La Pavoni PA-1200 Napolitana Espresso Machine Review
The La Pavoni Napolitana espresso machine is the complete package. It is incredibly attractive and elegant in the kitchen thanks to an almost entirely stainless steel design, yet it is also incredibly functional and durable. Besides being designed to brew delicious espresso on the spot, this machine includes a grinder and coffee press as well. From whole bean to grounds to delicious liquid espresso, this one machine allows you to do it all.
La Pavoni Napolitana Espresso Machine Advantages
With the La Pavoni PA-1200 espresso machine you can make more than just espresso. There is a steaming feature that allows you to froth milk which creates delicious cappuccino right in your own kitchen.
The machine has a very strong pump with 16 bars of pressure and a brass boiler that ensure the final product looks, tastes and smells like real espresso. There is a tamper that allows you to determine how much of the pressure is used, so you have more control than you would with machines that do this for you automatically.
Since the coffee flow is also released and stopped manually, you are always in control of the shot sizes. While this is quite different than machines that have settings for different shot sizes, many users prefer to have control over how much espresso comes out at a time.
The big advantages of the La Pavoni Napolitana espresso machine are the elegant appearance, ability to make cappuccino as well as espresso, and the manual operations which allow you to determine how much espresso comes out at a time and how much pressure is used to make the perfect espresso. Having a built-in grinder makes it even more functional.
La Pavoni Napolitana Espresso Machine Cons
Of course, with the good always comes the bad. There are two features of the Napolitana espresso machine that may become disadvantages for some users:
1. The grinder doesn’t drop coffee directly into the filter due to the design and positioning of the filter.
2. The water reservoir is not removable.
The first problem is really a minor inconvenience. Some users have pointed out that you can tilt the filter back so that the grounds do fall directly in. This is definitely a flaw in the design and it is a bit less convenient to have to hold the filter in place, but it still beats out having to grind your beans in a separate machine and transfer them to your espresso machine.
While a removable water reservoir is more convenient and makes that task of refilling much easier and less messy, having to refill at the machine shouldn’t be a huge deal for most users. It is designed for easy access and the reservoir holds 100 ounces so it is large enough that you won’t need to constantly refill.
La Pavoni Napolitana Espresso Machine Summary
When you pull all of these feature together, good and bad, you have an espresso machine that most will love but a few will hate. This is not a fully automatic machine that allows you to simply pop in some coffee grounds and spit out espresso. It offers some manual controls that can be manipulated to make the perfect espresso for you and all of your guests.
For some people having the ability to control the pressure and other aspects of the machine is appreciated, but for others it will require some getting used to. You will definitely have to spend some time learning to use some parts of the machine, but the final outcome could be very worth it.
Originally posted 2010-10-12 19:43:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter