought one of the reasons the portafilters are so heavy is so that hot piece of metal keeps the temperature in the puck. Now I use a naked portafilter, and he seemed to imply that temperature stability is easier there since the basket is really just suspended. Thoughts here?
MediumRoastSteam dndrich - give it a go at your next coffee. I did it last week and was surprised. It’s definitely an issue with spouted PF, as the liquid drips into the PF and then follows the path of the spout. If that’s not hot, your coffee will be colder in the cup. In my opinion, with a naked PF it doesn’t change matters much. IMMV.
tompoland MediumRoastSteam agree, it’s about the temperature being stable during extraction and having the basket hot so it doesn’t drop the temperature during extraction. Cooling post extraction e.g. passing through the spouts or into the cup, actually reveals more flavors. But on a cold day that may not be your preference.
delta76 dndrich think it is quite popular tip. I do that and run a few empty shot through my naked pf to make sure group head is clean (of coffee ground)
InfamousTuba I did see that substance cafe in Paris keeps their portafilters in the fridge to be used for their special espressos, similar to using a frozen stainless ball. Very excessive but that is part of the cafes appeal to some people
james65477564 CoyoteOldMan My bianca averages 1.6kWh per day. I normally have it set to switch off after 40mins but now that solar is dropping off I will shorten it to 20 and see if that works acceptably. Goal is to get <1kWh per day.
delta76 This is how much my Elizabeth draws every day. Around 0.45kWh per days for 4 lattes, 2 in morning and 2 in afternoon. I make 2 double shots then froth 400-500ml of milk. This is with the grinder as it is on same plug but I guess it is drawing nothing compared to the boilers
Pompeyexile My Sage Dual Boiler from a starting temp of 25 degrees got to 96 degrees (which is the highest it will go) in 2:23. Don’t know what the power consumption is as there is no spec sheet in the manual and I can’t find one on-line either. I guess in the winter it might take a little longer to get to temp.
DavecUK Pompeyexile My Sage Dual Boiler from a starting temp of 25 degrees got to 96 degrees (which is the highest it will go) in 2:23. Don’t know what the power consumption is as there is no spec sheet in the manual and I can’t find one on-line either. I guess in the winter it might take a little longer to get to temp. It’s probably in the region of 75 -90W total power consumed (over the period) to make a coffee based on your figures, if started from cold. If you put a smart plug with power measuring capability on it, or a power measuring plug, this will tell you. I can give you a more accurate figure if you see what the power cunsumption in watts is on the rating plate underneath.
Teaboy It’s not all about energy saving or warm up time, timer can be set so machine meets you ready to work and like Dave says wrap a towel round and it helps. I have had my Vesuvius (heats up pretty quickly) nigh on 5 years, I wonder if a decent will stand the test of time?