Good choice, I"m jealous, but I have always heard the good things come = to those who wait. But I'm not a patient person :O) Ron Kyle Anderson SC rnkyle |
well looks to me like my decission is between our infamous "miss silva" or the solis 90/70 and a rocky doserless grinder. so what do the experts here have to say about the miss v. solis thanks in advance, ginny homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
I currently have a SL-90. I wish I had a Miss Silvia. The 58mm filter versus the 53, the three way solenoid to prevent blow-outs when you remove the filter when it has steam pressure. I've found the consumer extras like semi-automatic buttons and pressurized filter to be more of a nuisance than a help. And it just does not have that good solid feel to it that the Silvia does. I also feel that the extra complex controls also make the prospect for failure more likely. With Silvia envy in La Place, Alabama Jim Gundlach On Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 03:30 PM, ginny powell wrote: <Snip> homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
Jim: Thanks for your response. Me thinks I will order my "miss silva" asap along with the rocky grinder. Seems I can toss these articles in my vehicle for great road food. warmest regards, ginny |
If you but both from the same place at the same time, they might discount, or throw in a SS drawer base for both to sit on. Whole Latte Love gave 15 or 16 of us a good deal on our Rocky's thru a group buy. Talk to Todd there and see what they might do for the unit. FYI, your not going to get any better equipment for the price than the Rocky and the Silvia. Ben ginny powell wrote: <Snip> |
Jim, I ditto your insights and am saving for a Miss Silvia. Mike McKoffee has a Miss Silvia, and I doubt that anyone uses a machine for home use more serious than he does, and experiencing his tells me that it is the way to go in the under $1,000 price range. I am not saying he abuses his machine! What I am saying is that he uses his much more than 90% of us and I was very impressed by the shots and the way it worked. Mike put her through the paces when I was visiting and she was wonderful! Les |
Guess I ought to reply to Ginny's query. I've had Miss Silvia going on a year now and if had to do it again would only do one thing different. I would have gotten her sooner! I'd also suggest you check out espresso machine reviews on Coffeegeek.com... MM;-) aka Kona Konnaisseur miKe mcKoffee Frankenformer Rosto Roasting Rocky grindin' - Miss Silvia brewin' homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
I would pretty much agree with Jim about the sl90. I use one with good success, but would prefer an ECM Giotto. The 90 is a nice espresso maker, and until I can afford the Giotto, it will do nicely, but I find the temperature variations to be maddening, and I must say, the Silvia would have the same issue. However, the Silvia would have several advantages over the 90. When I first got the 90, it was invaluable to me as I can't see and having the premeasured programs was the only way I could learn the correct quantities for shots, but now, I can tell when I've drawn enough by the sound of the froth and liquid hitting the cup and no longer use the various programmed amounts, just run it manually, so I no longer need the advantage of the cpu, but it was surely nice to learn with. Perhaps that's it, it is a marvelous learning machine. Dan homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |