Buying guides
La Marzocco Linea Micra: what the money buys
A café dual boiler cut down for a kitchen. What the Linea Micra actually changes in the cup, who it is for, and who should keep their money.
Professional machines
Multi-group, plumbed, commercial equipment, plus the prosumer machines that borrow from it.
Buying guides
Articles
Volumetric, paddle or button
How a bar machine decides when to stop a shot, why volumetric dosing drifts, and what a paddle gives back to the person holding it.
A commercial machine at home
Power, plumbing, drainage and heat: what a bar machine actually demands of a kitchen, and when the answer is to buy a smaller machine instead.
Do you need a professional machine at home?
Almost certainly not, and the reasons are not about money. A commercial machine is engineered for a problem your kitchen does not have.