Who wants another Lever?

Kelsey

Or rather, a lever POD machine!!

Now I'm not as rabidly anti-pod as others, they have their place, but this strikes me as the perfect gift for the wannabe poser who is too lazy for real coffee!

askthecoffeeguy

wow - the perfect machine foe those who want their stale coffee pressure profiled!

derrilex

What's that doover hanging off the right hand side ? Can't see that lasting too long

Ronin

askthe coffeeguy wrote:

wow - the perfect machine foe those who want their stale coffee pressure profiled!

Gold Pat :rofl:

mycuppa

It's actually a high-quality Spinel Italian-made commercial POD machine that will outlast all of your espresso machines. The lever is only used to secure the pod into position for extraction as there is quite a bit of metal in that area. With quality PODs, it will produce a very decent, consistent espresso. Not all PODS are stale - I just received a fresh converted batch a few days ago - they move very quickly and the blend we use for our POD will beat most cafe coffees. In defense of the quality pod.

Kelsey

Good point MC - which is why I'm not as anti-pod as some. They have the benefit of absolute consistency and even Nespresso beats many cafes, let alone quality commercial pods.

mycuppa

There is a very proud Italian family who craft these machines. They are small footprint, built solid and all they require is a once a year de-scale and depending upon the usage the odd O-ring every couple of years. I struggle to tell the difference between a 7 year old commercial POD machine and a brand new one.

Kelsey

High praise MC - now I feel bad. Could we have just had a few more minutes of mock-tastic fun? :stir

mycuppa

Of course you can K - there are many more deserving subjects/topics. My vote (and a classic thread-jack) is people who feel the need to whinge about postage costs.

Kelsey

Oh yeah, they're the worst! Or the equivalent in my industry - those who question my prices because they can outsource to overseas on ODesk and then complain loudly that the internet doesn't work for their business.

Brett_H

mycuppa wrote:

Of course you can K - there are many more deserving subjects/topics. My vote (and a classic thread-jack) is people who feel the need to whinge about postage costs.

Oh don't get me started on postage costs, or worse yet posting Silvias!. :stir

mycuppa

I think it's good to have balanced dialogue about PODS in whatever form-factor they are presented (capsule, ESE, proprietary, etc). Forums are highly influential when it comes to people doing research on equipment and various coffee brewing options - whether it's grinders, portable coffee makers or dreaming of a plan for their next upgrade. Unfortunately, and I'm mostly referring to the rubbish I read on other forums, the conversations around PODS are predominantly highly negative and utter nonsense posted by people with little or no first hand experience of the topic they are posting opinions about. It's worth setting the record straight sometimes so that people are informed with accurate information. For us, PODS are not the lucrative goldmine most people suspect - they are hard work....but we genuinely believe the concept has supreme merit in the sub $1K coffee solution segment.

Koffee_Kosmo

I have to clean many styles of coffee equipment in my line of work In a commercial setting they can get very dirty if activities around the coffee machine is not kept in check Most super autos now have easy cleaning cycles for a staff member to do as required But capsule machines can get out of control without user input I should explain - I see the aftermath when all have gone home and leave the clean up to me or my staff Mechanicaly the concept is sound KK

Wonder

This is just down the road from me, I'm actually thinking about buying it for our station.. We have a few em6910 and mazzer and compak k3's at some different home stations in my area, but people don't look after them. Play around with the grinders, never clean them and buy shit beans.. Every time you go back to work they're Filthy not adjusted correctly and it's a pain in the arse to make a coffee. :tearhair: This might be the way to go... People hopefully cant play around with settings, and looks like it would produce good repeatable coffee...if we Charge $1 per coffee, this might actually be the way to go.. What do you guys think????

Brett_H

Wonder wrote:

This is just down the road from me, I'm actually thinking about buying it for our station.. We have a few em6910 and mazzer and compak k3's at some different home stations in my area, but people don't look after them. Play around with the grinders, never clean them and buy shit beans.. Every time you go back to work they're Filthy not adjusted correctly and it's a pain in the arse to make a coffee. :tearhair: This might be the way to go... People hopefully cant play around with settings, and looks like it would produce good repeatable coffee...if we Charge $1 per coffee, this might actually be the way to go.. What do you guys think????

I certainly think it is inexpensive enough to take the punt. Caveat emptor and all that. After Jeff's posts I was going to buy it if for no other reason than curiosity itself. After a quick list of pros and cons however I decided against because while Jeff might certainly know a thing or two about coffee, I am a genius when it comes to knowing what it would take for my wife to cut off my nuts!

mycuppa

Astute call Brett :thumb: Wonder - you need to determine the type of coffees people prepare in your situation. I am constantly shocked when I call into one of our large customer's offices each week to see people attempting to fit ceramic mugs that are literally 16 - 20oz in capacity under the spouts of superautos and attempt to make a mccoffeshake. ESE PODS are most prevalent in the 7g size, although there are 14g versions available generally used on the larger 2group commercial POD machines now appearing in many cafes, you can't take a 14g POD and use it in the machine having fitting for the 7g, e.g. it needs to be matched to the correct top and bottom brew group. The fitting is all important - very snug and tight (thus the reason for a lever to lock it in tight). 10g is an emerging standard to cater for the Oz and Yank super-size-me cups/mugs. Bottom line is if people expect a super tall mug from a 7g POD, they are dreamin......it can make an excellent risto, machi and small cap, lahhteys, etc.

Wonder

+1 Brett H And mycuppa, after reading your informative reply. I think you are spot on.. If it was just for a few of us, who only drink macc's and short blacks then yes. But there would be people who want there 12-20oz mc capays. And they wouldnt be happy with 7-10g pods.. Looks like we just have to keep on fixing and cleaning our 6910's and grinders every rotation :head:

Wonder

Thanks AM, your right about using two pods, but were I work, people don't like to pay for things they'd rather just take it ( even though we all get paid very well for what we do). Maybe I could have some type of vending device to get the pods out only when you pay.. Mmmmmm Still, might buy it just for home..( can you have too mny coffee machines... Doesn't seem like it ) :coffee2: