Hi again Reiss,
Last week i went to my friend Vincent to pull some espresso shots on his recently acquired L1. Here is my comments after lots of espresso and latte 😉
First the machine is simple, clean and elegant design where the SS shine and is well assembled. The soft led are well integrated to the frame, the wooden handle are very nice looking too. His machine is a 2gen without the tank, plumb in. So the inside is very clean and look almost empty! The machine is heavy and rock solid with absolutely no flex whatesoever. It is a pleasure to feel the lever action and the no noise experience!
The pour was fabulous to watch, nice coloured stripes of dark caramel flowing slowly into our cup. Very stable, pour after an other. The quality of each shot was better then the best i can get with the same beans on my Rancilio Silvia. But what impress me the most was the steaming! It was the first time for me that i had the chance to use a true commercial powerful machine. We where using the four holes tips and it was very easy for me to steam the milk to an absolute perfect microfoam on the first try and on all subsequent try!!! It gives the best latte i have had in my life with my own espresso blend. WOW, can’t wait to get my own machine! We did at least 12 espresso in a row plus few latte and never saw any problem at all. The machine was always ready.
Thanks, this is a very nicely made commercial lever machine for the home enthousiast.
Séb