Best Lelit Semi-Automatic and Manual Coffee Machines

A bit disappointing – I was upgrading machines from a very old Saeco Via Venezia. I was looking for a quality machine but not too expensive. I found while the PL41temd… Read more

will get you a cup of decent coffee after a bit of acclimatisation that compared to the old Via Venezia, well it was lacking a bit of sophistication. The older machine was more solid, had an inbuilt water tank and I didn’t have to fiddle around getting the boiler reprimed after using steam. I will guarantee that the old machine didn’t deliver 9 bar pressure and that the temperature was pretty uncontrolled but it delivered a cup of coffee with an easier process that was still a nice cup of coffee. I was sorry that I didn’t spend a bit more and get a Lelit Victoria. ( PL91) In the end I thought if I really wanted a Victoria I should get one but if I was spending that kind of money a Lelit Mara was a much better option. Which is what I did. And now I am very happy. So I would not recommend a Lelit PL41tempd and would suggest the Victoria as a better option for a bit more cash. But for pure joy definitely a Mara. Yes, a bit more than twice the price of a PL41 but far more than twice the quality. My sister will be getting the PL91.