The Coffee Machine

Purchasing a new commercial espresso machine can be a trying time- there are many many brands being sold on the UK market.

Brands range from Cimbali, San Marco, Ranchillio - how do you choose which one? Which is the best espresso machine in the UK?

I would of course say the machines at Verde Coffee, but that aside the questions that need to be answered, I think, are

- How long is the warranty [ make sure its on-site ]

- What does the warranty cover

-What is the service back up

- Are the Engineers employed by the supplier
The technology is stable and common across most manufacturers so the most important thing to look for is finish - Avoid plastic panels which can look good when the machine is new but deteriorate rapidly so that after a few months the machine can look tatty.

Enquire about the galvanisation on the frame - the one item that cannot be replaced if it gets rusty.

Finally get an indication of spare part prices - the Faema spares are “eye watering”!
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The start to great coffee is a clean espresso machine -however good the beans you have if the coffee handle and group heads contain the dreaded grease [ which quickly goes rancid ] its impossible to produce a decent cup.

The procedure is very simple -every night put the blank filter in one of the coffee handle’s, lock into the group head and press the button to make coffee. Run for a maximum of 10 seconds [ longer and you will burn out the valve] = repeat 6 times and once a week use the proper cleaning detergent.

Do not, as we have found some customers, use descaler - it has to be a detergent designed to dissolve the coffee grease .

In addition leave your coffee handle minus the filter basket in some warm water and detergent overnight - it will remove the black stain from the inside. Ensure only the metal part of the handle is soaking in the mixture as it can remove or fade the colour of any plastics.

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Espresso machine rental is a great way to dip your toe into the coffee machine market. Track through the Internet and the choice of commercial machine is endless - do you go for Faema, Gaggia, La Mazocco, Futurmat,…….

I think there are over 25 brands and some rebadged versions. They cant all be the best can they?

This is why Verde Coffee thought the best way forward was “to put their money where their mouth was” and offer the rental option - again not 12 months or even 6 months but a monthly contract on one months notice. Verde are so confident that they know all their customers fall in love with the looks and reliability -and the clincher for customers is that after 12 months you can buy at a discounted price ~ so how can the customer loose?

The option is to read all marketing and buy a machine but if after 3 months you dont like it ,its broken down several times you are unfortunately ’stuck with it’

The Verde Coffee option is the best answer to all of this.

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