I love my Pavoni!
"I joked with my friends I was going take it to bed with me. It's gorgeous! I did settle in with the user's manual, though, to get reacquainted with this most wonderful of espresso machines. Years ago I owned a Pavoni Europiccolo, which is a smaller machine. That was back when I was a barista. But it died and I wasn't able to get it fixed at the time. I've been saving to get another Pavoni ever since. It really is a machine where the barista and machine work in concert together. You can't just mindlessly push a button and walk away and expect a coffee to be there when you come back. So, read the manual. Do what they say. Run the descaler through it. Run a rinse through it. Everything. This the barista's version of a Ferrari. It needs to be taken care of and paid attention to. A few things to be aware of if you haven't worked with one in a while or at all. They are three towel machines. One towel to use as a workspace to catch all the errant coffee grounds, etc., one clean damp towel to wipe down things as you go and one clean damp towel to wipe off the portafilter, group and steam wand when you're finished. This machine also comes with an extra attachment that "froths" the milk for you. I have not used that yet. It looks like one more thing that needs to be hand washed, so I put it in a drawer. Maybe some day when other former baristas are at my house reminiscing about the bad old days I can pull it out and we can laugh at it and try it out. Cuz, I mean seriously, if you already know how to steam and froth milk using the wand, why would you need all that extra stuff? Today I had made myself a wonderful frothy latte for Sunday morning brunch. It was lovely."
