La Pavoni Pub 2S

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. La Pavoni 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... Read review

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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. La Pavoni 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... Read review

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Advantages: Very well built and powerful juicer
Disadvantages: None

...I bought this juicer based on a recommendation of a friend who juices quite a bit. My friend said it was better than other juicers on the market, especially for the price. I paid $90.00 for it on sale at a local department store. For the price, I am very happy. The Jack La Lanne Power Juicer surpassed my expectation for juicers. The performance is great and the pulp goes into my mulch pile. It is quite easy to use and assemble and disasemble for cleaning. Cleaning the machine is easy. Water doesn't get into the motor compartment and the parts are very easily cleanable and food doesn't get stuck in it. It is quite durable and well built. The user's manual was clear and simple as is using the machine. It's value far surpasses the amount of money I paid for it. I would recommend it to anyone interested in juicing and have done so... Read review

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