Advantages: Absolutely fantastic coffee is possible (better than any chain store). Disadvantages: Quite difficult to master, and not especially forgiving.
When a company sells a product that hasn't changed for nearly a century, and still commands one of the highest prices on the market, there is a reason. In the case of the Professional, a very good reason. LaPavoni have built their reputation on the performance of their lever driven espresso machines, which haven't changed significantly since their introduction in 1961. The Professional is the big brother to the Europiccola, and your extra £200 doubles the capacity of the boiler and adds an arguably unnecessary pressure guide to the sight level on the side of the boiler. The name Professional is somewhat misleading, as the machine is designed and intended for the domestic market.
The Professional's baby brother, the Europiccola is more widely available and as it is often seen second-hand is almost certainly a better buy than ...
Advantages: Robust engineering, excellent performance, beautiful styling Disadvantages: Heavy, hard to keep clean, very expensive
Have you ever wondered why coffee in the coffee shop is better than coffee at home? Coffee shops use freshly ground and roasted coffee, and machines that can extract the full flavour from that coffee. If you want to replicate this quality of coffee at home, you need a machine that's up to the task. LaPavoni produced the Europiccola in 1961 and, some tweaking aside, they haven't changed the design significantly since then. The machine consists of a boiling chamber sitting on a base, with a glass level on one side and some curvaceous pipe-work on the other side. It truly is a thing of beauty, available (in ascending order of price) in chrome and black, straight chrome, chrome with wooden trim, gold, or gold with wooden trim. Go to www.lapavoni.com (domestic line, lever machines) to convince yourself that this is no ordinary machine ...
Advantages: Creamy coffee alcohol Disadvantages: Can't drink a lot, but maybe that's an advantage?!
While we were on holiday recently, Mrs P had a bit of a problem. No, I don't mean with her choice of travelling companion. The thing is, she's quite partial to a drop of Tia Maria of an evening and, unlike me, she's quite fussy about what she pours down her throat. The trouble is, we were in Tuscany, where it seemed to be a Tia Maria-free zone. Oh dear.
What to do?
As I said, unlike me, Mrs P is particularly fussy when it comes to drinking alcohol (obviously not so much when it comes to men, but that's another story), so we were facing the prospect of an alcohol-free (and quite possibly smile-free) trip. Nothing for it but to scour the supermarket shelves looking for suitable after-dinner drinks.
TIA LUSSO has been available in the UK for quite a while now, but neither of us had been tempted to try it - I had the impression ...
Product Information for "La Pavoni Europiccola Lusso EL" »
Product details
Type of Espresso Machine
Manual, Half Automatic
Pressure System
Steam, Pump
Milk Foamer
Steam Nozzle
Maximum Volume in Cups
2
Manufacturer
La Pavoni
Manufacturer's product description
Europiccola: the lever machine always in vogue. The machine is largely constructed of cast brass and is built to last. The large boiler ensures that lime scale deposits have minimal effect, meaning minimum maintenance is needed.
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