R Cinquantotto (R 58)

Get the Rocket R58 Cinquantotto. It’s a double boiler and will be a workhorse for you if you need that DB life. It’s just under 5k at Cafe Liegeois they ship within Canada and often have the best prices. I bought my current set up from them and I’m in the GTA.

My rocket58 is a really well crafted machine inside and out. The walnut details make it really gorgeous. Just got it back from its semi annual deep clean. It’s like it’s brand new. It’s kind of a buy for life quality device.

Breville Somethingorother + preground; Simonelli Oscar + Rocky; Rocket R58 + Mazzer Superjolly. No desire to upgrade again other than maybe a Mavam someday for aesthetics.

The GO sucks. But the LM is overpriced. Get an R58 or Profitec Drive.

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.

My office had Rocket R58 and Eureka Mignon, yes, nice setup, but people don't know how to use it and will end up ruining the experience for everyone else Just get a fancy bean to cup

We have a Breville Infuser at the office and it pulls pretty good shots, actually. My unsophisticated pallete doesn't detect much difference between that an my home machine, which is a Rocket Cinquant­otto R58, which is more than 4x as expensive. I like the Infuser over the Bambino because I find the pressure guage helpful in refining my grind. But I'm not giving back my Rocket. It is dual boiler and is much better for steaming milk while pulling shots, looks way better, is more fun to use, I have it hooked up to a water line, and it is expensive enough that I get it serviced and fixed instead of throwing it in a landfill when it stops working right.