Gurus.net: How to Use a La Pavoni Manual Lever-Piston Espresso Machine by Daniel Ho - How to... (#)

„Illy has a set of standards in his famous Book of Coffee for the brewing espresso.  Let's go through them before discussing how they apply to pulling a shot from a La Pavoni. 6.5 ± 1.5 g for ground coffee portion90 ± 5 °C (194 ± 9 °F) for water temperature9 ± 2 bar for inlet water pressure30 ± 5 s for percolation time Temperature and pressure The reason that the temperature and pressure are being discussed together is because La Pavoni are single boiler machines.   The boiler pressure is solely a function of the temperature of the water in the closed system.  When you take a pressure reading as described below, remember this is the pressure generated by the boiler that we're talking about and not the pressure at the group head.  The final pressure at the group head is much greater due to the pressure exerted by the piston when you push down on the lever.My machine came with the brew temperature set improperly so I HAD to mess with the device.  It was such that the water wouldn't go above lukewarm.  That being said, there is likely probably nothing wrong with your temperature setting so if at all possible, don't mess with thermostat.  There is a definite the risk of burning yourself badly or even electrocuting yourself so be advised that I'm not advocating that you play with the internal electrical components.  If the temperature is set properly, the pressure gauge of the La Pavoni Profession should peak out between .7 to .“
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Coffee: Resources for home espresso (#)

„Pavoni is one of the founders of this whole business, having producedone of the first commercial espresso machines to see widespread use in Italy. Thecornerstone of the home espresso operation is a good lever-piston espressomachine such as the Pavoni Europiccola, shown at right. This particular model is the canonical coffeemaker of algebraic geometers worldwide.“
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Café Forum | Oregon Coffee Companies (#)

„Quality commercial espresso machines, including La Pavoni espresso machines, and reliable espresso service to the coffee industry. Distributors of La Pavoni since 1981. Coffee accessories and espresso machine parts to both the commercial and home users.“
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Espresso Equipment: Illycaffe, Illy Tampers, Espresso Cups, La Pavoni Espresso Machines (#)

„I have heard positive comments from U.S. customers purcahing from this company and they have the lowest prices you can find, wither in the US or abroad. Follow this link above for more information: The Bella-Italia Italian Export Company La Pavoni Espresso Machines“
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La Pavoni Lever Model Tips from Sweet Maria's (#)

„This Page is for information only! I am sorry - we do not sell demo Pavoni hand-pull espresso machines and will not have them in stock again. Please look at our other Espresso Equipment and Solis SL-90 Espresso Machine and Solis Grinder ! --Tom“
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View topic - question to la pavoni users - Coffee Forum (#)

„i just got my new la pavoni europicola.it's my first lever espresso machine after 2 pump machines .so far the results are more than very good.although,the first shot,after turning on the machine is not hot enough.what can be done to solve this?“
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CoffeeGeek - La Pavoni Espresso Machines (other) - Jason's Review (#)

„consumer espresso .la pavoni espresso machines (other) .jason's review“
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CoffeeGeek - La Pavoni Espresso Machines (other) (#)

„Consumer Espresso : La Pavoni Espresso Machines (other)“
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CoffeeGeek - Espresso: Machines and Grinders, la pavoni duet question (#)

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