Comments on: The Aurelia http://ryanwillbur.com/2009/02/05/the-aurelia/ Fighting bad coffee, one cup at a time... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:01:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: James Liu http://ryanwillbur.com/2009/02/05/the-aurelia/#comment-313 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:07:31 +0000 http://ghostbarista.wordpress.com/?p=276#comment-313 Funny. Here in Chicago, the Aurelia in the training room gives different shots from the side groups (which are at least consistent with each other) than the middle group, and can’t really keep steam pressure consistent for milk. I haven’t taken a fluke to the machine, but I suspect the side groups run at a different temperature when the machine’s put under any kind of stress.

If you ask me, the Aurelia is a LONG, LONG way from the GB5, or from Cyncra. Hell, if I had to pick a machine in the price range for real production espresso, I’d go with a used, non-PID Linea. Really.

I hate that machine with every last nerve in my body.

]]> By: Emily http://ryanwillbur.com/2009/02/05/the-aurelia/#comment-312 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:04:16 +0000 http://ghostbarista.wordpress.com/?p=276#comment-312 Ryan

We had the exact same experience this past weekend at our national finals. Nuovo Simonelli had three reps on the ground in Australia – Pieregiorgio from Italy (Asian rep) and the L-Man (tech extraordinare) and Francesco the local distributor.

All weekend they were available to answer questions, do demonstrations, help with the setup, pack down, tech checks, and respond to endless questions from curious competitors. They were ready and willing to listen, discuss and share. Awesome team, great support from a great sponsor.

The machines were used by 40 plus competitors from all over the country, across three different competitions, and performed well and consistently all weekend.

Cheers!

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