Our Price: $699.00
* Dual system temperature control for coffee brewing and steam; frothing
* 16-BAR pump pressure
* Boiler machine has a external heating element to provide greater capacity to the boiler and longer life preventing lime, calcium or water sediments to get in contact with
* Boiler and group are made of brass
* Safety thermo fuse and steam pipe protector
* Accu-read gauge and flip switch controls allow for trouble free, user friendly operation
* Group and filter holder of professional quality and size. Diameter of filter holder is 58mm
* Convenient cup warmer with railing on top of the unit keep cups warm
* 1200 Watts
* Removable 101 oz (3 Liter) water tank is filled on the side which makes it easier to read visual level
* No water warning light (auto stop). This valuable feature ensures machine will not operate when tank is running out of water. This will avoid pump damage
* Drip tray made of polished stainless steel
* 3-Way Solenoid Valve. Relieves the water pressure off the coffee when the brew switch is turned off. It dries out the coffee to prevent dripping and makes it easy to knock the coffee out of the portafilter with one knock
* Entire body machine is made of stainless steel
* Includes: 1 single shot basket, 1 double shot basket, 1 tamper
* Weight: 26.46 Lbs
* 1-year warranty
* Origin: Spain
Product Specifications:
* Dimensions: 9.8″ Wx 14.2″ H x 12.4″ D
* Water tank capacity: 3 liters
* Bodywork: Inox Steel
* Tamper size: 58mm
* Weight: 26.5 lbs.
* Voltage: 120V; Power: 1200W
* Pump Pressure: 16 bar
* Coffee thermostat: Boiler 100?
* Steam thermostat 140?
* Steam pipe protector
* Brass portafilter holder: 60mm
* Coffee solenoid: no drip
* No water warning light: auto stop
* S-2 Autoprime valve
* Cappuccino/hot water pipe
* Coffee Tamper: removable arm
* Origin: Spain
Very interesting to see these new sorts of machines being reviewed. If I read the first look correctly, this is basically a single-boiler machine with a thermoblock added on for steaming. Given that a few of the coffeegeeks that I respect most have commented that they have noticed great improvements from going from a silvia to a HX machine, and that you lucky northern hemisphere guys seem to have great HX machines available in the same price range as this machine, this seems to be a brave offering at the price point.
1st-line Equipment, LLC started marketing the Ascaso Steel Uno Versatile in June of 2006. Although Versatile is in its name, the Ascaso Steel Uno is an extraordinary home-model espresso machine. The features found on no other machines in its price class are a the low water cut-off switch under the reservoir when the water is low and b the temperature gauge which helps users achieve repeatable results of espresso extraction by focusing in on the boielr temperature. This espresso machine is also satifactory for a small office environemt where E.S.E. single dose pods need to be used.
There is approximately 30-60 second wait time to go from coffee mode to steam mode (after depressing the steam switch in). After steaming milk, the user can depress the steam switch out. After placing a cup under the steam wand, the user can rotate the steam knob to the on position, and the pump will automatically activate so that the ‘too hot steamed water’ exits and the temperature of the boiler can be brought down to make additional espresso.
Also, when shopping around, it is a good idea to confirm that the model you are shopping for is the Steel Uno Professional. If it does not state Professional, some of the features listed below are different on the non-professional versions which have smaller brass boilers or smaller sized groupheads.
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