Comments on: Seattle Coffee Gear Unveils House Brand Diletta Espresso, Launches Two Machines https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/08/05/seattle-coffee-gear-unveils-house-brand-diletta-espresso-launches-two-machines/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: SteveP https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/08/05/seattle-coffee-gear-unveils-house-brand-diletta-espresso-launches-two-machines/#comment-492580 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:00:35 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=163331#comment-492580 So where are these machines made?* Seems an oversight not to mention it. I’d say that since there are any number of machines in this rather crowded space, and TBH I don’t see anything exceptional in either one. I would assume they use the same internal vibratory pumps and pressurestats as other brands.

A stainless steel boiler is common now (but only used in one f these). PIDs are just a bauble (IMO) on a HX machine, but of course mandatory on those without some way of switching from coffee brew temp to steam temp (also not explained on the smaller machine – thermoblock?). Choosing an E61 grouphead was smart

So many coffee machine brands are just skins over the same parts-bin parts. Which is fine since most of the parts used are reliable and cheap to replace. But this puts SCG (I’ve been a customer in the past) into direct competition with some of the lines it distributes. They can’t be happy about that

*From the SCG website “Developed as a partnership between Seattle Coffee Gear and a prestigious Italian machine developer” Made in Italy – and yes – thermoblock steam on the little one

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