n
I’ve been happy so far - pleasantly surprised even. Considering how little this cost, it is a good machine. As long as you have an OK grinder (df64 gen2 in my case) you can make totally acceptable coffee. The steam bloc being separate from the brew boiler means there’s no heat up/cooldown between brewing and steaming milk though it cannot do both at one time and I am yet to really put it though it’s paces as far a brewing back-to-back shots (as far as temperature stability/consistency). I don’t have outsize expectations for such a small machine but so far it’s been pretty good. The steam power is adequate for a small home machine like this - takes a little longer to steam milk than a commercial machine and I’m not sure it can handle great volumes of milk at a time but who honestly needs that at home at 7am? Another thing that’s kind of nice to have is easy access to the adjustable OPV without needing to open the machine. This is a perfectly suitable budget-friendly machine in a form-factor fit for small kitchens with limited counters, like mine.
J
Heats up super quick, pulls consistent shots, and satisfactory steam power for frothing milk.
Z
Such a great machine for $500! It heats up quickly and the temperature is incredibly stable. I love the pre-infusion adjustments and that all standard 58mm accessories fit. I've been pulling great shots after just a couple of days dialing it in
B
I've really, really been enjoying my turin legato v2. Is works like a dream. There's literally nothing bad i have to say about it. Espresso outlet answered all my questions I had within 24hrs. I'll be choosing to shop with then again when I'm ready for a grinder upgrade. The legato v2 is the best option for the price, with all the loaded features right or is the box. No mods needed.
C
First: I'd give 4.5 stars if that was an option. The small things to drop it from a 5 star don't add up to a full star loss.
Two week review: Overall, the machine has been great thus far. I hope it keeps this line in the long run. Seeing other regions having the rebranded machine elsewhere for the past few years inspires some level of confidence there.
I poured over machines for a week when I needed to replace my recently defunct De'Longhi. Every time I came back to the Legato because it's so feature rich for the price class. Anything else had at least one thing missing that I wanted. The Bambino Plus is quick heat and PID, but only a single boiler. The Gaggia Classic and Rancillio Silvia can both be found used around the same price, but missing several features. Even the Lelit Victoria at $999 didn't have a thermoblock.
It only took a few pours to dial in a great espresso. Programming the machine was easy, but came into one main snag when working on the automatic setting. It does not take the pre-infusion into consideration. When setting up the automatic timing, you have to add the entirety of pre-infuse time, i.e. 2 seconds of infusion, 2 seconds delay, and 30 seconds of brew requires holding the automatic button for 34 seconds of full flow.
The steam wand initially took several rounds of purging to get enough steam to make decent milk, in following the directional video. Funny enough, after letting it have a weekend off for travel, I came back to it working properly right off the bat. No idea what happened there, but I'm happy it's working properly from the start now.
The relief valve seems to wander a bit. I find myself holding onto the adjustment and watching the dial every cup as it tends to slowly creep up over time. This also makes the automatic setting less automatic, but at least I'm not tracking time, weight, and pressure all at the same time.
Something very small, I cannot cleanly move a cup in and out from under the double spout portafilter with my scale on the drip tray. pulling out the cup(s) requires a slight tilt or pulling out the scale first. This could be remedied with a bottomless portafilter or not using the scale, but I feel like shots aren't consistent enough to go on without it.
