Crema magazine - Spring issue

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• Mad_Barun

  October 2005

  Can't wait, but I have too ??? What about Adelaide? "Rio Coffee" Normally gets it in, But it takes a while Can we subscribe? Coffeeon Mark

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• admin

  October 2005

  Hi Mark - yes, you can subscribe; just download the subsription form on the 'Magazine' page on the menu bar at left, or send us an e-mail: [email protected]. FYI, Rio Coffee should be getting their copies in by late this afternoon or first thing tomorrow morning. cheers Admin

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• mattyj

  October 2005

  Anyway, as i said, any comments/suggestions (especially positive ones!) most welcome. -Admin

  Hey mate, just got the mag and had a quick read. Nice work. But I noticed that all of the machines on pgs 26 & 27 were all fairly similarly priced, and all bar the expobar were heat-exchange machines. All of them had e61 groups. Maybe you could have looked at some of the more expensive single boiler machines (isomac zaffiro, what about a silvia???), some of the dual-boilers (there are another two I can think of), and even some cheaper heat-exchange machines (expobar also have the 'office' line of machines which are essentially the same internals as most hx machines, but much cheaper ... mine was less than half the price of the giotto (giotto ~$2500, office pulser ~$1200ish), and essentially does the same job). A bit more variety, perhaps? You could also have written something about what you get for that price - apart from a pretty Italian machine - like a section about how a heat-exchange works, a section on dual boilers vs single boilers vs single boilers with hx's. And definately a section on the e61 group head - it's history, how it works, that sort of stuff. These machines aren't just that price because they're stylish and they look nice - they're expensive because they're serious pieces of hardware. Other than that, it's a nice mag. Lots of eye candy, but I guess what I'm saying is that eye-candy can be a lot more informative too. Sure, some readers might find it a bit heavy, but they don't have to read the heavy bits, they can just keep looking at the eye candy as they sip their lar-tays.

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• Reschsmooth

  October 2005

  Ash, I thought the mag was really good, especially the article about stickies (although more could have been said about eiseeins - I have paid about $80 for 500 ml bottles - surely they aren't that expensive, for what they are. My view on the showcase: I would prefer to see the espresso machines done separately from fully auto machines. I think they are targeted at completely different models. The mag is targeted, I think, to espresso drinkers, and, as Matty said, perhaps many of the readers would like to see a wider range of espresso machines reviewed (I know it isn't a review as such). Also, I would have thought you would say that the Splendor is the duck's nuts of espresso machines, and everything else is but a step towards it. And I am being completely objective. Serious other suggestions: 1. Perhaps a review focusing on the importance of after sales service. 2. A grinder review? Anyway, great mag, should be as good as the Feb issue of the AFR Smart Investor mag. P

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