Each guide answers one buying question and shows the figures behind the answer.
3 guides
How to choose
Bench depth, boiler type, milk volume and parts supply decide this purchase. The four questions to settle before any model name, worked in AUD with GST included.
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Running costs
Machine, beans, milk, power and filters, divided per cup. At two a day over five years an example $1,000 machine adds 27 cents; the whole cup lands near $1.45.
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Maintenance
Scale kills home espresso machines. What Australian water hardness means for your descaling interval, what the filter buys, and what a year of it costs.
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