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Date: 29 Aug 2006 05:21:34
From: aß
Subject: Acceptable "starter set"?
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My trusty Saeco is finally fiving up the ghost, so I bought a Gaggia
Espresso machine & thinking about a Capresso Infinity to replace my
not so consistent Solis Maestro.
My coffee useage is 80% drip or presspot & 20% espresso (usually on
the weekends), so a need to have a first rate line of equipment isn't
there. I am more worried about the grinder end of things, and have
read reviews on the Capresso that seem to indicate that it is
serviceable for my needs above, and does better at producing a
consistent grind tha the Solis.
Opinions on the Capresso? I know there are more x-pensive, better
machines out there, but I just can't justify the $$ right now.
Many thanks for any input.
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Date: 30 Aug 2006 04:45:45
From: LF
Subject: Re: Acceptable "starter set"?
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a=DF anon. wrote:
> My trusty Saeco is finally fiving up the ghost, so I bought a Gaggia
> Espresso machine & thinking about a Capresso Infinity to replace my
> not so consistent Solis Maestro.
> My coffee useage is 80% drip or presspot & 20% espresso (usually on
> the weekends), so a need to have a first rate line of equipment isn't
> there. I am more worried about the grinder end of things, and have
> read reviews on the Capresso that seem to indicate that it is
> serviceable for my needs above, and does better at producing a
> consistent grind tha the Solis.
I have Solis Maestro and Rancilio Rocky grinders that I use at work
and home, both primariliy for espresso. The Solis Maestro works fine.
Have you cleaned it? How old is it? Maybe it could use a new set of
burrs. =20
I don't know about the Capresso Infinity.
Regards,
Larry
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Date: 30 Aug 2006 05:17:17
From: aß
Subject: Re: Acceptable "starter set"?
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On 30 Aug 2006 04:45:45 -0700, "LF" <fieman@gmail.com > wrote:
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>aß anon. wrote:
>> My trusty Saeco is finally fiving up the ghost, so I bought a Gaggia
>> Espresso machine & thinking about a Capresso Infinity to replace my
>> not so consistent Solis Maestro.
>> My coffee useage is 80% drip or presspot & 20% espresso (usually on
>> the weekends), so a need to have a first rate line of equipment isn't
>> there. I am more worried about the grinder end of things, and have
>> read reviews on the Capresso that seem to indicate that it is
>> serviceable for my needs above, and does better at producing a
>> consistent grind tha the Solis.
>
>I have Solis Maestro and Rancilio Rocky grinders that I use at work
>and home, both primariliy for espresso. The Solis Maestro works fine.
>Have you cleaned it? How old is it? Maybe it could use a new set of
>burrs.
>
>I don't know about the Capresso Infinity.
>
>Regards,
>Larry
Yes, have always kept it clean. Since day one, it has never really
given consistent results, especally at the fine grind end. One day it
would grind great & I could get decent shots. The next day (same
measured tamp pressure, same amount of coffee) it was horrible.
Worked great for most other settings, but that burr on burr grinding
just seemed wrong. I think the Capresso's burrs seem better designed,
as is its feed hopper. Plus you can replace both sets of burrs when
needed. I ordered a new one from Amazon yesterday , after returning a
used one I'd gotten on ebay due to having a broken lip of the hopper
container when rendered it unuseable (I hate getting stuff where
things that are broken aren't mentioned in the ad) But from my brief
observaton of it, it seems quite well made & the solid heavy base
indicated quality parts.
We shall see...
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