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Strictly speaking, the foregoing bears little relation to the Café Society, in that the typical French café does not serve very palatable espresso. This said...It was with heavy heart that we threw out our last espresso machine, a Krups M4020, I believe. That having been our third machine to blow its pump in 7 years, I began to investigate more serious options. I discovered a world of espresso aficionados hitherto unknown to me, best embodied by the Coffee Geek site. After much research, I finally settled on a Rancilio Silvia and its grinder companion, the Rancilio Rocky. The Silvia bears more resemblance to a tank than a feminine persona, but that's the whole point: it's made of commercial grade components.
I won't add to the plethora of web postings concerning the Silvia, except to say that making espresso ristreto with it is much easier than many of the posters let on. It's harder than making American filter coffee, but what isn't?
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