Brand New: La Marzocco Linea Mini R Review

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I tried to keep the video as objective as possible. If you feel there was something I didn't cover, be sure to ask below and I'll try to get back to you!

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@tatemazer Brew By Weight Video:

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Dr. Pavlis Water: 1g Potassium Bicarbonate to 10L of Distilled (or low ppm RO) water.

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TIME CUES

0:00- Introduction and Disclaimer
1:12- Overview of Changes
4:00- Purposeful Plastic Portafilter?
6:10- The App
7:12- Pre-Brewing & Pre-Infusion
13:29- Changing Pump Pressure
15:39- Gicleur (it's not a bad word)
17:15- Water Apologia
18:19- Temperature Discussion
20:30- Brew By Weight
22:03- TLDW

[LanceHedrick]

PLEASE READ:
It has come to my attention (by 1 person) that there is a slight chance one could watch this video and think I'm impressed by this machine. That is not the case. For the price and legacy and company, I expect and have expected for some time a true competitor for the modern market. But the company decided to hold onto what they do best and not push for unnovation or question the quo. For what they do, they do well. That's what this reflects. If you jive with that, cool. I'd never buy this unless I had a small catering service.

Hate to ask, but if you enjoyed the video, kind reminder to hit the like button, leave a comment, hit save or copy link, etc. All of these help push the video and is much appreciated! Hope you enjoyed. And hope LM is willing to take a step outside their comfort zone to provide something a bit more innovative in the future!

[Kaffeemacher]

Thanks for the shout, Lance. We're happy that, as almost always, we're on the same page with this test and the evaluation of the Linea Mini R. Keep up the great work. ❤

[tatemazer]

21:21 Omg that's my face 😯😯 thanks for the mention, working on getting that kit ready for you!

[michaelcibula]

“I’m always at 3 cause I go hard in the paint”. Needed that Lance moment. Thank you.

[christopherguy]

There is no reason why all APIs aren't open source. They're selling the hardware, they're not a software company. Having the community contribute to software improvements only makes their machines more valuable.

[Phil_OG]

The plastic attachment to the portafilter is actually really cool. Comes in handy very much when you have guest over

[Jaroslav.]

Just a small note to the steam wand mention at 1:45 - they used to ship the previous Mini with Pro Touch stock (at least here in Europe), Mini R has something they call Cool Touch. The steam wand on the Mini R isn’t the $700 Pro Touch made in the US, it’s some sort of cheaper alternative made in Italy. It’s still double walled stainless steel and all that, it just isn’t vacuum sealed and isn’t made by the aerospace company in the US. 😊

[davidjaniszewski]

I added a pump kill button to my Eagle one prima and now I can do pre infusion with line pressure without activating the 3 way solenoid. I don't understand why it is so hard for these big brands to offer these basic features. As much as I don't personally love the feel of using the Decent espresso machine, I totally understand why its popular since its actually giving customers what they want.

[markosgd]

I also wanted to saturate the pack as quickly and efficiently as possible - so I bought the lever :) All jokes aside, this is an absolutely wonderful machine, I used Micra for about 8 months and enjoyed it so much. Great review Lance!

[jackowens_]

Very nice analysis Lance, thanks! ☺️possible correction at 18:07 - I think it’s still an integrated brew group rather than saturated…

I think the thermal stability issue without the steam boiler is perhaps due to the steam boiler being an HX to preheat the feed water to the brew boiler. Interesting to hear how much it affects things when turned off, though I agree with you regarding the ability to taste a couple degrees drift over the course of a shot being very small!

[myatix]

Thank you so much for sharing Lance… Great video! I would really love to hear your thoughts about the new La Marzocco Mini vs Lelit Bianco V3… Thanks again

[spirqc]

Looking forward for the Tate Mazer collab!

[thodgson]

I love the idea of the mini as a catering machine - and if I was going to do that I'd shell out for the scale. I got to play with one a few months ago and it worked really well. That being said, for home use, I'll just stop it manually. I also love that portafilter as someone who normally uses a bottomless but occasionally likes to split shots.

And honestly the shot timer is so nice to have.

[jimmythefish]

If I’m being picky, the gauges are a little small and it would be nice to have a timer that didn’t look like a clock radio from 1983.

[amandapeine]

The Synchronika also has a switch to turn the steam boiler off. I don't steam but I do like having the hot water tap so I leave it on.

[fcoolplane]

I love LM, but solely for home use is it worth getting over the micra for the price increase...?

[onecreative]

First time watching your videos. Excellect job without going too far into the weeds. Thank you

[Yirgamalabar]

Love the RPavlis water mention and the idea of adding more minerals after the shot. Makes a lot of sense and never occurred to me as a viable option.

[OliverLaisen]

Absolutely another great video Lance, thank you for also doing these High end machines 🙏

[DeCaboRojoPR]

As usual very good review Lance. This unit is in my short list for a coffee cart. Appreciate the effort you put to learning and sharing ❤.