Lelit Owners Chat (All welcome!)

@Cuprajake @DavecUK Thanks very much for yours and other people’s post on this forum. I’ve only recently signed up but I’ve ‘lurked’ in the background and read the forum since it was created. It has been very helpful and it is an excellent online community.

I rarely drink espresso but make 4 to 8 Americano’s for my partner and I each day. I’d would probably make more milk based drinks (e.g., 2 latte’s in the day and maybe a decaf latte in the evening) if I had a better steaming machine than a Gaggia Classic. I was wondering how much difference I would notice in the quality of an Americano using a Lelit Bianca with a Niche Zero, vs the Gaggia Classic and Niche Zero? Is the Bianca overkill essentially? Thanks for anyone’s help with the query. I posted it here as it is related to the Lelit thread but if I should post it as a separate thread please let me know.

@DavecUK Thanks very much, I will do that. I think the options and therefore the possibilities with the high end machines makes them so interesting to consider. Thank you for the quick respnse.

I went from a Classic, to an Elizabeth and now have a Bianca. The jump from Classic to the Liz was huge. The jump from Liz to Bianca was pretty big too, steaming specifically and also the different options profiling brings.

@btlaney - Think the Elizabeth could serve you well.

If you look at some other forums (I could paste the link here but I don’t want to upset the mods or break rules) - there’s an Elizabeth hanging around there for £725. It’s a very good price. If you want click on my Avatar and in there you’ll see my email address you can reach out to me.

I had the Elizabeth for 3 years, and it’s as good as new, providing you look after her well. It would cope with your cappuccini and americani (if we’re going to write in Italian, let’s do it properly 🤣) very well. 8 a day should be no problem. I don’t drink Americano or the sorts, but on the Elizabeth the hot water comes from the brew boiler - so you can use the water from the machine itself to top the drink up, and the water won’t be stale. Steaming should not be a problem at all. It’s a very capable machine.

It’s a very easy machine to maintain. After 3 years, Lizzy is still the love of my life (oh dear, where I am going with this… 🤣) and I wouldn’t change her for the world. But I understand that Bianca is just down the road, waving at me. I just haven’t stopped by yet… 😂

Anyway, feel free to send an email to me and I can reply with those links if you are interested.

@Cuprajake I appreciate the extra points, thank you. Your last point is exactly my dilemma I think - I need to think through what I want to achieve and make a decision.

@Del_UK That is helpful to know the couple of jumps you took. The profiling options is something I think I might get into. I’ve enjoyed espresso when I’ve worked in Italy briefly but quite enjoy a larger drink when working at home.

@MediumRoastSteam I’ll keep that in mind, thank you for the comment on steaming and offer to chat. And the tip on writing in Italian 😁 I have an Osmio Zero so I probably wouldn’t use the machine for hot water. It sounds like you’re about to go for a wander down that street!