Coffee Cart (& Hi!)

coff

Thanks so much for the reply Ronin! I will definitely check out My Cuppa and see if I can get a sample of a few blends and some SO's or something. I have Mazzer (conical) in mind for the grinders (most likely 2, 1 for blend and 1 for a single origin which will be rotated). I'm a bit romantic about LM so I will probably look in to that first and weigh the other options if needed. I noticed Allpress is the only place I can find that openly says they deal with LM. Are they my only option when looking to buy a machine (possibly outright)? And if so has anyone here had dealings with them and can give me some feedback on their service etc? Many thanks in advance. I have a long while yet to get all my funding together and really iron out my options 🙂 exciting times!

Brett_H

Congratulations Coff! Your caution and desire to seek clarity and information saved you from a very expensive mistake :thumb: Sadly there are a great number of dreamers who need to work harder for a lot longer because they jumped without looking. I've never owned a cafe but I imagine from talking to family who do, that the machine brand is irrelevant when compared to consistency under pressure and local service (ie no down time). Therefore I'd buy locally, have them install with appropriate filtration and source beans you think the vast majority will like. My first call would be to Carlini Roasters (Jeff at MyCuppa) and pick his semi-local brain. Good luck mate!!

askthecoffeeguy

good luck with it all - I would also say find a coffee supplier and be guided by what they have to say - its no good having a super duper machine if you cant get it easily serviced and repaired at a cost which is affordable to the business cheers, ACg

Ronin

I'm also a fan of LM and Mazzer But there is more than that which produces great coffee. All press is the aus. licensee for LM. So if you are buying LM through anyone else they will be getting it from Allpress. They use to set the price not neg so itd be the same price from anyone. Genoveese I think dose Mazzer.

Ronin

Or you could get something different if you are fast :thumb: http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com.au/viewitem?itemId=271097536956

coff

Ronin wrote:

Or you could get something different if you are fast :thumb: http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com.au/viewitem?itemId=271097536956

Now now... we have spoken about snap decisions 😉 haha although that machine does look sexy! I also agree whole heartedly that I can get great results without LM or Mazzer but what I meant by LM when I said they make me feel romantic is that I just feel mushy about them for some reason haha... Whether it's the simple, old school, chrome aesthetics or just my overall perception of the brand itself, they have me gripped (even though I've never touched or used one myself) 😛 But like I also said. I have plenty of time to weigh everything up and make sure Im making the right decisions. Both financial, serviceable and quality wise. And thanks for the advice Brett! MyCuppa is looking more and more like a safe bet. Can't wait to try their product!

coff

So I have a machine... If I choose to use it (first world problems). It was left behind by the previous users of the kitchen (family), only saw very light use and was purchased around 3 years ago, brand spanking for about $6,000. It has a Ducale label on it, twin group (I think it came from this mob: ducale.com.au), but for the life of me I cannot find any information online about it lol. It needs a solid clean out as it's been sitting there for about 6 months but hey, who's complaining... I'll definitely give it a whirl and see what it produces. 🙂 anyone who can help me in understanding more about the machine itself feel free to fire away.

Koffee_Kosmo

I could be wrong but I believe that Forenzato make the Ducale model But there is a Victorian coffee roaster company called Ducale so its possible the supplied it Check the label when you remove the drip tray and it may provide information like make and model including serial number KK

coff

Koffee Kosmo wrote:

I could be wrong but I believe that Forenzato make the Ducale model KK

As I thought. But I am struggling to find any models that are exact, similar yeah, but with a few things different... Not that it really matters to much if it all works well and gives good results. Just curious :-|

coff

Koffee Kosmo wrote:

Check the label when you remove the drip tray and it may provide information like make and model including serial number KK

Thanks man. Will do!

askthecoffeeguy

Maybe post some pics as well as that might help others identify the machine?

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