Great video overall. However I feel it should be pointed out that the Mara X is not a dual boiler machine. It is a heat exchanger machine.

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

Yes you're right, I don't know why I said it was a dual boiler and a heat exchanger in the same sentence! 🤦

Great video but it freezes picture at 11:27. Tried it on 3 tvs and a phone. Love the machine choices didn’t know about bezzera.

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

Aieeee! 😱😱 Thanks for letting me know. That has to be a new bug. It was playing perfectly the past few days. I can even see comments about a spelling error on screen at 16:08 so I hope it doesn't stay this way and means I have to re-upload it. I've never seen this glitch happen before.

@dodo21x55

4 ай бұрын

Still frozen.

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

@@dodo21x55 I have never seen anything like this! 🤦 I've been on YT support for days and they can't figure it out

Great timing for this video. I’m currently shopping in this price range and one of the machines that looks like it ticks all the boxes is the La Pavoni Botticelli Specialty. There doesn’t seem to be many videos from the KZread coffee bros on it though, so maybe I should just go the Lelit Bianca V3. Looking forward to part 2

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

yes the La Pavonis are good and solid machines, however, I left them out of this list because there is not enough bang for buck compared to other machines (ie: the Bianca). It really is personal preference but that's how I feel about them.

@Rattles4392

4 ай бұрын

@@Rydecoffeecoach thanks for taking the time to respond Ryde. I will wait for part two before making my final decision :)

Hello, I purchased a VBM junior hx espresso machine with a grinder mazzer super jolly pro v. I tried changing the grind size from 3 to 4, but the extraction was too watery and I didn't get any crema at all. I used 18g of ground coffee and aimed for a 36g espresso shot in 25 seconds, but I got 100g of espresso 😢. My puck is also too dry and muddy. Can you see where I went wrong? Could you please help me? thank you in advance

For many years i had a really nice Quick Mill HX e61 machine and i felt that sometimes it made amazing coffee and sometimes not so much even with the exact same workflow. As i only make 4 or 5 coffees a day i decided to splash out and get a La Marzocco Linea Micra and for me it is amazing machine and totally consistent.i just want great coffee not nerding out with flow control or controlling every single aspect of the brew like you can with a Decent DE1. Combined with the app i find i have lots of confrol of the important things and easily get great consistent shots everg single time. Plus the steam pressure is exceptional. The Micra is ridiculously expensive for what it is, but i feel like it will last for 20 years and i will get great coffee all fhe time so actually it will be a great long term investment.

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

Yes great advice!!

on the bezzera I would mention the electric heated group of the DE version which may allow for more thermal stability vs classic e61?

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

Yes, agreed. thank you for raising that! 🙌

Have you had any experience with the WPM KD-310 and if so what are your thoughts on it. It has 3 PID Thermoblocks and seems to be great value at around the US$1100 mark

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

Alas! I haven't had the opportunity to play on one but yes the triple thermoblock sounds awesome value for such a low price.

I’ll come back when the vid is fixed or I order a lelit Bianca. Whichever comes 1st

@Rydecoffeecoach

6 күн бұрын

Oh I gave up on KZread fixing it. I ended up just uploading the missing footage here kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZpyW1rBsXbifYrA.html

I think levers should be it's own video, they are totally a different beast. Bezzera also have a lever machine called the Strega. What I saw in my research when I was looking to upgrade, the Strega is also a heat exchange like the Profitec Pro 800 but when you pull the lever down the pump applies water to the coffee while on the Pro 800 boiler pressure applies water to the coffee at a very low pressure. In fact when you plug the 800 to a water mains, the pump is disabled. The reason why I didn't go with a spring lever was despite I do have a preference for lever profiles, I saw no way to control the peak pressure on these springs, they are all 9 bar declining profiles which is great for most people but I prefer something closer to 6 bars. You would need a different spring to mimick a different pressure profile. The Odyssey Argos has 2 different spring options, one for 9 and one for 6, which sounds great in theory but if you have to swap the springs inbetween shots if you need to pull different coffees that need different pressure profiles. If everyone drinks he same coffee in the house, spring levers are a great option, but if you need flexibility in your house to cater to different tastes, a direct lever or something that mimicks it like the Decent or upcoming Meticulous are much better options. It's all about what you need out of a coffee machine.

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

Yes so true! I should definitely do a dedicated lever video because as you said, two different beasts. Maybe when your Meticulous arrives I'll film it and then do up a video on levers. 👌🙌

“Directly Plump In Your Machine” at 16:03, looking forward to THAT video.😂 Very Happy with my ECM Technika V Profi PID.

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

🤣 whoops! Good spotting.

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

Did the video suddenly freeze now? Was there a glitch in KZread that has now frozen my video? I'm hoping it worked before?

@ibadriba

4 ай бұрын

@@Rydecoffeecoach yes, it freezes mid way through the video. Refresh doesn't seem to fix it.

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

@@ibadriba yeh it's a KZread glitch and I'm trying desperately to get them to fix it.

My choice was the Profitec Pro 800! I came from an Isomac Zaffiro (SB e-61) that served me well for 12 years. The machine shines in espresso due to the spring lever profile, but I thoroughly enjoy the mechanical side of the machine, the silent brews (if plumbed in) and just pulling on that lever. It feels like a craft. In short: it delivers superb coffee while checking all the nostalgic/romantic boxes. You are not correct (at 20:30) in saying it cannot brew and steam at the same time. It certainly can as it is a single boiler dipper system. That system comes with limitations, though: like on an HX the PID controls the steam temp in the kettle, not the actual brew water. And at a lower temp, ca. 121-122C (250-252F), used for darker roasts, the steam power is a bit lacking. Still, I have not regretted my choice or the large expense for even a second.

hi. thank for your video. Please compare these two and tell me which one is better : ascaso baby t plus & rocket bicocca

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

oh quality wise definitely the Rocket but in terms of aesthetics I prefer the Baby T but I keep hearing several complaints about Ascaso not delivering quality products so just be aware of that.

Great comparisons and summary. Just as I thought. The Bianca is really the best for the buck. It's a bit too much for me and at this point I don't know if I'll ever own so a rotary pump isn't necessary which is why I went with the Mara X which I consider the next best thing and really affordable. I hate displays on things that aren't really electronics. Those always age poorly. At the price points we're talking here, I cannot excuse any plastic on the machines. All those knobs and accents should be premium.

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

Yeh both the Mara X and Bianca are such great machines so I really hope Breville doesn't dilute it down to pieces of garbage.

This video does work .Content seems to freeze midway.

@Rydecoffeecoach

Ай бұрын

Yeh, it's a weird KZread glitch but I re-uploaded the missing footage and linked it when that video freezes.

Watched this video again. Between profitec or ecm do you have a preference?

@Rydecoffeecoach

Күн бұрын

That's really tough (they are the same company too). ECM is supreme quality internals so durability is better but unless you're an engineer you probably won't notice or care. So how I would choose is look at the features you want the most, and I think Profitec probably has more features per dollar.

You have the Lelit Bianca V3 at home! That’s my guess! And my question for you is: Lelit Bianca V3 vs Profitec Drive??? Which one to buy? And now a new Linea Mini! Is it better to make the jump right away?

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

Good guess, but I should have clarified that I had to split this video into 2 parts because it went on so long. My machine is actually in part 2 sorry! Yes, theres so many options that makes it very hard to decide! But none of these machines will disappoint you so just get the one that you love the look of the most and has the features you really want. If flow profiling is your preference then get the Bianca, if the class lines of the Mini are more your style, then grab that. If you want all the advanced features and endless possibilities then theres the Decent... but you'll have to wait for my next video to hear more about that! 😅

@Boters14

4 ай бұрын

Oh Man! Can’t wait to see part #2 Make it happen soon 🤩 Thanks for the recos! Spot on 😎 I just want beautiful, tasty, amazing espresso every morning for years to come Espresso is life ☕️

what is the lacking feature between Bezzera flow control duo MN and lelit Bianca ?

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

Well, really the differences are in aesthetics (and probably some engineering differences too): Bianca has timber accents and the Duo has digital displays.

@Asontellme

4 ай бұрын

@@Rydecoffeecoach thank you for answering

As Lance Hedrick did the Lelit Mara X video he explicitly pointed out that all Lelit E61 Group heads don't have the mechanical pre-infusion feature and are therefor not true E61's, now I'm confused... 🤔

@Rydecoffeecoach

Ай бұрын

He's not incorrect, it isn't a "true" e61 but then again, that technology was invented back in (1961) the day and over time it has evolved anyway so are any of the machines today true e61s? It was originally designed as a way to both control temperature stability (pretty cool for the 60s) and volumetric pumps that gave a true constant 9bar extraction over lever machines etc. These days we have much better temp control and pumps so it's more or less a design aesthetic. The mechanical preinfusion was an accidental bonus and yes, the Lelit doesn't work exactly the same.

isn't it possible to have the video replaced?

@Rydecoffeecoach

3 ай бұрын

I have been waiting on KZread to figure out how to fix it but they haven't come up with a solution yet. I can't even just replace the video because it will flop because most people have already watched the first part so they'd click off after 3 secs. I think they don't know what to do so I'll just have to release a new version of it in a few months.

The ECM Synchronika doesn't have a 7 day programmable feature. It has no time programming at all other than the auto-off.

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

You're so right! That section was meant to go in part 2 where I talk about the Rocket Rocket R58 Cinquantotto. Must have ended up in there. Whoops! Thanks for pointing it out. 🙏

@jimmythefish

4 ай бұрын

@@Rydecoffeecoach the Synchronika really needs an update.

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

@@jimmythefish yeh and I hoped that the AMG edition would do those but unfortunately just cosmetic updates. 😢

My friend your video from 10th minute freezes until the end .

At the beginning of the video, you stated that you were going to tell us which machine you have at home, did I miss it? What machine do you have at home?

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

Yes I apologise, I didn't say it because what happened is that the video turned into a 46 minute video and I decided to split it into two videos. It's in part 2 which will be out next week! 🙏🙌

@american1911

4 ай бұрын

Can’t wait, great information.

Seriously dude? No mention of the Decent DE1?

@greysuit17

4 ай бұрын

Title says part 1

@robertusga

4 ай бұрын

@@greysuit17 fair point!

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

😅 spoiler alert!

@robertusga

4 ай бұрын

@@Rydecoffeecoach lol, love it!

@coffeesnob1992

4 ай бұрын

My guess is Ryde has the Decent machine at home hehe

I want to like this video but the freezing is far too bad. IMHO it should be taken down as it's literally frozen for about half of it if not more, I bailed and didn't wait for the end. The entire point of the video is to see what's being talked about not just listen to it like a podcast. Part 2 is far, far better!

Video is very annoying. You should show machines more than your flying hands.

@Rydecoffeecoach

4 ай бұрын

I think that's just a glitch that KZread did to my video. Obviously it shouldn't freeze like that.

Dude you skewed your review big time. The duo has three pids something your precious lelit don’t have. The build in Bezzera is far better than ur precious lelit that’s bought out by Brevilleugh. I see a grinder built in to your lelit. A lot of people talk about Bezzera also. I mean stay in the lane man.