Hi Rodney

Sounds like a great setup - I've been working on the Fracino machine recently and they're a great machine

But they do run super hot with the gas boiler and you can't stack anything on top of the machine except ceramic cups, when the gas flame is on, things like paper cups and plastic lids melt under the kind of heat that comes off the machine

Also depends on where you are setting up because the amount of heat coming off the machine needs to me well ventilated, with fan exhaust etc and you're going to want to have a dedicated fan pointing at you're head to keep you cool

Anything over outside temperatures of 30C is too hot to run with gas fired machine in my experience as it's too hard to vent the heat off from a contained space

Also the blades on the super jolly are not huge, so you're looking at about 7 seconds to dose one coffee, which might not sound like much, but it adds up when you're busy

Small blades tend to wear out and need replacing more.often too, so for my money I'd be looking at the next size up either a major something similar

Plus are you talking about the electronic or the manual dosing version, coz.if it's manual dosing you're going to end up with a great deal of coffee wastage when you're busy - so. I recommend the electronic version for greater speed and efficiency

Plus gas is not a deal breaker in my opinion as you still need electricity to run the control panel, and for the price you pay for a gas machine there are a lot of other options including second hand on the market which so long as the equipment has been well maintained offer excellent value for money

Still the Fracino machine is about 80 per cent more energy efficient than pure electric so that's definitely worth thinking about

Plus you can potentially silverchef new equipment and replace it every 12 months which reduces the cash burden on your business whilst eliminating the need for major services and reducing potential breakdown of equipment as well

Just some food for thought and good luck with your venture!

Best,

Patrick

Hi Patrick & mycuppa, thanks for the advise. I have been reading a lot of information about coffee machines and the power they use. This was the reason for heading down the line of a fracino. (Pricey)
Can either of you recommend an equivalent in a standard machine (power) that would suit a mobile van.
Also thanks for the heads up on the grinder. Will look at the right electronic.
I see you mentioned the council permits. What is normally required to obtain one. I have been looking at the street trader website but l think l have been getting ahead of myself.

Thanks again for your assistance.
Rodney

just bought a la rocca expres single group coffee machine with a whopping 5lt boiler that I'm going to be using for smaller catering jobs and I'm in the process of custom building a flat pack coffee cart purpose built to house the coffee machine and my Mazzer grinder - been doing a few coffee catering jobs recently and it's time to go next level in terms of portability and presentation whilst still being able to run on a ten amp setup!