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Welcome to Home-Barista.com™, a site
dedicated to the home espresso
enthusiast!
Our detailed espresso machine reviews and
coffee grinder reviews cover the higher end
of home espresso equipment on the market, but
make only one assumption about you—a love of
espresso! Whether this is the first time
you've considered making espresso,
cappuccinos, and lattes in your home or
you've been drinking coffee for years, you
will find tidbits of information to help you
get the best out of your home espresso
machine.
Have a question or just want to talk
espresso? Check out the
discussion forums!
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Buyer's Guide to the La Spaziale Vivaldi II
Home-Barista.com reviewed the La Spaziale S1 when it was first released back in April 2005.
By all accounts, the La Spaziale S1 was a very successful espresso machine with Chris' Coffee Service selling over 500 units before introducing the Vivaldi II.
Over the years, Chris' Coffee Service has worked closely with La Spaziale to refine the
product line based on feedback from consumers. These incremental changes in conjunction with
the recent additions of programmable preinfusion and programmable temperature offset differential prompted us to
update the buyer's guide with a fresh look at the La Spaziale Vivaldi II. Guest reviewer Ian Stewart
revisits the original review, including comparisons with a representative espresso machines typically on
an aficionado's short list.
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FAQs and Favorites
If you're new to HB, you may be
thinking, "I don't know where to
begin, there's too much
information!" To make it easier for
you to get started and to help you
navigate to topics that interest you,
this article contains links to the best
topics all in one place, categorized by
forum and subject area. The article
also recommends a few must-read
introduction and how-tos that form the
basic barista knowledge and techniques.
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Quickmill Alexia
Review
Chris' Coffee introduces the Quick
Mill Alexia, a single boiler E61
espresso maker targeting the
expectations of the espresso purist.
Alexia has the same popular features as
the other Quickmill semi-commercial
espresso machines in the decidedly
small package. Of particular interest
to espresso aficionados, Alexia has an
adjustable stock thermostat or
an optional preinstalled PID
temperature controller.
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The Professional Barista's Handbook
Despite the title, Scott Rao's handbook applies as much to the serious home barista
as the professional barista. It covers the fundamental knowledge that every successful barista must know,
and does so in a succinct and thorough manner. This article is an excerpt of the
opening chapter on the basics of espresso, the tools of the barista, and key techniques.
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Lever Espresso Machine
Smackdown 
Lever espresso machines are known
for their compelling simplicity. This
review will focus on a recent entry to
the US market, the Ponte Vecchio Lusso.
This temperature-stable lever espresso
machine will be compared and contrasted
against better known models like the
Olympia Cremina, La Pavoni Europiccola
and Elektra Microcasa a Leva. The
commentary begins in the Bench forum.
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