A new, new machine or a new, old machine? Lever?
Well.... it's been an all over the map day.
For a couple hours I just about had myself convinced to give up on the lever machines
entirely and was looking back at double boilers.
A few emails off line with Mr. Taylor and I think I'm back to a lever.
For the price I'm trying to figure out if there is a better deal than a new PVL single group from 1st line. It's starting to shape up to be the best bang in this category from what I can tell. My thinking is that either a second portafilter or at least basket will allow for very quick back to back shots and maybe the second group isn't needed for my situation. This puts a brand new lever machine on my counter for 1K.
The export only saves $150.. Would I regret going smaller over $150?
I'm not sure paying for shipping from Italy but taking off 20% VAT saves anything after converting to Euros and so on..
I'm not sure that rebuilding something vintage is the best option for me either...I've got no brand allegiance or even any strong opinions so there is no strong allure of owning an "xyz" so if the price to restore comes too close to new...
I don't really want a big commercial machine...
So while I was looking at comparisons of double boilers and admiring the Salvatore hand craftsmanship sitting here right now It's looking like the PVL is going to be difficult not to aim at when the trigger finger actually starts squeezing.