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Bella Barista
Nene Court, The Embankment,Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 1LD
Tel: 01933 273275
e-mail: claudettep@towability.com
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Espresso
The Zaffiro makes consistently good espressos and easily maintains the temperature during
the pour. Domestic volumes of espresso one after another will be absolutely no problem with
this machine.
Steam Production
The Zaffiro is a strong steamer. The steam wand is well designed, the 2 holes are not too
large and are set at an angle so the milk swirls easily, warms quickly and you will have no
problems producing copious amounts of microfoam at your first attempt.
Hot Water
The large boiler on the Zaffiro does allow you to draw hot water, however, it is advisable to
allow the system to recover before pulling more espressos. This makes it advisable to draw
hot water after you have made all your espressos and before switching into steam mode for
milk
Final Thoughts
The marriage of the Faema E61 group to the Zaffiro is a very good one and the system works
really well when attached to this single boiler non-HX machine. I do a 1oz flush prior to pulling
an espresso, mainly to purge the cooler water in the feed pipe to the e61 group. After that I
can reliably pull shot after shot of, great espresso.
The machine looks nice and is easy to keep clean, a quick wipe with a damp cloth and a buff
with a microfibre cloth is all that’s generally required to keep it looking great. The more
complex tasks such as backflushing and descaling are actually very easy to do and the
supplied UK guide explains how to do them in detail.
The E61 group head is an industry standard (as are many of the components in the machine),
so parts such as, pumps, gaskets, shower screens, filter holders, filter holder handles etc. are
all a standard size and readily available from multiple suppliers. This also means that the
pricing of these spares is highly competitive. I had a different make of coffee maker many
years ago, the gasket and shower screen for that much cheaper machine was more
than 3 times the cost of the same components for the Zaffiro!
The machine is less complex and runs a lot cooler than HX machines and would be ideal if
you have an infrequent need to draw hot water or steam milk (e.g. 6 cappuccinos in a row).
The machine actually comes up to steam pressure fairly quickly, although it takes a while to
cool down again if you want to make an espresso after steaming.
If you do have a need for; continuous hot water available any time, steam available any time
and even while pulling espresso shots. Then you need a Heat Exchanger (HX) machine, such
as the Isomac Millennium, Isomac Tea, Izzo Vivi etc. These do cost more, but are built to
meet a slightly different consumer need
Overall though, it’s a single boiler non heat exchanger machine that is rated as one of
the best available. I think you would have to work quite hard to find a better machine,
which is why I bought one myself!
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