Turin™ Capriccio™ Espresso Machine Turin

Does an excellent job on both espressos and milk drinks. Plenty of steam power

Absolutely love this machine. It reads bars from the group head & not the boiler or pump for accurate readings. 2 ulka Italian vibratory pumps. Super fast heat up time(2min espresso boiler & under 6 for steam boiler) The best part is it retains heat very well so I can turn it off instead of just leaving it sitting on, and it'll heat up even faster. I haven't tested the temperature coming out of the machine but it's super consistent and the boiler heating system is like the Breville DB so it's accurate to 0.1⁰c.
I have not done a OPV or dimmer mod but have no problem hitting the extraction pressure I want. If you like to do mods this machine has a ton of room inside so you will never have to worry about trying to make something fit. If you make milk based drinks the steam wand on this machine is great and produces silky smooth micro foam. I highly recommend this machine.

I had spent a complete year in my pre-purchase decision before landing on this machine. What settled it for me is the double boiler at the price point of a Rancilio Silvia with an E61 grouphead and a powerful steam wand. It comes with three-hole and four-hole tips. I use the 4-hole.

The machine does have a few quirks. First, the "double" shot button is more a QUADRUPLE shot button as it is set to output 60ml!!! Don't waste your time and coffee trying to dial in with the "double shot" button!!! An 18-gram basket should output 36 ml in 20 - 30 seconds. The "single" shot button is closer to the 36-gram target, being set to outupt 30 ml, but still not good enough. Mine outputs around 26 - 27 ml which is under-extracted enough to taste sour and disgusting! The buttons can be re-programmed to your target extraction yields. To dial in and for general use, stick with MANUAL and a proper coffee scale/timer. Stop the machine when 34 ml have been dispensed. It continues to pour the remaining 2 ml after stopping the extraction, so you need to stop the machine 2 ml prior to target. The machine requires a very fine grind to come up to pressure. I paired it with a Eureka Mignon Specialita and that is set at +0.125. The machine will not reach pressure if set coarser; the machine will choke if set finer. My grinder burrs chatter at -0.5. With the grinder so configured, I routinely pull 9 - 11 bars. The steam wand spurts water when you first purge, so you want to purge 2x to 3x into a tall cup and maybe have a barista towel over that, or you'll make a mess.

Overall a great machine, especially if you take the time to correctly dial in and do manual pulls (and/or program your shot buttons to the correct extraction yields). I'll also note that I work with store-bought medium and dark roast beans and concoct my own 70/30 Robusta/Arabica blends.

I bought two naked portafilters, VST baskets (18 and 27 grams), a palm distributor and a self-leveling 30-lb spring loaded tamper. I'm very pleased with the setup.