Milo, I wonder if we have different basket sizes... 16 grams seems to fit just great in my Millennium. My baskets are shown in the second photo below, top row 45 mm La Peppina, next is an oddball 49 mm basket I bought for a project, then the 51 mm Millennium, finally the 53 mm Mypressi Twist setup.
Tex is on to something there... I've got the pressure dialed down for good temp management which means the steaming power takes a hit.
hmm... I'll measure it when I get home today.
I have two heat settings on the La Pavoni, so I switch to high when I steam. The Milk gets hot, but not enough movement of the milk. I haven't set the pressure on the La Pavoni yet.... the gauge I ordered should arrive in the next couple days. Curious what pressure you have on yours. Orphan suggests 1 bar.
My shots are good with the La Pavoni, so I'm guessing the temperature is pretty good, clearly a PID would be better, but the shot doesn't lie.