I had to exchange my La Pavoni to this beast today...

Beutifull isn't she? It's a la Vibiemme Domobar Super, weighs 75 pounds, nearly broke my back hauling it around to the car.

Got a kick ass offer on her so I had to jump on it, oh well porridge and noodles for the next 6 months.

Still tuning her, setting the correct pressure and temps and learning how she want's it, comming from a manual lever machine like the La Pavoni it's quite a change to a HX machine with E61 grouphead.

I did try to steam milk with it, the steam pressure on this thing is fucking crazy, I thought it was going to be a bitch steaming and frothing milk but you basically just stick the steam wand into the milk and let it rip and it's spinning the milk so fast it blends to perfect microfoam, almost takes the fun out of it, with the panovi and other machines it's like a fucking wizards ritual to froth milk.

I finally got tired of roasting my coffee using a wok and a heatgun or messing with popcorn poppers so I got myself a commercial grade home roaster, the Gene Cafe.

Been wanting one for ages but it's fucking expensive but I finally caved since when I roast with a heatgun I have to do it outside in a toolshed in the garden because of the smoke, and it's freakin cold right now.

Here's a couple pics:

Video of this beast in action: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-21754440054705737

Yeah, I like my Coffee, what of it?