Bezzera - DUO MN

I recently purchased a Bezerra Duo MN and I love it. Heats up fast, can plumb in, and it’s double boiler If you use 125v you can prioritize both coffee and steamer boiler- whereas if you use 110v you can only prioritize one boiler. Not sure what the cost of that is in Australia. I think I paid 2700$ usd on a discount sale. Makes better espresso than I’ve had in most cafes🤷🏽 Good luck on choosing cause you have to also get a decent grinder.

Have a look at Bezzera Duo or Rocket R58 or R9 one

Have a look at Bezzera Duo or Rocket R58 or R9 oneI have the Duo. Zero issues in 8 years so far. Was looking at the R9 one recently and what shall I say… I understand your concerns.

I have a Bezerra Duo and a Eureka Atom 65w it’s an amazing setup. So I get what you’re saying. I’d have recommended it but it’s out of OPs budget. I still would spend more than $500 for a grinder. I know the DF grinder is popular here and it’s decent for the price but the quality of grinds is not like those of a higher end grinder.

I would look into the topic a lot more before jumping straight to serving espresso professionally. There is A LOT to be done wrong here, and if you don't know what you're doing (wrong) it can get extremely frustrating for you and your customers. That aside, a machine to serve many espressi and latte as efficiently as possible should be one with a dual boiler (one boiler for steam and one for extraction water) with a robust rotary pump (much quieter, a bit more expensive than a vibratory pump. Vibratory pump machines usually give off hobby vibes, even if looking very sophisticated. My recommendation would be something like: Bezzera duo top Lelit bianca v3 LM linea mini You could also go with a heat exchanger machine (no separate brew boiler, brewing water gets heated by passing through the steam boiler) but one has to be a lot more careful to get good repeatable and reliable results with those machines than with a dual boiler. I can't really tell you which machine to pick, since I don't know US prices, and seeing how those change daily everyone else might have a hard time too. Still my primary advice stands: get into espresso yourself first before you scare off customers with practice shots. Nothing worse than knowing more about the topic than the one serving you. Another advice: the best machine might as well be a nespresso machine if not paired with an at least decent grinder. Grinder choice is much more important than machine choice. The machine basically just pushes hot water through ground coffee, but the grinder is where the magic's at. All the variables are locked in during grinding. A high quality grinder is more important than a high quality machine.