Turin Legato V2 Updates
The Turin Legato V2 adds more control to the original Legato’s compact home-espresso format. The key changes are an accessible OPV adjustment, separate brew and steam temperature settings, and more flexible pre-infusion settings. These controls help you tune a repeatable recipe; they do not replace a suitable grinder or consistent puck preparation.
Brew boiler and steam thermoblock
The Legato V2 product specification lists a 550ml stainless steel brew boiler and a separate steam thermoblock. It is therefore a hybrid heating system, not a conventional two-boiler machine. Having a separate steam heater avoids raising the brew boiler to steam temperature after each espresso.
The 58mm basket format gives you a broad choice of preparation tools. Basket diameter does not guarantee that every complete 58mm portafilter will lock into the group: lug geometry, gasket and basket depth still matter.
What the adjustable OPV does
The over-pressure valve limits maximum system pressure by allowing water to bypass when its threshold is reached. Turning that adjustment cannot make a coarse, low-resistance coffee puck build pressure. If coffee gushes through, check grind, dose and puck preparation first.
An OPV setting is also different from a flow profile. It does not automatically create a programmed rise and fall of flow throughout the shot. Follow the model’s pressure-setting procedure instead of copying a number of screw turns from an unrelated machine.
Using the two temperature settings
V2 allows separate brew and steam settings. Start with the supplied defaults and the coffee roaster’s recipe. If you change brew temperature, keep the dose, yield and grind stable long enough to understand the result. Temperature changes can be subtle and will not repair severe channeling.
The brew display represents the machine’s sensor and control system; it is not a thermometer inside the puck. Give the group and portafilter time to warm, even after the display reaches its target. For milk technique, use our milk-steaming guide.
Pre-infusion: wetting and pause
Pre-infusion introduces water before the main extraction. V2 offers settings for the initial phase and delay. These can change how the puck wets and how the shot develops, but longer is not automatically better. Record whether your shot time includes pre-infusion when comparing recipes.
- Establish a good shot with the default settings.
- Record dry dose, beverage yield, grind setting and total time.
- Change one pre-infusion parameter at a time.
- Taste several repeat shots before deciding whether the change helped.
Colors, care and buying the right revision
Stainless, black and white versions are listed as inventory permits. Check the current product page for the actual configuration and availability; old launch announcements should not be read as stock promises.
Use water meeting the machine’s requirements, clean the coffee path and wipe and purge the steam wand after use. Stainless steel still needs scale prevention. If you are choosing a first setup, budget for a capable grinder and scale as well as the machine.
