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| Brand: La Pavoni
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MPN: La Pavoni-3948
ASIN: B001AQ2D4Y
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Product Description
Free Shipping! Authorized La Pavoni Dealer. Operation Type: Manual Number of Spouts: 2 Grinder Included?: No With 38 Ounce boiler capacity, this La Pavoni Professional Espresso Machine makes up to 16 cups of espresso which features dual frothing systems, internal thermostat to control pressure, and makes one or two cups at atime. It has solid chrome boiler, mounted pressure gauge, and painted metal base. The Espresso Machine with 110 Volts and 1000 Watts power capacity is available in black, orange, red, and chrome base finishes...
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 Just about as practical as a Ferrari in Fargo April 21, 2008
W. Gross (Portland, OR United States)
We've had one of these machines for almost 3 and a half years.
The good news: when it works, it makes great espresso.
Now for the bad news:
1. Takes about 12 minutes to come up to pressure from a cold start.
2. The water tank cannot be filled except by turning off the machine and letting it cool down. Obviously, not a good machine for making a lot of espresso at one time.
3. Steaming the milk can be very tricky. I don't know why, but I've never been able to get as consistent foam with this machine as I did with my old Starbucks "Barista". There seems to be plenty of steam pressure. Perhaps it's the 3-hole nozzle.
4. The other problem with the steam system is that the manual recommends opening the steam valve all the way. It takes 4 turns of the small knob, inconveniently hidden behind the pressure gauge, to do that. OK, no real problem turning it on. The problem is that when the foam starts to overflow the milk pitcher, it can seem like 40 turns to close it. You have to be on your toes first thing in the morning when you're making cappuccino with this machine. "Foam-overs" while frantically cranking the valve shut are all too easy.
5. After 2 and a half years, the water would not flow when the lever was lifted, and we had to send the machine back to the dealer for repair. (There are only 2 certified repair shops in the country.) The repair took two months and cost about $125, including shipping--and that was without having all the gaskets replaced, as was recommended by the repair shop. Now, 9 months later, the same problem has returned. We are debating sending it to the repair shop again--or just going back to the old Starbucks "Barista", which, fortunately, we hung onto.
A machine for perfectionists! February 8, 2008
Claire Jordan (New Orleans, LA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have owned this machine 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.)
 Could be a great machine July 11, 2006
C. D. Turner (Brussels)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have had this machine for a number of years, the upside is great coffee, downside are:
1. Finish poor, rust soon appears in the crome, the only saving grace is that it is mostly occurs under the drip tray out of sight.
2. It is too easy even after bleeding the pressure, to pop one of the seals when changing the coffee.
3. Descaling can be a real pain.
In short, when it works, great, but this isn't a low maintance product, a bit like old Italian sports cars
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