
Espresso Machines: Pacific Espresso boasts 30 years of experience with both home and commerical espresso machines. From that expansive knowledge base, we can offer you a selection of the highest quality machines, whether you are a practical home user or a critical professional.
LA MARZOCCO: Undoubtly, La Marzocco offers the best machine there is. La Marzocco is a small, hands-on company based in Florence, Italy, where it has access to workers that have a long tradition and pride in craftmanship. They have been building espresso machines for over 80 years for coffee houses, coffee laboratories, coffee roasters, coffee researchers and very selective home users. It is a company that has a history of innovation and a culture that tirelessly seeks to improve the quality of the beverage in the cup.
La Marzocco is the company responsible for the fact that today's espresso machines have horizontal boilers instead of the vertical boilers that were ubiquitous in the last century. La Marzocco developed and patented this horizontal design, realizing that it would create a much more efficient platform for the barista to prepare espresso drinks. That innovation led to another that the rest of the industry is just beginning to become aware of: seperate boilers for brewing and steaming. Espresso needs to be brewed below boiling while steamed milk needs a temperature that is around 275ºF to create proper froth on a continual basis. In order to accomplish this, most manufacturers use a heat exchanger, but that method produces inconsistant results. Instead, La Marzocco uses a boiler that is independantly controlled for each function; one for soley brewing espresso and an additional one for steaming milk. In their latest models, and even their home machine, the GS-3, this separation of functions allows for customizing brewing temperatures to specific coffees.
Miles ahead of the competition, if you want the best, La Marzocco is your only choice.
Fiorenzato: Fiorenzato offers high-quality, traditional heat-exchange single boiler espresso machines with a focus on workmanship, design, and quality materials. Their designs use high quality components and stainless steel bodies to present a machine that can hold up to the high demands of the commercial environment.
Their single boiler design allows customers to stay within their budgets to optimize profits, while still obtaining a customer-satisfying, quality product.
Franke: Located in Aarburg, Switzerland, Franke has a strong, worldwide, reputation for quality food service and coffee equipment. They specialize in automated espresso brewing machines designed for various uses, from break rooms to 5 star Hotels and restaurants. Franke's line of one touch coffee machines ensure coffee bar results with limited training.
If you need equipment that can hold up to a demanding enviornment and you have staff that has multiple responsibilities and various tasks, Franke has the perfect espresso machine that will make these conditions a breeze. |