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The Romantica Professional espresso machine by La Pavoni has a chrome base, steam pressure gauge and is triple plated to maintain its beauty and elegance. By lifting the lever, a piston inside the group is raised allowing water under pressure to infuse the coffee in the filter holder. The lever is then lowered causing the piston to force the water through the coffee into your espresso cup. Make one or two cups of perfect cafe quality espresso! The machine has a water level site gauge located on

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Basil Damukaitis

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at 03-06-2013 12:04am
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I am looking to purchase a machine that will allow me to make a great cappuccino in the morning...or two....and espresso in the afternoon, as is the custom. If my girlfriend is over, I'd like to make her one too or any company. I like the manual pull and look. I'm reading reviews and I'm getting the impression that La Pavoni's are amazing machines that last for years and years, but they can't make decent foam. Is this true? I read one review that said if you do anything, get the 16 cup one because of the bigger reservoir in order to steam milk. Thoughts????

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A A Basil,
The manual lever machines in general are a bit trick to use. But with time, patience, and work they can create a truly fantastic shot. Frothing also is a bit different on them. It's the same idea, but how the steam is produced and the power that it has makes it a little tricky. But again, it's a fully capable machine, and with practice will treat you well for years!

03-06-2013 11:11am |

K.C. CHEN

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at 02-24-2013 12:01pm
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What size of tamper base should I choose for PC16's portafilter? I'm considering buying this machine and a new temper base for it at the same time. Just want them to fit as well as possible.

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A A K.C.,
The tamper size needed for the PC-16 is a 51mm. We do carry it, though it is not listed as a size on our site. You can find the item at the link below:

http://www.wholelattelove.com/RegBarber/reg_alum.cfm

02-26-2013 9:22am |

Brian Fuerst

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at 01-03-2012 10:55pm
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What is the best grinder to use with this machine?

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mjackson ♦ Brian,

There are many to choose from. I would look at the Bartaza Virtuoso Preciso, the Baratza Vario, the Gaggia MDF, the Rancilio Rocky, the Mazzer Mini, and the Ceado E7. There are many to choose from. Give us a call and we can help as each grinder is different.

01-04-2012 10:54am |

Manasa kolligere.gowda

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at 07-09-2011 2:39pm
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Will pavoni espresso machine work in india ,as the electrical appliances work on 220volts and 50Hz frequency there?

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Zack Smith Manasa, All of our machine are 110V. In order to run on 220 you would need to purchase an adapter.

07-11-2011 2:44pm |

John Richter

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at 12-15-2010 6:32pm
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How many bars of pressure does this machine have? I believe most of these lever machines have 7-8 bars. How will this compare to a standard 15 bar automatic?

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Michael Rosso ♦ John...Espresso is extracted at 8 bars of pressure. The 15 bar pumps in the automatics only use 8 bars of pressure to brew espresso. Thanks.

12-16-2010 11:19am |

Thomas Gougeon

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at 09-15-2010 4:29pm
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I have a Stradivarius la Pavoni (serial # 0000005 bought on the online auction) and an Europiccola la Pavoni

I have tried over the years to perfect my extraction and get lots of smooth crema

I'm never satisfied with my results ... I've experimented with grinding levels (using a la Pavoni burr grinder) and tamp pressure ... I've never figured out how much pressure to put on the hand pump .. is that also a variable I should play with?

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TechMilanoItalia Thomas, once you lift up the lever all the way to let the water into the head, you want to apply slow, steady, firm pressure (you want it to be a smooth, continuous motion) on the pull. You also want to try to pull up on the portafilter handle at roughly the same amount of pressure to lessen stress on the machine body as well (this can become a bit of a tangle of arms/hands, but you will eventually get used to it). Then just practice, practice, practice! =)

09-15-2010 5:47pm |

Todd Monska

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