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La Pavoni Professional PBB-16 Espresso Machine Black Base | 
 enlarge | Brand: La Pavoni
List Price: $919.00
Buy New: $829.00
You Save: $90.00 (10%)
Rating:  2 reviews
Color: Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 16
Dimensions (in): 11 x 7 x 12
MPN: PBB-16
Model: PBB-16
UPC: 725182200016
EAN: 0725182200016
ASIN: B000FEFOFC
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Makes one or two cups of espresso at one time | | • | Nickel plated, solid brass boilers | | • | Made in Italy | | • | Re-set fuse | | • | Stainless elements, 1000 watts |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The la Pavoni Professional is a lever-pull espressomachine with a 38-ounce boiler capacity that makessixteen 2-ounce cups of espresso - make one or twocups at a time. An internal thermostat controls thepressure. The unit also features a mounted pressuregauge, a dual frothing cappuccino system and a re-setfuse. Nickel-plated with solid brass boilers. Comeswith an instructional video. About la Pavoni: Since 1905, craftsman have built each la Pavoni machine by hand using only the finest materials. Superbly polished chrome or brass finishes accent the highly efficient design. la Pavoni has set the standard for quality and style - stylish espresso machines found only in Old World cafes and now in your home or office. Each machine is designed to last foryears.
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| Customer Reviews:
Gorgeous machine that makes great espresso July 6, 2008
Jon Shemitz (Santa Cruz, California, United States)
This is my fourth espresso machine. I bought it after the La Pavoni "Carina" (that I bought from Zabars) started to get unreliable, and I decided I'd rather replace it than to put more money into the Carina ... and still face a week or two of drip coffee.
While it is amusing how very little different the Professional and the 'Toy' models look, there is a big difference in performance. The Carina takes a very long time to heat up; this Carina Grande (which is what La Pavoni calls this black-base Professional model) takes five minutes. The Carina generates more steam pressure than a cheap automatic espresso machine, but the Carina Grande generates more steam pressure than the Carina. The result is that I get a better cup of espresso, with less need to plan ahead.
The machine is a little quirky. When you turn it on, it vents a bit of steam from the over-pressure valve before it makes a thtip sound and the pressure starts mounting. It's not very consistent about how long it will vent. If the water level is much below half-full, it may keep venting and not start building pressure.
I think the bottom line with La Pavoni is you get a really gorgeous Chrome Peacock that makes truly great espresso, but the workmanship is a bit uneven and you certainly shouldn't expect Japanese-car levels of reliability.
An espresso machine for perfectionists! February 8, 2008
Claire Jordan (New Orleans, LA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have owned this machine (8-cup) for over ten years and everyday when I make my morning cappuccino I love it more. You can spend more for a machine that measures the coffee, tamps it, pulls the water through and steams the milk for you, but you can tip the kids behind the counter at Starbucks and they'll do the same thing. Making espresso should be a little art and a little science and this machine an impeccable balance of the two. If you aren't the kind of person who takes joy in mixing the perfect martini, making a risotto that whispers with flavor, or whipping a meringue to impossibly tall peaks, this probably isn't the machine for you.
The La Pavoni is for the person who will find tremendous joy in going to the lengths required to make a perfect cappuccino by hand everyday. (And don't bother using anything less than Illy Cafe coffee in it.)
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