The La Marzocco Linea Mini has change into essentially the most coveted residence espresso machine in the marketplace. Launched in 2015, the Linea Mini is the house model of the cafe workhorse by the identical identify, harnessing most of the similar options of the cafe stalwart and definitely utilizing its design language. Now, 9 years later, it was time for a rethink, and the new-look Linea Mini has some critical new options underneath the hood to match the redesigned exterior.
Introduced Wednesday, February 14th, the very first thing you’ll discover in regards to the Linea Mini is the extra trendy, beefier profile. New aesthetic options embody soft-touch equipment to reinforce the tactile expertise in addition to one thing La Marzocco refers to because the “Della Pietra curve” (named after Stefano Della Prieta, a product designer at La Marzocco). However extra than simply an up to date counter profile, which is actually sufficient to ramp up the covet quotient, the record of considerate new options is to not be overshadowed.
The brand new Linea Mini features a built-in shot timer and a revamped cool-touch steam wand with a “PEEK polymer tip.” The replace Mini additionally options a simple strain adjustment, permitting customers to fine-tune the pump strain with out entering into the machine’s internals. The pre-infusion system has obtained an replace, a “two valve pre-infusion system [that] gives comfortable saturation and a self-cleaning movement restrictor.” Throw-in Brew-by-Weight scale compatibility and integration with La Marzocco’s House App, and Linea Mini brings extra commercial-level energy to the house expertise.
Retailing for $5,900 and nonetheless handmade in Florence, Italy, the up to date Linea Mini is available in colour choices together with black, white, purple, yellow, gray, mild blue, and chrome steel. For extra info, a full record of options or to order the re-imagined Linea Mini, go to La Marzocco House’s official web site.
Zac Cadwalader is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Community and a workers author based mostly in Dallas. Learn extra Zac Cadwalader on Sprudge.
