We like the fit and finish of the panels on the Strega a lot – they are currently superior to the LONDINIUM I, albeit from a thinner gauge of stainless
However, the Strega is all but unusable on a standard kitchen height bench (910mm) without bending your knees and leaning in
We put it up on a 1100mm bench and it is a much improved experience
It is a pump machine with a lever group bolted on
The taste of the espresso is completely different to what you get from a lever machine; there is no soft low pressure pre-infusion, a key ingredient in what makes the espresso from lever machines taste so much better