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#coffee
“A good #espresso machine these days will run you about the same as that of a car. But what if you want your #espresso machine to look like a car?” 🤔
“Italian muscle and German engineering. Italian engineering and German muscle. However you slice it, it’s one sexy looking machine”

#LaMarzocco Teams Up With #Porsche For Two Sporty New Micra #Espresso Machines
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Sprudge · La Marzocco Teams Up With Porsche For Two Sporty New Micra Espresso MachinesBy Zac Cadwalader

I finally got a chance to see and work with the La Marzocco Pico grinder, up close (this was NOT through any connection with La Marzocco).

IMO, it's basically a copy of the Etzinger Light / Baratza Sette 270 design. Especially when you look at the burr group and mount. The timer one is like $1500+ in Canada (price I think is slightly negotiable if you buy a LM home machine). A GBW version is supposedly in the works, for 2x the price.

It reminds me a bit of what Leica does when they rebrand a Panasonic camera with the red dot and sell it for 2x, 3x the price. That said, LM claims they developed this grinder 100% in house, with no involvement (or copying) Etzinger. I have some doubts on the latter. The burr groups and design of such are crazy similar.

My thoughts: buy the Sette 270Wi or Etzinger instead. You can buy four Sette 270Wi grinders for the price of one La Marzocco Pico with grind by weight features.

cc @espresso @coffee

A cup of cappucino I made myself as my #MorningCoffee almost two hours ago. it was tasty, even if my latte art is as awful as my freehanding on my miniatures. In addition to colleagues, this #LaMarzocco is one of the reasons I come to the office as happily as I do.

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Three months (!) later:

#Affinity has been usable again since 3 months minus 1 day 👌🏻

#Lightroom has just tonight finished syncing, after umpteen attempts and several software updates 🙄

#Sonos app is still total crap, still no access to the local library on my NAS drive 🔥🔥

Edit/Addendum: Our special guest, the renowned coffee machine maker and software apprentice #LaMarzocco managed to restore much needed and formerly available pre-brewing settings to their home app after around 6 months 🚀

My fancy Italian, internet connected espresso machine's iOS app doesn't have any HomeKit or Siri integration, so I have to manually tap the button or flip the paddle to turn it on and off, like an animal. #lamarzocco

Just a heads up: there's going to be a few Linea Mini R reviews (the new variant of the La Marzocco Linea Mini) showing up for the next month or two.

Take them with a grain of salt, because LM won't tolerate any negative talk about the machine. So they will most likely be filled with positives.

Maybe I'll be proven wrong, but I don't expect so, knowing some behind the scenes stuff.

Also, we will NOT be reviewing the LM Linea Mini R, at least not in the foreseeable future.

cc @espresso

OH DEAR. More drama in the espresso world.

Sprometheus' unabashed, total love affair with La Marzocco is over. He says so himself in a video today.

I bet there's a massive back story to this. I know there has to be.

Because i have my own backstory with La Marzocco. The main marketing / sales guy, Scott G., really doesn't like me, and I've become persona non grata with La Marzocco ever since I posted our initial look over eight years ago on the La Marzocco Linea Mini... the one where I called the paddle group a "faux paddle". He really did not like that.

I know a lot of cult-like personality issues come into play with La Marzocco. Basically if you don't constantly pray at their altar, you're a non-person.

NB, I still have my LM GS3 MP, the money pit that it is. I still love it. I still take pride that I was involved in its development.

cc @espresso

youtube.com/watch?v=-K6kSop3n0

Another feature I am working on is our more objective "Best Espresso Machines for 2024" Feature Guide; This list will cover the gamut from $300 machines through to $9,000 machines (yes, including the GS3 from La Marzocco)

One I'm debating adding: the La Marzocco Linea Mini. My only time actually using and working on a Linea Mini was when I went down to Seattle eons ago to see the initial units. I haven't used or worked on one since, and La Marzocco has recently done a major update to the machine.

They have no interest in getting a unit to me, even on loan, so I can't write about, or recommend a product I don't know.

cc @espresso

Something I found out today which is interesting: the Profitec Go has effectively the same size water reservoir (2.7L) as a La Marzocco GS3. LM claims theirs is 3.5l, but I know when it is empty, It only takes about 2.75L of water before it tops out (there's always some left in the bottom).

Impressive (for the Profitec), considering the respective sizes of each machine.

“Together with #LaMarzocco and #Eversys (which #DeLonghi fully acquired in May 2021), the #Italian small appliance manufacturer will create a powerhouse global #coffee equipment hub”
“Both #DeLonghi and #LaMarzocco are hugely successful #Italian #brands
#LaMarzocco is where it is today because #baristas worldwide identify with its #brand#DeLonghi is known for price-accessible, ‘transition’ #coffee equipment which it has built its #brand on” perfectdailygrind.com/2024/01/ 🇮🇹 ☕#espresso

Perfect Daily Grind · How De'Longhi will capitalise on La Marzocco's brandingDe'Longhi's acquisition of La Marzocco is huge, and is sure to have a major impact on the wider coffee equipment market.