LA MARZOCCO LINEA MICRA: Review of La Marzocco's New Home Espresso Machine!

MY FIRST LM GB5 WAS 10 YEARS OLD NOT 20! Started on it in 2015 and the GB5 (first in 2005) we had was one of the first serial codes. I think I'm older than I am!

What are your thoughts on this? Comment below.
Find below time cues, links, AND another Temperature Test (at 98C).

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This article has both the WBC standards for heat test PLUS bonus responses to questions by Greg Scace himself:
*I did not take averages from 4-25 seconds and produce standard deviation as protocol asks for because I don't have a data logger. Apologies. working on getting one!

This article shows the building of a Piero Group Cap and explains it in the thread:

98C Temp Test:
shot--temp--time before pull
1-- 96.1C (10min)
2— 97.6 C (5min)
3— 97.8C (2min)
4— 98.6C (2min)
5— 97.9C (1min)
6— 98.2C (1min)
7— 97.1C (30s)
8— 98.2C (30s)
9— 94.5C (10s)
0— 93C (10s)
1— 90.8C (10s)
2— 88.5C (10s)
3— 87.7C (10s)
4— 87.7C (10s)
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Time Cues:
0:00- Intro
1:42- Visual Overview
3:27- Beatbox Break
3:44- Visual Cont'd
6:54- LM Home App
9:54- Temperature Testing
12:13- Insides
18:41- Mini Milk Digression
19:31- Elephant in the Room
22:04- Wrap-up

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[LanceHedrick]

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[JonBusey]

Lance is the only youtuber or video personality of any kind I enjoy watching, whatever the topic. He's just funny and cool.

[joseroda]

The beatboxing made my day. I also loved that Lance went for metric system when showing the sizes. Great review Lance! Thanks so much!

[chronicmango]

As a person whose been using La Marzocco for a decade, I’d be happy to pay $3900 for that machine, but I don’t want features - I want exactly what that is. Built like a tank, will never break down, built with quality in mind.

But I won’t buy it because a V60 and a Virtuoso make high quality coffee and have been for me for like 8 years. As a cafe owner, there isn’t much of an economic justification for me to have an espresso machine and when I want espresso at home, the Flair does what I want.

Thanks for a thorough and solid review, Lance. Always appreciate you.

[MarcW-qo]

I have owned a Linea Micra for the past 2 months and it's an absolutely superb machine - love it!

[mikethornton]

I’ve just ordered this machine and thanks so much for your review. I completely agree however with your comments regarding flow control and price. In a perfect world, I would love to utilise flow control but I unfortunately then remind myself, I am a Dad, I have a wife and a dog that require attention + I would like to keep my job and as such I just simply wouldn’t have the time to make the most of it. What I love about this machine is its a great quality plug and play machine, quick to heat up and just simple for those of us with not enough hours in the day! :) Keep up the great content! Cheers

[MicKofi]

Your beatboxing was unironically a 10/10

[mexicanhalloween]

as a technician I really appreciate this amount of detail and begrudgingly acknowledge the utility of flat head screws

[TheYoyoma]

Best honest review out there, all the other reviews don’t have you level of depth and detail.

[andlum]

I switched from a Decent to a Micra and never looked back. Making espresso since then is much more emotional and less scientific, but I love it! :)

[richardvila]

You are truly a beast when it comes to reviews 😂. Just right in your face weather you like it or not. Just love it!

[sharakim]

Thank you for making a review that made sense and was honest. I have been looking for a home machine for a while and was interested in what this had to offer. Also, as someone who is probably very less knowledgeable than most people here about espresso machines, I appreciate you breaking down the more complicated things to a language that I can understand!

[ezioahmet]

I love espresso machine deep dive videos. I'm always looking for my eventual upgrade, so the more I learn from a genius of coffee, the better knowledge I'll have to choose the best machine for my capabilities. Love your content!

Edit: Your point about lack of flow control for the price is a good point. All other machines I've looked at for that price range have flow control

[scottiepartin]

One of the best reviews out there. Thanks for the overview of the internals. The Micra is a buy for me, ordered one in Black. Great match for my use case after 16 years with an Expobar Office Lever is simple, good shots and a quality home machine. Flow control has never been a consideration. Looking forward to having it delivered.

[backslide]

Just took delivery of mine. I absolutely love it.

[MarkLiversedge]

Lance I just wanted to take a moment to say how much I love your films. So beautifully made and a joy to watch. I’ve pretty much landed on getting a Bianca Mara X but watching these reviews for fun!

[stairwaytokenny]

WTF this dude randomly beatboxes and then literally physically drops the base. Legend.

[sylviashield]

Thank you Lance for this wonderful informative video. You are my "go to" when it comes to knowledge and the coffee experience. I have had this machine on my list for the past 5 years... unfortunately life got in the way... however now is my time and i couldn't be more excited. Time has worked in my favor with the new Linea Micra !.

[therealnickstephenson]

I think LM have done a wonderful job of introducing a new machine that doesn't alienate any of their existing customers and broadens the market for the LM experience. Build quality, consistency, and service is what keeps people in the LM eco-system, so any machine that can expand that reach a little more is a good thing IMO! Great machine, and very happy to see they haven't compromised anything in their philosophy - as a Linea Mini owner I can happily say this is going to be a great machine for anyone who wants simple, quality coffee and a machine that's a joy to use (without wishing I had it!)

[leonardomatterhorn]

"Now I can't split the shot with Petunia over there" 🤣
The beatboxing is AWESOME! I honestly thought that it was a recording.
Great content!