Thank You!🙌

Awesome, love the journey you've been on! Prepare to go down another rabbit hole when you introduce profiling 😅 (a very rewarding rabbit hole, at least!)

Thank you! 🙏 I can't wait to see where I can take this channel now that its finally cracked 10k subs, I hope I can get the attention of the big players in the coffee world so I can really get some meaty videos down this coming year!

@@Rydecoffeecoach keep at it Ryde! We need more of YOU 🥳

I really love the Profitec Go so I would be leaning towards that! 👌

Yeh, I really hope it does good things for their coffee line. I like Smeg as a brand but their current line of machines are terrible.

You're totally welcome! Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to watch and also comment. 🙌🙏

Sounds like an awesome plan!! 🙌🎉

Thank you! If you're chasing better espresso taste, then the Pico is definitely the choice. The Stilosa is easier but without pimping it out with the better basket, tamp and portafilter, you won't get a great espresso.

I do have videos on the semi automatics but just not the fully auto ones. However, I just posted a video on the Morning pod machines and these are actually great at extracting nice shots so I would watch that video and see if that would work. I would normally say stay away from full auto machines as they don't make great coffee and can attract ants (and/or gross things in the milk area). But if you absolutely need to, I would look at Jura or De'Longhi as they are decent enough. But try to convince your wife that a machine like a Breville touch/oracle is pretty close to an press button or do what I do and just buy the machine you want and then make her coffee every morning. 😅🙌

thanks for the tip I'm definitely not keen on the fully auto. and I'm interested in a bit of a learning curve @@Rydecoffeecoach

Yeh because unfortunately even though I thought I'd be making content for Aussies, you guys are only 8% of my viewers and majority are in countries that use the USD and can't convert backwards from AUD. I'm trying to cover both by using USD/AUD pricing in future videos. 👌

I understand, I enjoyed the videos. I'm looking at buying my first machine and amazed at how many different types there are. What would you recommend on a budget around $600 - $800. I've been reading and watching video reviews but hard to decide. Cheers Keith

Yes I love them too but they are a bit more expensive but having the option of milk is great.

Love it!

Thanks! Yeh thats the really difficult thing about many of the appliance brands, they all have smaller portafilter sizes and so you invest all this money buying the best accessories but then when you upgrade you have to do it all the time. But I think you should still be able to sell those 51mm accessories and regain some of your money. I think its awesome that you've gone on this journey because you're experiencing how coffee keeps getting better and better! Enjoy the Ride.

I strongly believe you should avoid a grinder combo machine as one of them will always fail first (usually the machine) and then what do you do? Have two machines on the bench and use one just as a grinder? It's so much easier to find a cheap grinder that will last you 10+ years than a cheap coffee machine. So picking up a second hand grinder is much less risky than any machine. But even new, grinders like Breville/Sage smart grinder pro or dose control pro are cheap and excellent starting points. Then just buy the Sage Bambino if you don't have a big budget. But if you can stretch to something like a Profitec Go and a Eureka Mignon Silenzio you'll be set up with the best from the start and won't need to worry about replacing until you're ready to upgrade.

I picked up a bes860 when looking for a grinder 10 years ago. people who dont discover better grinders, love the coffee when used with FRESH BEANS. second hand 64mm grinders are cheap

Yep that's the way to go. Any given day on FB marketplace you'll be able to find a used grinder for around $50

I try to stay away from the touch or the Oracle because you don't really want a built in grinder and they are very expensive for machines that may only last you 5 years. I think you can make great coffees on the Bambino for a lot less. The dual boiler is the best of the Breville machines but they have gotten quite expensive lately too and so it's just being aware that these machines may not last and there are other machines like the Turin Legato which probably last 5 years too (hasn't been around long enough to know for sure) but for a lot less money.

@@Rydecoffeecoach thanks for your reply, I really appreciate it. Could you recommend any automatic coffee machines?

@@brendanhutton7452 look, as far as auto machines go, these are very handy and do make good coffee. But there are some De'Longhi auto machines that I've heard can last 10 years but I'm not as experienced with servicing them so I can't speak from my own. Jura also have some that from talking to technicians are reliable too.

😅 yes we'll in the way that coffee is still completely subjective so if someone loves the taste of butter and burnt dark roasted Robusta coffee, then who's to say that is wrong? I hate it and so many snobs would hate it but it's not necessarily wrong if people prefer that. 🤷