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This well-cared for La Pavoni Europiccola espresso and cappuccino machine is in excellent condition. It is a 1979 model -- The one you want if you have done your research. Why? Brass piston, screwless drip tray, rubber gripping base, and modern wiring that won’t burn down your favorite house. This is the 8 cup Europiccola model which works fine for a small family and can knock out enough espressos, latte’s and cappuccinos to satisfy most caffeine crazed couples and even some three year olds. If you need more than that, you might want to look for the La Pavoni Pro which offers twice the capacity and sports a nifty looking speedometer. I prefer the 8 cup because it heats up faster and has a two stage switch selection heater. I recently purchased a larger idiot-proof machine to satisfy the high demand brain juice requirements of my rotten co-workers. All demand aside, refilling is a simple matter of patience.
Making great go go juice can be a relaxing pleasure with this machine. Fill it with water, turn it on and walk away for about ten minutes. I find the machine is usually steaming away ready to go after I finish manually grinding my beans. You can use pre-ground Juan Valdez of course, but if you want to have really good rocket fuel, get a manual hand grinder like the Kyocera or Hario. Quietly grind enough Java to fill the single dose filter with a little extra to spill on the counter and the dog. You can preheat one of the four included stylish glass cups and portafilter by pulling an empty shot. I must confess that I skip this part when no one is looking and just make cupped lightning on the first pull--Don’t tell anyone or they’ll revoke my C8H10N4O2 snob certification. After pulling a shot, notch the heater to stage II and get ready to fog up your glasses, burn your elbow, splatter milk on the refrigerator and curse the people decaffed enough to make free pour latte art. I will include a little stainless pitcher that you will ultimately throw at the refrigerator in frustration. Don’t worry, it’s very thin and won’t do much damage. If you’re serious about Latte art, get a nice pitcher.
The pleasing relaxing part comes later on, once you get in sync with the machine and it no longer frizzes your hair, burns your ear and sneezes black mud on your sleeve. This is a cantankerous machine. It will occasionally drip water on your cable bill, smudging the part the magic bill paying computers read. The gaskets and seals and whatzits are probably made out of the tortured souls of evil rubber plants as they have tempted me with occasional drips that disappear for weeks. I find that going online to order a replacement gasket set usually makes the machine behave for a week or two. Using it every day helps too. Everything works. Everything is safe. Everything is clean. Get some chrome polish. The machine is decades old and has water spots, scratches, signs of use and a feisty attitude. The photo with water on the metal is showing the steam tip works, that’s not a crazy leak.
This machine will make a good morning thunder. It will take some practice. And your cat is gonna hate it. So I recommend you leave it prominently displayed on your kitchen counter. Next to the cat food. Tell your cat that James Bond used a similar machine in Live and Let Die. Then tell your cat that Yes, Daniel Craig would likely bludgeon someone to death with this before making jitter juice. Make your cat chase the laser pointer for a bit. That always helps me feel superior again.
Here’s what you get:
1 each La Pavoni 1979 110v 8 cup Europiccola Lever Espresso Machine from Italy with a single dose filter
4 each stylish glass and metal espresso cups from Spain (not from 1979)
1 each thin stainless milk frothing pitcher to throw at your refrigerator (from China)
To use this machine you will need to supply water, ground beans, electricity, and some kind of tamping tool to hammer the grounds into submission.
Good Luck!
