No, I am not using the header as a bait to lure you into reading this article. Rancilio silvia espresso machine is not suitable for you if you are just interested in drinking coffee.
The fact is, most of us as consumers love coffee. We love the taste of it and would like to savor it slowly (but not till it is cold of course!). However, I believe nobody likes to wait very long for their coffee, do complicated stunts to brew their coffee and most of us definitely do not like to do the cleaning up.
Well, the fact is for this espresso maker, you might need to perform some of this in order to get your cuppa, which is why I say it might not be suitable for everyone. However, this is not to say that this coffee machine has a negative feedback.
The fact that I even bother to write an article about it, shows that the rancilio coffee machine does have its own fan base, its own loyal following. Which might lead you to question why would anyone bother to use such a complicated machine?
There are actually many coffee lovers that swear by this machine, because of the way it works. The main reason is this espresso machine is the cheapest and has the closest resemblance to a commercial espresso maker.
At an entry level pricing, this coffee machine is build with enough weight to have the feel of those espresso machine that you see in coffee shops and cafes. Other than looking good, having more weight also meant temperature stability.
This espresso machine is also temperature stable because its boiler and grouphead is bolted together, giving a better heat transfer. And many coffee drinkers acknowledge that in terms of espresso optimal temperature at an entry level pricing, no machine come closer than the rancilio silvia.
If I go on further, this article should be re-named "why buy this espresso machine" instead of its current title. So, what is the problem with this coffee machine? It is actually not a problem but a matter of getting used to and practice would mitigate this issue totally.
This espresso machine has a thermostat that has wide range that varies between the cold and the hot. This range is known as the deadband and quality of the coffee would suffer as this is what causes the water temperature to be off the brew temperature mark.
To be fair, this problem is not only limited to this machine but it also happens to some of the commercial machines, and to mitigate this issue, baristas has this technique known as temperature surfing, to determine and achieve the correct brewing temperature for the extraction.
Other than this technical issue, this espresso machine also takes about 30-45 minutes to heat up. Although this is common in commercial machines, this problem would not be existent if you are using most of the drip filter and single serve coffee maker.
Long waiting and complicated operation should suffice to say that for most of us that only likes to drink coffee, we should think twice about getting this machine.
So, my thought is rancilio silvia espresso machine is for people that wants to learn more about espresso making, horn their craft at coffee brewing. For the rest of us that just want a good coffee at home, we would probably be happier with single serve or drip filter coffee machine.
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