The Machine
I have a Rancilio Miss Silvia. There's a fairly large amount of information available about this machine on the net. Here's an FAQ. Here's the coffeekid article "Cheating Miss Silvia". I bought it here.
I'm a picky sucker, and I find that the Rancilio is actually quite adequate. I'm not gushing about how great it is, but I get much better coffee that I can get out of the local coffee shops.
Ideally, it would do a few more things:
- Better temperature stability
- Pre-infusion
- A separate hot water wand
- A larger drip tray