Thanks for the explanation BF - I do appreciate it. EDIT: Just had a look at the other thread, and my post of this morning isn't there. I still guess it was deleted. Regarding the steam, for everyone's information, Breville increased the performance from the pre-production models by simply increasing the range or scope that the valve could move. The greater angle allows more steam to be available. (Hope that makes sense). Although you might expect the machine to produce a greater volume of steam, one of the main reasons it doesn't is that the holes in the tip are tiny in comparison to many other machines. The result is that this provides more control, and with the majority of likely purchaser's to be inexperienced, that's probably a plus.
