La Pavoni Lusso with Black Lever & La Pavoni Cilindro Prosumer Coffee Grinder

This La Pavoni lever espresso machine and coffee grinder ensure smooth, robust cups of authentic Italian espresso. Save when purchasing this specially-priced set.

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La Pavoni created the first espresso machine for home use, and their expertise remains unparalleled. The Professional Lusso, first released in 1977, is an icon of modern design, and the mechanisms have remained virtually unchanged since because it lets you pull truly divine shots of espresso. The word pull is literal here: The lever mechanism provides the pressure needed to extract coffee, and how you pull as well as the size, dose and freshness of the coffee grounds are variables you can calibrate to make espresso to your taste. The process is simple: Turn the machine on, prepare coffee in the portafilter, attach, lift, and pull down. But it takes some practice to get right, which is why we put togetherthis comprehensive guide. Its 100% worth the effort, because this machine lasts forever.

If you’re serious about coffee, especially espresso, a top-quality coffee grinder like the La Pavoni Cilindro Prosumer is key.It features a hopper on the top that holds up to 600g of coffee beans and an anti-slip base, but its crowning feature is the flat hardened steel burrs. This results in a very uniform grind that is crucial for good espresso.With a powerful50mm burr diameterand a speed of about 1.4grams a second, it is an efficient machine.

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This setlets you grind beans straight into a portafilter and pull what baristas call ‘the God shot’not uncommon in La Pavoni’s iconic espresso makers. Made in the same Milan factory, they matchin both aesthetics and quality.