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Just saw a bunch of bottles ready for click and collect at the Greensborough store!

As someone who previously worked with De'Longhi machines, most likely the guy wasn't lying - you really need to follow the directions word…

Keep in mind that adjusting the grinder ultra fine (i.e. just before choking the machine as a lot of YT videos suggest) puts a *lot* of…

Agreed, it takes time but it's mostly hands-off.

Great price, paid about $45 and I'm stoked with it. Genuinely cook with fresh garlic far more often for owning it, makes it so easy.

I would *probably* buy a Wooting instead now, because their software support is a lot better, but the Boog75 is easily the nicest feeling…

Man shake has a pretty decent serving of fibre, so that's a pretty common side effect if you don't up your water intake to suit.

Any comments from someone who has compared the C845 & C855? Local dimming zones are greatly increased in the C855, which looked impressive…

They've had their own share of security breaches, that they actively avoided informing the community of. Not to mention their history of…

Apparently with 24h2 installed, more CPU cores are parked when the iGPU needs more juice, I'm yet to test and compare though.

And performed 30% worse than it does after all the updates.

Epping seemed to have a bunch of placards for them, but don't know if that reflects the quantity available. After all the updates (BIOS,…

KitchenAids are much higher quality machines, however the standard Artisan line is limited to 1.1kg when mixing dough - used within that…

If you run the machine with the side panel off (don't touch anything...) you should be able to locate a leak pretty easily. If there's no…

Too late now, but it's typically the valve that sits behind the control panel that leaks - it'll leak underneath the machine or into the…

3D printed tilted base & finecoar grind setting dial work well also

Functionally very similar, you won't notice any real difference in coffee, however the Lelit has much better build quality and would easily…

Paid about this for grey import LS50 Metas and I was stoked at the time. This is a great price. Using them as desktop speakers as well, but…

It's reportedly better due to the improved design. The floor tools are also improved and do a better job. In actual use they're about the…

Came to ask the same thing!

They seem to charge $5 a month extra to opt out of cgnat?

Just keep an eye on it and get it looked at as soon as it starts acting up or you see any issues - which I generally found was around the 4…

You'll be lucky to get more than 5 years from the Sunbeam before it dies a horrible death and isn't repairable due to poor support. The…

Kenwood & KitchenAid both have high quality pasta attachments that are made in Italy. I use the KitchenAid ones all the time, work well

KitchenAid and Kenwood are the two best choices. KitchenAid are better quality and longer lasting with the caveat that you can only do…

Especially with the reliability of these machines.

I've never seen a Chinese made espresso machine on par with an Italian one in terms of build quality.

HX is perfectly capable for most home users, unless you're regularly banging out coffee after coffee. Mara's a great machine, would happily…

They rarely last 10 years without issues, usually problems start around 5 years. Just keep on top of maintenance and get it checked out as…

SGP is the lowest tier of grinder I would consider usable for espresso, and the Barista Express' grinder is a step below that. It's mostly…