I note with customer enquiries the persistent suspicion as to whether the Bacchi can possibly deliver real espresso like a commercial machine. I have no hesitation in saying “It does!”.
Having recently returned from taking the Bacchi on a two week holiday where I used it multiple times a day I think even more highly of it than I did before.
There are only two conditions I can apply to the Bacchi. One, it is not a machine for meeting the needs of more than two people. Second, and I am tempted to write this in bold 48 point in response to all the clowns grizzling on the many coffee forums around the net, the base on the Bacchi only distorts if you place it on the heat without putting 30mL of water in the base. A bit like forgetting to put water in the radiator of your car really.
We have now sold many many Bacchi, and whilst it is true that a number of customers have come back saying the base plate has distorted, they have all without exception eventually come clean and admitted that they forgot to put water in it, or placed it on the heat and went off to do something else and completely forgot about the Bacchi on the heat. The good news is you can replace the base for a nominal cost and your Bacchi is as good as new again.
I am unaware of any instance where a Bacchi has failed other than as a result of the misuse described above.
Below are two unedited clips of our Bacchi in action on our recent holiday. The espresso in the first clip is over extracted, I know. In the second clip the extraction is pretty good, although I failed to capture the commencement of the extraction. On the Bacchi you can fine tune the extraction time by how far you open the release tap on the machine.
All taken on a well used 3GS iPhone so I’m afraid the quality isn’t wonderful in the low-ish lighting.
