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BES920 Purchased - EM7000 Retired - Initial Observations
Well it's been 5
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2 Years with the Sunbeam EM7000 (13
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2 Years with the Sunbeam Cafe series starting with the EM6900) but a new era is upon me.
After dipping the toe in the water with a Breville Smart Grinder for Christmas, the transition is complete and I now have a Breville BES920.
Initial observations :
[li]Slightly bulkier than the EM7000[/li]
[li]Scared the crap out of me when I first powered it up...very, very noisy...but this appeared to be on initial startup only (thankfully)[/li]
[li]Noise on Espresso pour about the same as the Sunbeams[/li]
[li]Love the simple method of unlocking the base so it can be slid in and out of position[/li]
[li]Love the fact you can refill the water reservoir from the top flap at the front (Sunbeams were from the back)[/li]
[li]Dislike the small rubber tab on the Steam Wand...burnt my fingers three times before I decided to take greater care (EM6900/EM6910 were also small Tabs...but EM7000 has a larger tab)[/li]
Funnily enough, I originally complained about the long rubber tube of the EM7000...go figure.
[li]Would prefer the Steam Wand on the left like the Sunbeams (right hand to hold the milk jug)[/li]
[li]Love the quietness of the Steam Wand (no pulsating like the Sunbeams did)[/li]
[li]Missing the Milk temperature guage that the Sunbeam had[/li]
Now we wait and see about reliability.
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