Review La Pavoni EPC-8 Europiccola 8-Cup Lever Style Espresso Machine, Chrome
The traditional la Pavoni! Superbly polished chrome finish accents the highly efficient design which dates back to 1961. La Pavoni has set a standard for quality and style only found in old world cafes. Each machine is designed to last years and give constant perfect espresso with each pull of the lever. Design features incorporate the best of modern technology such as a nickel plated non-corrosive brass boiler, long life stainless element and reset safety fuse. Triple plated to maintain years of beauty and tested to meet the standard that has kept La Pavoni the premier name in the industry. Features include: 20 oz. boiler capacity Capable of making 8, 2 oz. cups of espresso Steam pressure, piston operated Internal Thermostat to monitor pressure Separate cappuccino spout and controls Makes one or two cups at a time Safety reset fuse. ETL safety listed 1000 Watts. Wt 14 lbs. height 12″ 1 Year warranty Video included BONUS OFFER: With Purchase of This Item FREE 1 Pound of our freshly roasted gourmet coffee FREE cookies or biscotti…….
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Technical Details
– Ideal for making coffee specialty drinks at home
– Sturdy all-steel construction under heavy chrome plating
– Comes with tamper, screen, screen holder, measuring ladle, and cappuccino attachment
– Also includes instructional video for getting started
– Measures 11 by 7 by 12 inches; 1-year warranty
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2010-02-12
By Scott Long
I have had my La Pavoni expresso maker for 35 years of coffee making. A couple of years ago we replaced the switch, and that is the only problem I have had. Although, it doesn”t come with alot of bells and whistles, (nothing to go wrong) it makes great coffee. The style has stayed the same in the Europiccola, for at least as long as I have owned mine. It is easy to use and put’s on quite a “show” for guests, with it’s steaming and sputtering. You will love it.
2010-01-24
By Loretta Donovan (New York City, NY United States)
We love our La Pavoni Espresso Machine but were disappointed to find that there are no replacements for any of the removable parts. With a variety of cups, screens, screws, etc. that are often removed for cleaning and adjusted, it means we have to be super careful to inventory and reassemble all the components before the garbage is disposed. A word to the wise . . .La Pavoni EPBB-8 Europiccola 8-Cup Lever Style Espresso Machine, Black Base
2009-06-06
By Music Fan
I lived in Europe for nearly three years, including one year in Milan. I eventually learned to appreciate unadulterated espresso, no milk, no sugar. My favorite is the Italian style ristretto, meaning a very short pull that comes up only half-way in an espresso cup. (This is the way espresso is made all over Italy, but you have to ask for it special in Spain or France.) This only works when the coffee itself is of excellent quality, the machine is good, and the guy behind the bar knows what he is doing. I’ve either owned or used a lot of non-professional domestic espresso machines, and I had pretty much given up on the idea of duplicating this experience in a home kitchen, either in Europe or America.
The closest I came was with the Nespresso machines, which make an espresso that most Italians will recognize as quite good, but which by no means scales the heights of the espresso served in quite average bars in Naples. But I always felt that the espresso capsules were quite expensive. On a hunch, really as a last ditch effort, I decided to acquire a Pavoni. Because they are absurdly expensive if purchased new, I purchased one on Italian e-bay for about 110 US dollars, and had a friend bring it over.
I expected that the thing would be a fixer-upper at best, a project, an eccentric hobby. But after some fiddling with tamping (I had to buy a real tamper to replace the original plastic one) and after figuring out how to let the machine warm up and how much coffee to use, I pretty quickly learned to make an espresso that would make even people from Naples envious. But here is the kicker. According to information stamped on the base, my machine is 30 years old!!! It has obviously been maintained well and I suspect that the seals have been replaced at least once, but the point is this machine is indestructible. According to websites I have read, there has been virtually no change in the machine’s design in 40 years. Replacement parts are available. I can almost imagine paying for a new one, it would be a worthy investment. But if you can’t swing that, check out e-bay. Of course, let the buyer beware…
2009-05-26
By Michael J. Scholtes (Austin, TX USA)
This is my first real espresso machine. My biggest uncertainty before buying it was whether a manual lever-style machine or an automated one (like the Roncilio or Anita) would be best. What I have noticed in the first couple of weeks of use is that there is a huge amount of variability in the porosity of the coffee: using the same setting on my burr grinder, the same amount of coffee in the double-espresso cup, the same pressure when tamping, some types of coffee require much more force on the lever and have a much slower flow rate than other types. For example, an italian-roast columbian was consistently extremely porous, while a full-city New Guinea Sigri was consistently extremely dense. It would surprise me if the automated machines dealt with this variability as effectively as you can with a manual lever machine. I am very satisfied with this machine. Other good points: it is small enough to fit under a shelf or low cabinet; it heats fully in just a few minutes. I was wondering how big a difference it might make to have a machine with a pressure gauge (the 16-cup Europiccola does, but the 8-cup model does not). The green light on the machine that turns off when the right pressure and temperature have been reached seems perfectly adequate.
2009-02-28
By A. Pagnotta (Saxapahaw, NC USA)
I have owned several semi automatic espresso machines, and they have always developed problems…Maybe because I drink a lot of coffee. Yes, with the La pavoni it takes quite a while to work out your grind and tamp, but now I can do it half asleep. No, you can’t make multiple cups at once, yes, the chrome finish doesn’t hold up,you have to remember to turn it off, the pressure has to be down before you can refill it, but…I have not been able to kill it, and I can kill almost any electronic device or machine. Look for a refurbished model and the price becomes almost reasonable. I wouldn’t buy anything else, and I have been drinking espresso for 25 years.
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