I'm a New Zealander who has found his way to the West Midlands. Currently work in neuroscience resea...
I'm a New Zealander who has found his way to the West Midlands. Currently work in neuroscience research and spend most of the day staring into microscopes. I rely on sites like these to keep me sane, and look forward to lunchtime when I can visit again.
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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 the Professional. Given that the pressure gauge and fitting nut can be bought for around £40 and retro fitted, you part with the extra money for the increased capacity only.
Read my review on the Europiccola to learn more about these lever driven coffee machines.
Hi and Welcome to Ciao - you make the rewards sound good - lyn x
catrinaf 25.08.2005 12:03
Hi and welcome to Ciao - although you have a good style of writing, your review doesnt really give much useful information. If you want any help or want me to re rate, leave me a message in my guestbook - Cat x x
Aug 25th, 2005
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