The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„If the Pacific Northwest has become identified with coffee generally, it has become even more identified with espresso. Though the espresso machine and its culture first romanced America via the Italian neighborhoods of New York and San Francisco, it only became fully Americanized in the Northwest in the 1980s. The basic Italian vocabulary of frothed milk, well-brewed espresso and a single dash of unsweetened chocolate powder atop a cappuccino exploded into a baroque extravagance of flavored syrups, an arsenal of various kinds of milk and milk substitutes, whipped cream, ten or twenty options of garnish, and, ultimately, chai, the ingenious adaptation of traditional Asian spiced black tea to the espresso machine.“

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CoffeeGeek - How to review Domestic Espresso Machines (#)

„Reading “We used preground brick packed XXXXX coffee from the Supermarket” is likely to cause me to hurl the reviewing magazine into the nearest wastebasket in blind rage! For each brand of espresso machine which can pass the basic benchmarks above there is a single combination of coffee, grind, dose and tamp which produces the best shot. Trying to judge espresso machines with preground  brick packed coffee is like trying to judge high end sound equipment with downloaded MP3’s; not a realistic proposition. Any test which doesn’t use freshly roasted and ground coffee is simply not a reliable guide to an espresso machine purchase.“

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CoffeeKid - Guide to Espresso Machines (#)

„These can be superb machines in the home, but I do not consider these machines when thinking about newbies and espresso. These are manual espresso machines, requiring a high degree of barista skills for the production of consistent, first rate espresso. Consider a lever or spring piston machine after you have some experience under your belt. Models include the Micro Cimbali and Elektra Micro Casa Leva (both spring piston machines), and the La Pavoni Europiccola, Professional, and Romantica machines (lever piston machines, no spring).“

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Tea & Coffee 02/03 - Espressing Their Opinions: Choosing an Espresso Machine (#)

„This must be frustrating to most manufacturers of espresso machines, because their priorities, while not biased against reliability, are certainly slanted toward delivering a great shot of espresso. And while any reputable manufacturer (and there are many) will welcome its machines being judged on reliability, they would rather their machines be appreciated for the beauty of the coffee they produce. The idea that their machine’s extra features and fancy engineering might be overlooked for much more prosaic considerations is one that all manufacturers accept, but they would sometimes rather not spend a lot of time contemplating it.“

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Tea & Coffee 06/03 - The Pleasures of Cappuccino... Without the Barista (#)

„ACORTO’s new 2500i commercial espresso machine, freshly brewed self-serve espresso drinks are readily available at the touch of a button. Designed for corporate and healthcare foodservice operations, colleges and supermarkets, the Acorto 2500i is a complete self-serve espresso station that makes genuine espresso beverages.Everything needed to make a coffee house quality espresso drink is designed into this 24” wide machine. The built-in refrigerator holds 2, US one-gallon milk containers, and the two hoppers hold over 4 pounds of fresh whole espresso beans of your choice.“

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Pasquini Livia 90 Home/Light Commercial Espresso Equipment (#)

„This is the industry standard size for professional machines.The group head is commercial quality, once a week you should clean the screen. The Livia group head does not have a problem with overheating when the machine is left on!The Livia is a true back-flushing espresso machine, with a spigot to dispense back-pressured water into the drain trayThe two piece drain tray just lifts out for cleaning. The water reservoir holds 0.9 gallons (3.5 liters) and is removable for easy filling and cleaning. If the water level is low, the machine shuts down automatically.“

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Tips on Coffee - Cappuccino Cocktails: Specialty Coffee Recipes and 'A-Whole-Latte' more! (#)

„Specialty coffee beverages have also made huge strides in becoming part of many households. It was only a matter of time before Espresso machines would constitute the spiritual and aesthetic hearts of many North American kitchens. Home Espresso/cappuccino machines are now quickly becoming the kitchen roosters that greet a new morning for many Espresso aficionados. It is estimated that at least 11.6 million households in America already own an Espresso machine, and that 44 percent of them use the appliance frequently.“

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Tea & Coffee 09/00 - Espresso Pods (#)

„(Easy Serving Espresso) or pods was introduced by illycaffé more than 15 years ago according to Myra Fiori, public relations director, illycaffé North America, Inc. According to Fiori, the purpose was to “simplify espresso preparation, and guarantee a consistent level of quality.” Today the company has placed this technology at the disposal of the market, offering patent concessions free-of-charge to espresso machine manufacturers and coffee producers who agree to respect the industry standard, thereby ensuring the quality guaranteed by the E.S.E. trademark.“

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India coffee - Indian Coffee, monthly magazine - At Home- ROMANCING THE LATTE- Home espresso acquires cult status in North America, July 2003 (#)

„Get your hands on the machine, pull that shot…and if you're having difficulty, then connect with other coffee soul mates.So now it's boom time for equipment manufacturers of all kinds, particularly those catering to the household segment. For the self-actualized coffee drinker, the espresso machine is the latest must-have in the kitchen. With each serving being a work of art, coffee has now become a medium of self-expression, and owning and operating a brand-name espresso machine, the latest status symbol. A magnificent obsession.“

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Tea & Coffee 06/00 - Product News (#)

„"We spent a lot of time on this new steam wand," says Joe Monaghan, company vice president. "It's a whole new concept for the automatic espresso machine. We did some initial research on fully automatic espresso machine users and found that they wanted more choices in preparing steamed milk for their customers' beverages. So, instead of having the machine prepare the whole beverage, dispensing only one type of milk into the cup, the operator now has the freedom to customize the beverage by steaming milk to the customer's taste."“

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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 22 (#)

„Changes include a re-designed thermo-syphon type of heat exchanger, with a flow control feature built in. As you can surmise, one of the biggest problems facing espresso machine engineers is the effort to control the temperature when different volumes of water are demanded. Additional temperature stabilization efforts include a thick brass endplate for the boiler that serves as a heat sink. So what we have here is the best effort at producing an espresso machine for the home with professional machine engineering.“

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Virtual Coffee: How to Choose Your Barista (#)

„Do they pre-heat their handles and their cups? Look to see where the portafilter handles (the things they put the coffee into) for the espresso machine are kept when not in use. If they are lying on the counter or on top of the machine, rather than fixed into the groupheads (the part of the machine where the water comes out) like they should be, then turn around and walk down the street to the next cafe' and begin again. Do they keep their china cups hot?“

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Virtual Coffee: Taking the Guess-Work out of Purchasing a Home Espresso Machine (#)

„As the steam passes through the coffee, it condensesback into hot water, extracting the coffee that is then collected in a separatechamber. The result is a fairly high quality, concentrated coffee beverage thatis similar to traditional espresso coffee, yet is not of the same qualityachieved with a commercial espresso machine. The benefit of going this route forhome espresso is definitely cost, but because you will get some variations inboth pressure and temperature the taste can vary. Steaming milk is also anissue.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„In many respects the Bezzara machine established the basic configuration that espresso machines would maintain throughout the 20th century. These machines decreased the size of the strainer that held the coffee, but increased the number of valves, enabling them to produce several single cups of coffee simultaneously, rather than a single big pot at a time. Then as now, the espresso operator packed a few teaspoons of very finely ground, dark-roast coffee into a little metal filter.“

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Rancilio Silvia, Rancilio Rocky: Home Espresso Equipment at Sweet Maria's Coffee -Rancilio Miss Sylvia, Miss Silvia (#)

„I know $500 is a lot to spend on an espresso machine, but we need to put this in perspective. What it lacks, like all home machines under $1300 or so, is separate steam boiler tank. You basically need to spend another $900 to take the next step up from the Silvia in home espresso machines, to light-commercial machines like the Pasquini Livia, Isomac, Wega, Exobar, La Marzocco, etc.“

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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„The Caffé Americano is a single or double shot of espresso combined with hot water out of the espresso machine to produce a drink similar to American brewed coffee. This method produces a smoother and fresher cup of coffee than conventional brewing. Because this cup of coffee is served immediately after brewing, it may be much hotter than brewed coffee that has been poured into a thermal pot, or placed on a warming burner.“

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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 27 (#)

„(Special thanks go to John Bicht of Versalab for help in finding and tuning the Omega controller). Some background In 1995 I created a modification to the LaMarzocco espresso machine that allowed me to stabilize the brewing water temperature to a two degree range of error rather than a six degree error. Immediately, I got a deep red brown crema, thicker and sweeter than anything I had yet tasted. Some shots were all the way there—i.e.; they tasted exactly like the fresh ground coffee smelled.“

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:: The Tamperer :: (#)

„No. But a firm hand is needed if the Barista is going to make heavenly espresso with a Traditional machine. Ewan Reid, the effervescent Technical & Quality Director at Matthew Algie, bubbles into activity at the mention of tamping... "By tamping down the finely ground coffee in the portafilter, we're aiming to supplement the hydraulic pressure that will force water through the coffee to make real espresso." Hydraulics?“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„In a larger sense, it is an entire approach to coffee cuisine, involving not only roast and brewing method, but grind and grinder, a technique of heating and frothing milk, and a traditional menu of drinks. In the largest sense of all, it is an atmosphere or mystique: The espresso brewing machine is the spiritual heart and esthetic centerpiece of the great coffee places, the cafés, caffes and coffee houses of the world.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„But with that equipment comes knowledge and the possibility for success that dwarfs the initial cost of the machine. You pay more for a car than for an espresso machine, but don’t expect that car to make you a millionaire. As Teahan puts it, “When you negotiate aggressive pricing on equipment, the cost of the equipment isn’t really affected. That is a fixed cost to the seller.“

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Tips on Coffee - Tips for Brewing Coffee (#)

„It's a black, Italian-style and means "made to order" on the spot. In an espresso machine, hot water is forced through coffee at high pressure for maximum flavour. The coffee should dribble out slowly and a foamy golden brown crema is the sign of a good cup - especially if your sugar floats for a few seconds. Use 1 to 1-1/4 oz of espresso and serve in a demitasse cup.“

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Amazon.com: Kitchen & Housewares: Capresso C1000 Automatic Coffee and Espresso Center with Claris Water Care System (#)

„By way of background, I should say that I have been very pleased with my Krups pump espresso machine (approx $200) that I have used nearly every morning for the last four years to make my morning latte, but I was hoping to find a faster, less labor-intensive way to do so. I thought the Capresso C1000 would be the answer based on the glowing reviews here. What a huge disappointment!“

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Coffee (#)

„These are the most popular household espresso machines. They can range in price from $150.00 to $300.00 for the less expensive and lighter weight models. The inside boiler on these machines is usually made of aluminum and the outside housing is made of plastic, hence, their lighter weight.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„If you rub some between your fingers, it should feel gritty. If you have whole beans ground at a store, ask for a fine grind for an espresso machine. A fine, precise, uniform grind is particularly important for pump and piston machines, which demand an especially dense layer of coffee to resist their high brewing pressure.“

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Miele CVA 2660 by Nespresso (US) (#)

„The new Miele-Nespresso machine elegantly marries advanced design and high technology, integrating it perfectly into its surroundings. Equipped with a high-performance system, it always guarantees an incomparable espresso or lungo, served at the ideal temperature. The simplicity of its practical features is unrivalled:“

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BBC - Radio 1 - Blue Room - Chris Coco's Diary (#)

„We’ve worked together before on tracks like Coco & Stonebridge ‘The Beach’ and our aim was to make a new tune and sort some backing vocals for some of the new mellow tunes I’m working on. It was basically non-stop production for four days but we made it through thanks to his dexterity and skill with Logic Audio and the espresso machine.“

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Amazon.com: Kitchen & Housewares: Capresso 153.04 C3000 Automatic Coffee and Espresso Center, with Pump-Auto Cappuccino System (#)

„If you want a machine that every coffee drinker in the house can use to get top quality espresso, and aren't too picky about price, this is the machine for you. If you want to economize a bit (and don't mind learning frothing techniques), get the Saeco Magic DeLuxe. Don't buy the Capresso C1000, though.“

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CoffeeKid - The Espresso MiniFAQ (#)

„I am also more and more convinced that they degrade the espresso beverage taste. I base this on my increasing experimentation and testing of espresso machines with crema enhancers in place. I feel they create excess bitterness in the cup, and produce a light beige type crema that is definitely false.“

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INDIA COFFEE - INDIAN COFFEE, MONTHLY MAGAZINE - BAZAAR BUZZ- Coffee gadgets find a niche in urban Indian kitchens (#)

„There are presently two brands available in the market - Clearline and Morphy Richards. They are both small countertop electrical espresso machines with a valve for frothing and heating milk. Clearline's Espresso Bar, with a 2-4 cup capacity costing Rs. 2195 came into the market five-six years ago.“

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Coffee Talk - Learn to speak like a barista - their lingo. (#)

„The crema makes a 'cap' which helps retain the aromatics and flavors of the espressowithin the cup - the presence of crema indicates an acceptable brew....Crema is due tocolloids and lipids forced out into an emulsion under the pressure of a espresso machine.“

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Ten Steps To Coffee - National Coffee Association (#)

„Generally, the finer the grind the more quickly the coffee should be prepared. That is why coffee ground for use in an espresso machine is much finer than coffee which will be brewed in a drip system.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Piston Machine.  An espresso machine that uses a piston operated by a lever to force brewing water at high pressure through the compacted bed of ground coffee. “

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Amazon.com: Kitchen & Housewares: Espressione Grace Pump Espresso Machine, Black (#)

„This is a great espresso machine. No need for my usual trip to Charbucks anymore! I was surprised to learn it has 18 bars of pressure, more than the usual home machine.“

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Espresso! My Espresso! An Ongoing Internet Novelette (#)

„Chapters one through sixteen below document my quest for my first espresso machine including learning about espresso, how to make it, what I bought, and a lot more.“

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(BCO 261) (#)

„• Combi espresso machine to prepare excellent espresso coffee, cappuccino and, at the same time, filter or barley-based coffee“

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India coffee - India coffee - Indian Coffee, monthly magazine - Over a cup of Coffee, April 2003 (#)

„I like being in the café. I like the massive three-group espresso machine. I wanna capp' every morning. I go nuts over the aroma of fresh roast.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Three Guys from Miami Cook Cuban (#)

„First Sentence:1. Follow the instructions on the espresso machine; each brand is a little different. Read the first page “

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Bri Compact Family (#)

„BRIEL has brought together, in an ultra-compact form, an Espresso machine with a conical-burrs grinder and automatic doser.“

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Coffee (#)

„Rosemary Furfaro talks with the son of espresso machine purveyor Tomas E. Cara. Sit down and relax with a cup yourself.“

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(BCO 250) (#)

„• Switches with operational lights for turning the espresso machine on, making steam and preparing filter coffee“

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Espresso Machines at a glance - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„Home Articles Gear Espresso Machines at a glance“

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