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- GaggiaClassic Evo ProA commercial 58 mm group and a real wand at a domestic price, with a brass boiler since the E24 revision. No PID, so you learn to time the warm-up — and almost everything on it can be replaced by hand.Espresso8.5
- RancilioSilvia V6A 300 ml brass boiler and a wand borrowed from Rancilio's café machines: steam that does not run out halfway through the second jug. Heavy, no PID, and a reputation built over nearly thirty years.Espresso8.3
- TechnivormMoccamaster KBG SelectIt does one thing and it is certified to do it properly: water at brew temperature, spread evenly, for as long as it should take. Five-year warranty, parts you can buy, and no espresso of any kind.Filter8.2
- LelitAnna PL41TEMThe cheapest way into a PID and a brass boiler, which is the combination that stops you guessing at temperature. The 57 mm portafilter is the catch: almost no accessory in the shops fits it.Espresso8.2
- BialettiMoka ExpressUnchanged since 1933, and still the most coffee per pound in this catalogue. It has no pump, no steam and no electronics, which is exactly why it outlives everything else here.Moka7.4
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