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Bert
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Re:Once bitten, twice shy - 2008/05/18 15:48
The Silvia wins. I went with Colin's recommendation 4 months ago and have never looked back. Colin said to me, "Nothing under $1000 beats the Silvia. Nothing!"
I am sure glad I followed his recommendation and got the Silvia/Rocky (doserless) combo. Both have worked perfectly since the first day. Silvia has lots of steam if you want foam for those cappucinos. The grinder just purrs along with hardly any static (unlike my son's Virtuoso). It never ever jams up or sticks. But be sure to take out the 3 screws and remove the guard and put screws back in as I did after the first use when the beans got stuck - as per many recommendations and as also recommended by Espressotec (the vendor).
I get great reddish/brown crema, very good coffee all the time and occasionally a superb cup. Grinding and tamping really need my attention. I haven't figured out what exactly leads to a light tamping or heavy tamping day. I always do my cup first and if the shot is closer to 20 seconds I tamp a little heavier for my sife's shot; if it runs up to 30 seconds I will tamp a little heavier or sometimes adjust the grind a touch finer. So my wife usually gets the best shot of the day and she thinks we have had great coffee since we got the Silvia.
Have a great Silvia experience. Bert
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Chelle |
2008/05/17 09:02 |
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colin |
2008/05/17 10:00 |
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Chelle |
2008/05/17 12:30 |
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colin |
2008/05/17 17:07 |
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Bert |
2008/05/18 15:48 |
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