Finally pulled the trigger after some time thinking about it, reading up on whether to go for the lm gs3 mp, slayer steam single or the rocket r9 one. After some time it narrowed to either the rocket or the slayer and finally the rocket won.
Upgraded from a LM linea mini in florentine green which served me well for almost 5 years. Wanted to play around with pressure profiling and probably went through 100-150g of beans this morning dialing it in and testing out different profiles.
Also bought the Weber unibasket and word of warning to those considering it, please look at your portafilter. The one from rocket has a “lip” at the bottom that protrudes inwards so it blocks the flow from the Weber basket leaving coffee to drip from the bottom rim of the portafilter. It was either getting another portafilter or returning it. Decided to return it and stick to IMS baskets. Also the Weber is a ridiculous tight fit and the pucks were really difficult to knock out. I’m sure it’s great but it’s not for me.
P.S. still need to get used to the steaming on the rocket as it’s quite different from LM. Also looking to get the 4 hole tip when possible.
by ballocks99
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Beautiful choice. Congrats. Was tempted to lick my phone screen on shot 3.
Also, I hate being that person but your cups caught my eye. Link to them?
What is the name of the grinder you use? I‘m asking for a newbie on espresso …
I’d call that end game for sure. For a home setup, where would you even go from here? Thing costs more than a lot of people’s cars lmao 😂
Congrats. Was also thinking about it but more leaning towards the SR You after I learnt about the plastic 3way joiner and the chance to have backflush water ending up into the reservoir
Congrats man. Could u please tell me why did u think the r9 is the best choice? For me, slayer has its problems and u can’t play with profiles like the other 2 options. The mp is a mechanical and beautiful beast, and the r9 is a built with heavy tech inside it. So what was the point that made u realize “yeah this is it”. I always believed that mechanical machines like the mp will last decades, which is questionable to a machine loaded with screen and electronics
Well done looks amazing! Did you consider any other machines in that price range? For me right now my endgame machine is the Victoria Arduino e1 Prima.
Could you share your mug brand? I’m looking for some exactly like those!
Both our hearts tilting to the side haha
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Lovely machine! I really want to get one in the future too.
The r9 seems to be a sleeper in espresso circles but it’s my endgame too. It’s such a gorgeous machine