Elektra Micro Casa Chrome

Absolutely love this machine , and has worked beautifully. La Gondola has reacted promptly to every query and addressed my needs.I can’t recommend them enough, top notch customer service, speed and quality.

Beautiful!

This machine not only makes wonderful Coffee but also looks like a work of art in its own right. Shiny chrome and so now for kitchen looks and style, a lot more different than the usual square boxed type coffee machine out there for sale.Think of the Old fashioned Coffee bars and this one would not look out of place. We have had our for a few years now but at the moment not in service as the lever needs a slight bit of attention. So just looks good even if not being used. When it was being used it would be everyday up,to two or three times depending on how much coffee we drank. Always a super coffee was pulled from it and the machine itself kept warm for ages due to the marine brass boiler inside. One hefty machine, certainly not a lightweight and extremely well made.Now if you do not mind using a lever method, just be careful of teeth. One wrong move with this ones lever and you could end up taking your teeth out.Certainly not one for those in a rush to make their coffee first thing in the morning for sure. More for the coffee enthusiast than anything else as you have to want to use a lever, not use pods but fresh beans etc. and take the chance with your teeth.The bird on the top an eagle screws onto the top of the machine and makes it look even more spectacular.We had our shipped safely but not bought from Amazon as not sold here then but by a coffee company in Italy.The instructions are a little hit and miss but then again Italian but once fully understood and a few shots pulled you will no doubt be glad you bought it. I know other half the coffee enthusiast in our home loves it still even though now replaced by a La Spatzial a different type of animal all together than this one and not half a talking point looks wise compared to this piece of art.One of those machines that should give years of coffee drinking pleasure when used, or just an object to lust after as a piece of art.

I have been through stove-top, mocha's, hand-press, and nespresso's. This is hands down the best quality coffee I have ever produced. Whats the catch? First off - you need to know exactly what you're doing, at every step along the coffee roasting, grinding, tamping, and pulling process. One minute to soon on the roast and your cup may taste sour. One extra push on the tamp and you may not get any coffee. This is an art mixed with a strange mesh of scientific rigor. Once you get it down, you will love it and not want to drink another cup of espresso again. By the way, this thing is BE-A-UTIFUL.

I loved the look of this item, however nothing worked. It had a watered down espresso, the lever would pop up instead of slowly going up. It is burning hot to the touch, had to look up videos and other information on how to properly make an espresso with crema. We still could not achieve any crema with all of that research. It was too much work for the money, and not a good quality espresso either. Maybe we had a faulty machine, but we won't buy this again.

If you are into learning the non-hurried art of espresso making this is the machine for you. I love it!! I am learning sooo much about the grind size, the amount of grounds to use and adjusting everything accordingly. It is perfect if you are a "need to know why" kind of person. I spent 1 hour last night practicing and am getting very, very close to the perfect espresso shot.

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