Decent Espresso Machine Overview
Decent Espresso Overview
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Italy, meet Seattle. The best of both worlds.
Our goal is the espresso quality you get from Italian professional espresso machines such as the La Marzocco™ Strada EP, but in a machine made for your home. By applying the engineering chops of Seattle's high tech community, we aim to extend the vision of what an espresso machine can be. We achieve rock-solid temperature and pressure with technology, instead of a large metal boiler. A touch tablet controls everything. The Internet is part of our DNA. Our heroes are Synesso™ and Slayer®, two other Seattle-based companies innovating amazingly in the professional barista market. We hope to do the same for the highly discerning home espresso drinker.
Making a decent espresso is really difficult
Espresso is very exacting: your brew temperature and pressure have to be nearly perfect. Off by a few degrees and your drink will be acceptable, but not great. We solve this with our own water-mixing technology, which combines slightly-too-hot water with a small stream of cool water to get it just right. Not only does it nail the desired pressure, but it's one of the few espresso machines to tell you the real pressure at the coffee puck. Most espresso machines tell you the pressure at the pump, which is not useful.This need for precision is why most coffee shops make so-so espresso drinks. Even good coffee shops are often inconsistent. Well-performing professional machines are expensive and demand great skill. With most home machines, you don't stand a chance of making a decent espresso. We want to change that.
Advanced Features
9 of these features are not available on any other espresso machine, at any price.Most of the 7 other features are seen on only a few professional machines starting at $9000.
Pressure Profiling
With your finger, draw the variable pressure you want over the course of making a coffee shot. Or use the included pressure profiles which imitate the best professional machines from history. Or change pressure while your espresso is being made by placing your finger on the realtime controller.
Temperature Profiling
Change water temperature during the course of a shot. Our research found that classic Italian professional espresso machines change temperature during a shot. You can emulate that or have a flat temperature profile. Your choice.
Flow Profiling
With your finger, draw the desired water flow coming out of your coffee puck. Pressure is automatically adjusted to maintain your desired flow. Provides superior control over extraction compared to traditional pressure profiling. Enables even higher coffee extraction rates. Or change flow while your espresso is being made by placing your finger on the realtime controller.
Real Pressure Readings
Most espresso machines tell you the pressure at the pump, which is not helpful. Pressure at the coffee puck is what you need to know and we're one of the few machines to provide it. This information is vital to develop your puck preparation skills.
High Energy, Dry Steam
Our steam heats up to 160°C (320°F), compared to traditional machines which max out at 128°C (260°F). We provide more energy per gram of water, so you can heat with less water. This means significantly less dilution of your milk and thus better flavor.
Pre-infusion End Detection
Our sensors automatically detect when the coffee puck is fully saturated with water. The shot automatically starts at that point. Traditionally, this was done visually by the barista watching for the first drips.
Volumetric Dosing
Stops the espresso shot automatically when a given amount of water has been dispensed by the espresso machine. Total water volume is displayed live during every shot. This provides easily reproducible in-glass volume without having to manually stop the machine.
Flow vs Pressure Priority Modes
You can tell our espresso machine which is more important: flow or pressure. For example, if the water flow goes too fast, pressure can be automatically reduced, and vice-versa.
Slow Infusion System
This optional technique (pioneered by Slayer®) uses a 60 second very slow pre-infusion at low pressure. Experts think this brew method brings the best out of lightly roasted beans.
20°C to 105°C
Instant, flexible water-temperature control. Allows precise extraction of non-coffee aromatics, such as tea, citrus zest, cocoa nibs and more.
"God Shot" Reference
Flow, temperature, and pressure are recorded and graphically presented. You can save the performance of your best shot as a reference and graph it underneath subsequent shots. This allows you to see if the flow and pressure achieved with the current shot approximate your "God shot".
Emulation of Classic Machines
Built into our machine are profiles that mimic the behavior of classic "lever machines," as well as the well known flavor characteristcs that emerge from machines by La Marzocco™, Nuova Simonelli™, Synesso® and Slayer®. Thirty profiles are included, so you can easily browse the history of espresso with a single tap.
Open Minded
Our tablet software is open source, as is our API. This allows the community to extend the capabilities of our machine. Even if you're non-technical, you'll benefit from the free software community's creations. Members of the Decent community have developed and shared their own skins.
Portable
Our espresso machine is light, making it much more suitable for catering jobs. A form-fitted, padded and wheeled suitcase is included.
Tablet free operation
Our espresso machines can be operated without the tablet, simply by pressing buttons on the group head controller. Without a tablet, the DE1 will make its default espresso recipe. With a tablet app, the DE1 can be programmed to make countless different recipes, as well as to provide visual feedback about the quality of your espresso.Software Aftermarket
There are apps for Android and iPhone, not from Decent Espresso, for controlling the DE1 espresso machine. You can find these in the Android and Apple App stores, or the web.Bluetooth Scale Support
A variety of bluetooth enabled scales are supported. This allows your espresso to stop at a desired weight. You also can see the realtime flow rate of coffee into your cup. Atomax Skale 2, Decent Scale, Acaia Pearl, Acaia Lunar, Felicita arc, Hiroia Jimmy.
The Basic Facts
Barista level coffee
A machine that a professional barista would be pleased to have at home. Rock solid temperature, pressure profiling, and presets authored by award winning baristas to get you started.
Nicely built
All metal chassis. Drip tray and water tank made of glazed porcelain. The holes in our portafilter basket are perfectly calibrated with a microscope.
No waiting
Fast warm up: always less than five minutes. Our water mixing technology guarantees accurate and instant temperature changes. Make one espresso shot after another with no pausing. Instant and endless steam immediately after your shot ends.
No guessing
Real-time temperature, pressure and water flow rate displayed on-screen. Espresso flows visibly from a bottomless portafilter, to help you spot problems and perfect your technique.
Plastic free water
Most home machines have a plastic water tank: ours is made of food-grade glazed porcelain. No toxic BPA water worries. No aluminum in the water path.
Easy cleaning
All removable parts are dishwasher safe and made of either metal or glazed porcelain. The metal case withstands regular cleaning and (unlike plastic) isn't allergic to common cleaning products.
Tablet Controlled
Totally controlled from the included touch-screen tablet. It's super-easy: tap to make espresso, tap to foam milk, tap to change the brew temperature, or choose a pressure profile made for you by competition baristas.
Beyond the machine
Our web site and open source tools provide an ecosystem of additional functionality, such as crowdsourced best settings for popular coffee brands, optimizing your caffeine intake, a "teaching mode" and more.
Local compliance
We comply with all local laws and rules where we sell. This can increase the cost of doing business in a country. Our prices are 15% higher in the EU, UK, Australia and Canada. In many countries we have opened our own local repair center. This is to avoid problems with customs, so that we do not need to send machines out of your country for repairs. Our prices are referenced to US dollar prices at the time a new model is introduced. Currency fluctuation may make a machine more or less expensive.
Features
Temperature accuracy
Consistently accurate to +/- 1°C. Professional machines often drift by as much as 3°C and home machines are usually 10°C off. This is the most important factor in high end espresso.
Accurate Pressure
Easily set your espresso brew pressure between 0 and 9.5 bar. Classic espresso is around 9 bar, but recent trends favor lower pressure, such as 8.4 bar or even as low as 6 bar. Our machine is accurate to an average of 1% of your pressure goal.
Pressure Profiling
Choose the variable pressure you want over the course of making a coffee shot. World champion baristas have used this technology for years to win competitions, but it's never before been available in a home machine.
Mimicry
Choose "brew recipes" that mimic the temperature and pressure characteristics of famous classic espresso machines. Imitate the flavors found in manual lever machines, La Marzocco™, and Slayer® espresso machines.
Simple to use
An easy "tap to do this" tablet touch screen interface makes great espresso push-button simple. Over 20 tablet styles to choose from: see just the features you need.
Hot Water Dispenser
Choose the exact temperature you want the hot water to be, and how long to pour for. Have an extra hot Americano, the same way, every time. Also useful for making delicate tea.
110V or 220V
Our machine is available in two voltages, compatible with all worldwide voltages and plugs, and is certified to the UL and CE safety standards. Our machine can handle 100V to 130V, or 200V to 250V. All models can handle 50hz and 60hz power. Video about 240V in the USA.
Timed Shots
Your espresso shot stops automatically after your set number of seconds has elapsed.
Open Minded
Our tablet software is open source, as is our API. This allows the community to extend the capabilities of our machine. Even if you're non-technical, you'll benefit from the free software community's creations.
Second Screen
HDMI output and chromecast support means you can show your clients the high technology behind their espressos as they're made.
Highest Quality Portafilter Basket
The perforated metal basket that holds your coffee grounds is a suprisingly vital component in making espresso.
Front-mounted standby power button
A front-mounted push button switch lets you visibly put the machines on low-power, cool standby.
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