i’m opening a coffee shop and saw this listed locally for $6,500. looks nice enough and they say it works well, but would it be worth it to replace our halfway-working brasilia portofino?
by victoriaquigley
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BcozImboredHELP
From what ive seen recommended here before is that you should pick a machine you can get serviced/maintained locally.
Spyerx
Beauty. This is a legend? How old?
But these machines are the center of your money making
Make sure your service tech is on board with it. I’d have them inspect it.
It’ll make good coffee but it’s not an advanced machine and will need skill to operate it. Ie it’s not pid controlled. There is good and bad to this. Less stuff to break. But less to make your coffee consistent. Especially if your baristas aren’t super skilled at adjusting their extractions.
Nick_pj
Is there a reason you’re hunting for a machine that’s essentially an antique? I don’t mean to be brusque, but $7k can get you a modern 2-group machine in great condition refurbished. This Faema is the sort of machine you pick if you want to set your cafe apart and make the machine a centrepiece. If this isn’t a priority for you, I would shift focus toward something that’s more reliable and serviceable.
Agreeable-Kangaroo71
This is not an antique. It is a retro/replica model Faema introduced a few years back called the E61 Legend. New, they list for around $11,000 USD. Can’t believe you have even a half working Portofino. Definitely time to retire that machine. Oh and the Faema is ridiculously easy to work on.
Itachiultra
Hey I used to work with these!
They only really work for italian type of espresso as it was intented. Steaming milk with the inted for latte art is a challenge as the knobs are heavy to operate and the one I worked with had 1,5 bar boiler pressure at all times. If you’re not using kt flr more than 5 minutes you need to flush for a good 10 seconds to regulate the temperature.
I would put it into a bike or car showroom where I‘d do a couple cubs of coffee a day for customers/ staff but for a busy coffee I‘d get something new with two grinders for the same amount of money
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From what ive seen recommended here before is that you should pick a machine you can get serviced/maintained locally.
Beauty. This is a legend? How old?
But these machines are the center of your money making
Make sure your service tech is on board with it. I’d have them inspect it.
It’ll make good coffee but it’s not an advanced machine and will need skill to operate it. Ie it’s not pid controlled. There is good and bad to this. Less stuff to break. But less to make your coffee consistent. Especially if your baristas aren’t super skilled at adjusting their extractions.
Is there a reason you’re hunting for a machine that’s essentially an antique? I don’t mean to be brusque, but $7k can get you a modern 2-group machine in great condition refurbished. This Faema is the sort of machine you pick if you want to set your cafe apart and make the machine a centrepiece. If this isn’t a priority for you, I would shift focus toward something that’s more reliable and serviceable.
This is not an antique. It is a retro/replica model Faema introduced a few years back called the E61 Legend. New, they list for around $11,000 USD. Can’t believe you have even a half working Portofino. Definitely time to retire that machine. Oh and the Faema is ridiculously easy to work on.
Hey I used to work with these!
They only really work for italian type of espresso as it was intented. Steaming milk with the inted for latte art is a challenge as the knobs are heavy to operate and the one I worked with had 1,5 bar boiler pressure at all times. If you’re not using kt flr more than 5 minutes you need to flush for a good 10 seconds to regulate the temperature.
I would put it into a bike or car showroom where I‘d do a couple cubs of coffee a day for customers/ staff but for a busy coffee I‘d get something new with two grinders for the same amount of money
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