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Ten Strada

Ten works with the STRADA coffee machine

The Strada coffee machine brings unprecedented possibilities for handling espresso. Thanks to the possibility of creating pressure profiles of extraction, it is necessary to approach the coffee machine differently than the classic one. To achieve the consistency of the served coffee, the following ten must be taken into account. But don't take this Ten as a commandment. With the Strada coffee machine, you are the researchers who try to get the most out of their shots and maintain their high quality. The Strada coffee machine is only on the market for a short time, follow internet discussions and forums, become a member of La Marzocco Club and share your knowledge. You may be at the beginning of the same revolution as equipping your espresso machine with a high-pressure pump. So be active and take part in the revolution.

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La Marzocco Strada

La Marzocco Strada

I had the opportunity to try the Strada coffee machine, which breaks our captivity about espresso. I spent two days in the La Marzocco factory on training, where I could focus mainly on this device. Before the training, I read a little bit, watched some videos and so he roughly knew what awaited me. In our store, we use a GS3 coffee machine with a paddle, which also allows you to play with the pressure a bit, but to profile the pressure, as Strada can, it's a long way off.

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Espresso Gaggia rok výroby 1956-58

Espresso Gaggia year of production 1956-58

We got our hands on this beautiful piece. It is a professional Gaggia lever coffee machine from the 50th century. The coffee machine is not equipped with an electric pump, but with a lever system, where the espresso is prepared at variable water pressure by means of a spring and a piston.

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Vypínat kávovar na noc?

Turn off the coffee machine for the night?

But that's the question! Logically, one could answer that, of course, turn it off. When the coffee machine is switched off, it does not consume any energy. But this theory has its opponents, surprisingly, there are quite a few. I'd even guess it's 50 to 50 if you want a "fifty fifty". The second camp also has strong arguments. The coffee machine does not suffer so much from stretching and re-shrinking of metal parts and thus there are no leaks in the joints. The coffee machine consumes much more electricity when heated from a cold state than during a night 8-10 hour break when the coffee machine is running, but thanks to no operation, its consumption is negligible.

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