tompoland Thanks Tom for providing the information. It seems Christmas will come earlier this year 🙂.
Fingers crossed that the transportation goes as planned and the machine arrives intact.
I look forward to your (I am sure of it) detailed and passionate review. 👍
Current setup: ACS Vesuvius, Nuova Simonelli Mythos One. Past experience, Nuova Simonelli Apia 1 gr., San Remo Capri 1 gr., Bezzera BZ 35e, Fracino Heavenly. Anfim Super Lusso.
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cyclezib Dave: Are you at a point where you can share what you liked about the Nurri Leva S.A. and what you didn’t like?
I think it would be unfair to do that because the machine I looked at was one of the first 3 made and I think, very much a prototype.
I’m expecting mine by the end of January. Just excited about receiving it and also interested in whether it makes espresso as good or better than the Strietman? I’m hopeful for better consistency.
cyclezib Can I ask you a question matey? Firstly, I am an Evo Leva owner, and secondly, if the Nurri had been available when I bought mine (arrived June 2021) would I have considered it over the Evo? Of course, I cannot start to answer that as the simple answer was that it was not available! So, could you share with us, the deciding factors that made you go Nurri?
cyclezib I can confirm that you’ll get greater consistency with the Nurri. I have both and love them both very much.
The consistency in the Nurri comes from the pre-set pressure of a sprung lever machine versus the manual pressure of a direct lever.
There are pluses and minuses with both direct and sprung. The direct gives you more real time control over the pour. The sprung trades that level of control off for consistency. Yes, you can stop a sprung lever but it’s not built for that.
To date, I have different grinders paired with each of the two machines so I can’t tell you if one produces a preferred espresso versus the other.
One day I’ll dial in the Moca SD for the Strietman and do some side by side comparisons between it and the Nurri.
There were comments on the HB site indicating that the Evo had known issues. Whether perceived or real, these lead me to the Nurri. The fact that Antonio Nurri had a role in creating the Vostok and Evo also influenced me. My thought is that he was the creative force behind these two machines and the Nurri Leva S.A. would be an advance. Again, this is perception.
tompoland Tom, at some point could you do a little cameo for the Strietman? I have never really seen them in action before! Do you agree, that it will produce it’s own unique style of coffee and therefore it is hard to compare say a Nurri to a Strietman other than on taste
cyclezib Interesting thoughts matey and many thanks for sharing! Just to correct a small point. Antonio had zilch input into the Evo which was the brainchild from start to finish of our own @DavecUK . As for the Vostok, I am not sure as the mult igroup configurations have been around a while now, but Dave will know!
Enjoy your machine when it arrives matey!
dfk41 Do you agree, that it will produce it’s own unique style of coffee and therefore it is hard to compare say a Nurri to a Strietman other than on taste
hmmm … well you can compare of course but I guess what you are referring to in suggesting that it would be “hard” is that it’s not a like for like comparison because one is sprung and one is direct. If that’s the case then yes, I agree with you.
And it’s not just the sprung versus direct that makes a like for like comparison all but impossible. The Nurri has 54mm basket and I dose it with 22 grams of beans whereas the Strietman has a 49mm basket and I dose it with 15 grams.
Still, a comparison can be made, uneven though it may be. And it will be made!
I had a Strietman up until a few days ago (sold it to help finance the purchase of the Nurri Leva). It makes delicious espresso. But in spite of my holding to what I felt was as consistent a brew process as i was capable, I could not get cup to cup consistency. Granted, I could have tried the Gabor pressure gauge to see if I could better control the pressure I was applying, but I just wasn’t oriented to change the esthetics of the Strietman by adding a gauge.
cyclezib Many thanks for sharing!
tompoland Many thanks for that matey! You have an understanding better half!
I have a CT1 and love it.
I also have a Caravel and the CT1 is similar but better.
Modern, better engineering, more stable, it just works, every time.
I will give you a comparison mid year when I get my Vostok but what I am expecting is more of the same but bigger.
The CT1 is like camping with a really good swag.
The Vostok is like towing a 30′ off road caravan complete with AC and generator.
Do I need the Vostok, no.(don’t tell the Studmistress please)
Do I want to experience it, yes.
