Wonder wrote:
............all we have to do is grind tamp pull and watch as a god shot is poured nearly every time. I'm sure....all....other lever owners Pretty much agree it's terrible getting god shots so often they are no long revered but expected every time the lever is pulled......
Getting a bit carried away here? I too wish anyone that makes this purchase all the best and hope it works out as you hope it will or for that matter, even better. However at risk of being made to look as if I am going against the spirit of the discussion, I urge commentators to remember that people read these forums and make purchasing and other important decisions based on what they read, expecting the information to be factual in basis. Therefore I would like to mention in my opinion, it does no good to write things that give the expectation, that just the very act of purchasing a (or any) manual lever espresso machine would seem to guarantee "god shots" almost every time. Any good quality coffee machine no matter whether it is a manual lever or not, will be able to deliver a "god shot" IF the operator in charge of the equipment knows his equipment and manages it well and knows good coffee beans and how to get the best out of them. Otherwise, even a 30 thousand dollar gold plated coffee machine with any number of manual levers will deliver swill, and myself and many others who are in the know (in terms of knowing their coffee machines and coffee), have no problem getting consistently great (god?) shots from machines that are more modern design non manual levers. I too will be interested to read and hear about this new model but it wont do much good to disappoint new owners that might jump in thinking as a result of reading comments like the above, that to pull a lever is a guarantee of getting absolute best quality brew, without regard to the miriad other variables in making a good coffee. Hope that helps. Attilio very first Crema site sponsor.
