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Starbucks Sirena Espresso Machine
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Mickey Deez.
I like espresso all right -- love it, actually -- but as official Old Folks I have pretty much switched to Sr. Citz. coffee at McDonald's, which is pretty good.
Plus, I hear McDonald's is getting ready to add espresso & latte & cappuccino & I don't know what-all to its coffee menu. Who'd a-thunk?
I am guessing, however, that they won't be offering any Sr. Citz. espresso & latte & cappuccino. So it goes.
Anyhow, that's how come I have no insights to offer regarding Starbux Sirena Espresso Machine. Sorry.
I like espresso all right -- love it, actually -- but as official Old Folks I have pretty much switched to Sr. Citz. coffee at McDonald's, which is pretty good.
Plus, I hear McDonald's is getting ready to add espresso & latte & cappuccino & I don't know what-all to its coffee menu. Who'd a-thunk?
I am guessing, however, that they won't be offering any Sr. Citz. espresso & latte & cappuccino. So it goes.
Anyhow, that's how come I have no insights to offer regarding Starbux Sirena Espresso Machine. Sorry.
-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.
We have offspring who have one of these. He's 'into' coffee, roasts his own green beans etc. I sort of watch him do his barista thing on a visit a few months ago. I thought the end result was comparable to stopping it at the neighborhood coffee shop.
That said, any espresso machine that produces sufficient 'bars' of pressure to push water through the ground-up beans will produce espresso. Somehow I can't see how a $500 Sirena is any better than a 'no-name' $150 machine. BTW, this one is based on a Saeco design.
I have a Capresso combo machine that's actually 2 separate systems, separate water reservoirs, heater elements, etc. It has performed flawlessly for 7-8 years though the carafe dribbles on the counter if you try to pour the first couple of cups too fast. The espresso side also has worked flawlessly and makes anything I'd order at Starbucks.
Jim Ricks
That said, any espresso machine that produces sufficient 'bars' of pressure to push water through the ground-up beans will produce espresso. Somehow I can't see how a $500 Sirena is any better than a 'no-name' $150 machine. BTW, this one is based on a Saeco design.
I have a Capresso combo machine that's actually 2 separate systems, separate water reservoirs, heater elements, etc. It has performed flawlessly for 7-8 years though the carafe dribbles on the counter if you try to pour the first couple of cups too fast. The espresso side also has worked flawlessly and makes anything I'd order at Starbucks.
Jim Ricks