This minimalistish espresso machine from Ascaso needs a fanatic cleaner or just a coffee loving geek like me self. I have the Isomac Milano Giada (perlemo white), that is also a model where you need to really clean it (witch i do a lot, and sometimes completely don’t). But the Basic model from Ascaso is a lot newer than my Giada and has a lot of updates. Nice size, good water tank placement, and sweet design, so if you compare design and usability this is a good machine. Price from 370€ / 578$ / 3700SEK
Do you think that home espresso machines can produce the same quality as an industrial version? I use the Gaggia Titanium here, and yeah, the crema is great, but I’m not getting the hint of sweetness that all good espresso should have.
Posted by David J on April 3rd, 2008.
Yes, Actually there are some good models out there that really delivers what they promises, But however a lot of the sweetness and Aroma hangs in the bean itself, and the grinding, ofcourse, to you grind on-demand or do you buy pre-grinded coffee from the shop?!
I recently bought a grinder so i grind on-demand, witch is such a relief.
Posted by Linus on April 3rd, 2008.
The machine contains a grinder, so we get beans. Using Illy beans at the moment, but I’m not convinced the machine is configured correctly.
Posted by David J on April 3rd, 2008.
Okey, Well if you are using illy beans, it could defiantly have something to do with the sweetness, and the freshness of the beans also is in calculation, hmm Im gonna look for a good site that explains all this in theory.
But Im gonna be honest, i get a better result if i use my oldschool Mocca Brewer. The one you just put on the stove, i get a phenomenal result, and the Mocca Brewer i have is just like 7-10€ witch is just awesome.
Posted by Linus on April 3rd, 2008.