Pros & Cons
Pros
The only downside is the boiler design. It seems like i refill it every few days. It sets the desired temperature of both the brewing water and the steam.
This espresso machine is amazing. It makes the best tasting cappuccino i've ever had. Froths milk excellent but took me several tries to perfect the technique.
If the grinder gets mucked up, you'll still have your machine. Your grind time tamp etc. Takes a while to get it down.
The sylvia pro steams the milk much faster than the gaggia pro. The steam wand is jet engine powerful. It heats up extremely quickly and the steamer is very robust in its function.
The sylvia pro is the best pro-sumer machine on the market. The machine works beautifully and is well constructed, definitely not a toy like so many machines you see at retailers.
Highlights
Quality
Its construction allows for decent maintenance and repairs without having to replace the whole thing.
Our first one lasted about 8 years and was great so we went with the version with electronic temp this time.
Green light went out acouple months into having the machine and it has been difficult to get or find support for it to be replaced.
You need to adjust the settings with different beans and grinds, otherwise you might be disappointed.
Price
We couldn’t afford for everyone to visit our local coffee shop 1-2x per day so we bought this basic machine.
For sure but at this price point, it's going to be hard to beat this one.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Green light went out acouple months into having the machine and it has been difficult to get or find support for it to be replaced
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Pays for itself in a month or two
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We’ve had it for approximately 4 months and i’m getting rich during the biden economic crisis
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My latte has increased approximately 40 in cost over the last 23 years
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We couldn’t afford for everyone to visit our local coffee shop 12x per day so we bought this basic machine
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I can make a better drink with much more consistent flavor after purchasing this machine
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You need to adjust the settings with different beans and grinds otherwise you might be disappointed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Sounds crazy but we got it for christmas and tried to use it that morning