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Steaming of the milk takes a further 4minutes
Just catching up with this thread and how does it take you this long?!
I thought it seemed very long so timed myself this morning - two minutes from flicking steam switch to finishing steaming. Giving the jug a few whacks on the counter then a bit of swirling to make sure it's properly combined and the actual pour adds another minute, max. I long ago gave up on justifying a dual boiler based on time to make a drink!
Do you have a PID or some other way of knowing what temp you're steaming at?
Anyway I agree with @JB - you use it a lot and have had it a long time so if you want to upgrade base your 'girl maths' on that.
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@ChasnotRobert that’s good.
Here’s my current maths. it takes about 3 mins per espresso shot (weigh, grind, dose, tamp, pull and clean). Steaming of the milk takes a further 4minutes and then bringing the machine back down to temp a further 2 mins.
So I can save myself c.5mins with a dual boiler. I use the machine 3 x per day so that would be 15 mins. That means rough maths 91 hours per year. 16 waking hours per day, 365 days per year means the Micra would have a 9month ROI window. Sell the Silvia and maybe this is 8months.
No brainer