rancilio silvia Articles

K Kat

SCG’s Most Popular Coffee Gear – 2012

Even if you don’t buy into New Year’s resolutions, there’s nothing wrong with thin...

• Jan 16, 2013

K Kat

Compare: Rancilio Silvia vs. Breville Infuser

When discussing small home espresso machines that can produce a great shot despite...

• Dec 14, 2012

K Kat

Compare: Rancilio Silvia with PID vs. Nuova Simonelli Oscar

While these two machines certainly have some core functional differences, they are...

• Sep 4, 2012

K Kat

Rancilio Silvia with PID: Shot Temp in Cup

If you retrofit a PID on a Rancilio Silvia, how should you calibrate it to ensure ...

• Aug 27, 2012

K Kat

New! SCG Parts Kits

Since we launched our new website with a selection of external-only parts, we've b...

• Aug 24, 2012

K Kat

The Race is On!: Rancilio Silvia vs. Crossland CC1

Time for a side by side grudge match with two of our favorites! We've collected so...

• Jun 1, 2012

K Kat

Crew Review: Rancilio Bottomless Portafilter

While we have carried a bottomless portafilter for E61 brew heads that also did wo...

• Apr 27, 2012

K Kat

SCG Tech Tips: Espresso Machine Maintenance & Care

So you've finally pulled together the courage to add up how much you've been spend...

• Feb 22, 2012

K Kat

SCG's Most Popular Coffee Gear - 2011

Not that we're encouraging you to keep up with the Joneses, but if you're in the m...

• Jan 24, 2012

K Kat

Compare: Breville Dual Boiler vs. Rancilio Silvia

In another of our not-so-infamous grudge matches, we pit Breville's new Dual Boile...

• Nov 21, 2011

K Kat

Compare: Breville Barista Express vs. Rancilio Silvia

After a couple of requests for this comparison model, Gail breaks it down for us: ...

• Nov 9, 2011

K Kat

Experimenting with Ristrettos

You know that since we are part of the goblin class, we love short things, right? ...

• Oct 28, 2011