Anyone seen these before and are they any good. Price looks decent and comes with a thermoblock heating system.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
cheers
ALDI's Premium Espresso Machine on Sale 25.05.19 for $299. Any Good?
L8bitbrother on 15/05/2019 - 07:32
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Hi tanksinatra,
Just tried to look for a link, but the online brochure is not up on the website as yet. I got it in the mail with the other junk 8).
Expressi Multi-Beverage Capsule Machine 595
If it's that one Choice doesn't like it.
• Borderline result overall.
• Poor result for the taste test.
• Borderline result for frothing milk using milk frother, purchased separately.
• Only OK for coffee temperature consistency.
• Water level is not particularly easy to see from the sides and the back.
• Drip tray capacity is fairly small.
• Coffee can splash during the coffee delivery as the drip tray height is not adjustable.Although since that is $120 I doubt that it is.
It called 'Premium Expresso Machine'. It's not a capsule machin. I wish I could upload a photo (sigh!) thanks anyway.
It looks exactly like the Breville Infuser.
Here is a brief review, with a few better pictures:
https://eftm.com/2019/05/aldi-special-buy-sterling-coffee-ma…
It does look very similar to a Breville Infuser, but is apparently a Stirling STR-18580 Espresso Machine.
Does anyone know the diameter of the portafilter?
Would love to know more about this machine, i've been looking at buying an espresso machine around this price point. This is all I could find
"19bar pressure pump. 2.1L water tank capacity. Thermoblock heating system. Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controller. Single or double shot buttons. Swivel steam/frothing and water dispensing wands. Pressure gauge. High pressure frothing function. Overpressure and overheating protection. Cup warming area. Includes heavy duty tamper, stainless steel milk jug, single and double shot filters."
I unfortunately was too late today at Aldi so I couldn't pick one up. Am interested to see what other people think of it, if any OZB's got one today so I know for next time.
Just picked up one 30 minutes ago after missing out this morning and trying a few locals tonight. Will let you know if it's any good!
What are your thoughts?
I wanna know if it's comparable to the breville infuser, since it looks almost identical
I got one yesterday morning and while I have little to compare it to I'm quite happy. Warms up fast (presumably at least partially due to the PID), while the steam wand doesn't heat up the milk as fast as other machines it's reasonable. Seems consistent shot to shot. All of the parts seem very high quality, although the drip tray grate is thin and cheap.
Only real complaints are around the filter basket, which is pressurised (to be expected) and quite losely fitted in the portafilter, sometimes gets stuck in the group head.. a pain. I'm looking to replace the filter basket with an unpressurised one asap, I believe the group head will fit a standard 58mm basket but not sure. If anyone could confirm I would appreciate :)
They're releasing a $149 one in the next week or so. That should be interesting!
/necro
Got a link? Which one?