Hi
I'm Pedro from Coffee Parts
and today, I'm here with Caitlin Bates
from La Marzocco home Australia.
And we're looking at these three
La Marzocco's
working out what the differences are.
So let's take a look at the first machine
in the range
the La Marzocco GS3 AV.
But before we dove into this machine, just want to welcome Caitlin Bates
to the channel
and
find out more about your role with La Marzocco
Hi, guys.
I'm from La Marzocco home
I run the home department for La Marzocco Australia
I'm so excited to be here today
with Pedro to show you guys
our domestic range.
And firstly,
I know this is sits in the middle of the range,
but a GS3 AV was the first one
in the range that came out in 2007.
So this one really opened up the door
to La Marzocco home in Australia.
And I'm kind of curious to know
how this one sits in the range
between the Mini and the MP.
This machine definitely straddles
the line between domestic
and commercial machines.
It can be used
either as a commercial machine
for a small business
or for someone who's looking for a little bit
more capability with their home machine.
I think that the volume metrics on this machine
are really great feature.
If you want a little bit more automation
with your coffee machine,
then this is going to be the best option for you.
You do also
have the full immersion style boiler,
which goes directly into a bigger
reservoir of water
compared to the Mini, and that's
going to allow you to pump out
a lot more volume than something like the
Linea Mini would.
Yeah, so the Mini has the integrated 170ml
almost instant heat boiler.
And this is the full saturated,
I think it's 1.5 liter brew boiler.
So from a coffee side, there's going to be differences.
And with the volumetrics
from the steam side,
they've got very similar boilers.
I think this is 3.5, 3.65 there.
This one very similar to the Mini, right?
Yeah, yep so
the difference between the GS3
and the Mini,
the main difference with the steam boilers
is this one
you can actually change the temperature at the steam boiler
so if you want to
Got the PID control.
Yeah, yeah.
Which some people will look
for as a feature in the machine, whereas
the Mini is just 127 degrees
and you can't change that.
One cool thing about all three
units in the range
is that they have their water reservoir
hidden just behind the drip tray,
meaning that if you are using in the markets
or in a cafe or be a smaller cafe
or an office environment,
you can call up the cups on top here
without having to move the cups
to refill the water reservoir.
Obviously all three of them can be plumbed in
and with the GS's
they come with a plumbing kit,
with the Mini, it is an extra
that you have to buy.
It is kind of different having the volumetrics
compared to the Mini
where you're watching your shot
and on the MP you've got flow control.
But this one does it in a nice middle ground
that could be in an office or a home
or even a coffee cart.
And this pump out that volume.
One noticeable
difference between the GS and the Mini is
you can adjust the hot
water temperature for your long blacks.
There's a little dial here
and you can bleed in some cold water.
So a lot easier to run long blacks
at the correct temperature
then you can in the Mini.
But in saying that it's not really here
or there a difference.
Kind of which one do you guys see
is the most popular for home at the moment?
Would it be the Mini?
Honestly, the Mini for domestic users
and the biggest reason
for that is probably asthetics
as you can kind of see,
this is a little more industrial looking
people really like
the silhouette of the Mini for home.
There and the colors, too.
Yeah, the color change as well.
In saying that
there is a lot of mod parts you can get for this,
like from wooden panels to glass,
to powder coating.
I've seen these customize
and really personalize.
So there is that journey you can go.
And I know
that some people do like this much.
It was based on the original La Marzocco GS
so it's followed the same kind of look,
La Marzocco actually did release a GS
body panels for them
for those that wanted the retro look.
So there is quite a bit of nostalgia
with the history of this machine
in saying that the Mini is also
based on the Linea Classic
which also has nostalgia.
I for me personally, I had a Linea.
It's actually sitting at the back of a Linea Classic
when there was a commercial one group at home, which was 15
AMP power, external motor was a bit
hard to have at home.
But when the Mini came out,
although I had an MP at the time,
I had to get a Mini because they,
they do look
they've just got
a look
they're very cute.
Yeah, they're cute.
They're super cute.
I'm not sure public, they normally say that,
but they do have an asthetic appeal.
So yeah, with this, we got the volumetrics
after this was released in 2007
became the MP which was a manual paddle
which allowed for flow control
and that changed espresso up a bit.
The rest of the machine remained the same
should we get the MP up
and look at what the different are
from the AV to the MP
Absolutely. Yep.
So moving up from the GS3, AV
we got the MP, which is a manual paddle
and the main difference from the AV
to the MP really is this section here.
So we're moving away from volumetrics
and now have to a certain degree flow control
where it can run three,
six and nine bars of espresso.
And the way they've done that is
when this moves over
activates the micro switch,
which activates a rotary pump
and there is a bypass valve.
So it bypasses
when you're running three bars, it's effectively bypassing
six and so forth.
So that was a main difference and allowed a lot
more control of espresso.
And to be able to move that pre infusion,
post infusion control that body in the middle,
that was a technical difference on the machine.
Who are you finding by this machine
compared to to say an AV.
This machine is definitely more
for those people that are coffee
enthusiasts, people
that are looking to play with recipes and try that coffee
over a variety of different pressures
which this machine enables you to do.
You can really nail down
flavor nuances
when you change the pressure of the coffee.
So people really enjoy that feature
on this machine for that reason.
We do also find that these are
super popular with roasteries
because they want to experiment
with their coffee, yep.
and taste it over
a variety of different pressures
just to make sure that it's tasting good.
No matter what machine
you're running the coffee
on, it's always going to be perfect.
Yeah. So you're really looking at this as having
a lot more control on the coffee side
from the steam side, hot water,
obviously the features, the drip tray
the water reservoir.
We're still the same as the GS3 AV
just allowing
to dive into espresso
and kind of really geek out.
If I have the right word.
Definitely.
I think it's important to note
with this machine as well, the buttons here
just allow you to access the menu
and change the settings on the machine
as opposed to the AV,
which has the auto volumetrics.
This one doesn't have that capability.
It also doesn't allow you
to do an auto back flush setting,
whereas the AV does.
Okay, yeah, forgot about that.
In saying that all three in the range
have access to
they've got IT built in,
so they've got access to the app
and you can control a fair
bit of the machine from scheduling to
brew temperatures on the GS ranges
You can do the steam
pressure as well through the app.
yeah, absolutely.
So you have access to change
all of the settings on all of our machines.
The main differences with the Mini,
it has to be through the IOT app
whereas with the GS3 AV and the MP,
you can actually do that
through the machine itself.
I know it's a simple feature,
but the scheduling
is something I've always liked in coming to machines.
I used to buy the Belkin Wemo timers
and have the timer turn them on and off,
but it always looked a bit weird on the wall,
so it's just nicer that it's all in built now.
And it's actually a feature I use at home.
That's a favorite feature of our customers.
Definitely.
It's a simple feature, but it's there
and so we now look moving from the
that these were released in 2007
moving forward in 2015 La Marzocco
release the Mini which is effectively
the main home machine now
probably should get a Mini
up on counter if we're talking about it
so abra kadabra let's pop this one out
and get the Mini up.
Now this one was released in 2015
so it's the newest of the range
and I know it's your favorite
and now you have one
what's your favorite color in the Mini range.
And it'd have to be the yellow.
Yeah mine is the blue if anyone's asking
the yellow, why yellow?
I think the yellow for me
because when you get up in the morning,
step into your kitchen
to make yourself a coffee.
It's like looking outside at a sunny day.
It just, it's such a good mood.
So they now come in black, white,
blue, yellow, red,
and I know we just mentioned early, there's
limited editions coming out
and they've got the it's called the classic.
Is it the 30 year?
So the limited edition
that's just been released by us
is called the Legacy Mini.
The Legacy Mini., that's right.
That it's in the traditional cream
and vermillion black.
It's got that retro look.
So this machine
who's it for
obviously
it sits
below in the price point sense to the GS3
the AV and the MP and also is newer
so how does it fit in the range and
I know you have one but what makes this one
kind of so cool and so special.
This machine is a commercial machine
shrunk down into a tiny package.
So you've got everything internal
including the pump
it runs off the reservoir
as well, like the GS3s.
This machine was made
as our first true domestic machine,
whereas for the GS3s
really was sort of
branching over that middle
ground of
is it commercial, is it domestic, it
kind of fits into both.
Whereas this one is really just
for domestic users.
It has a water reservoir.
It can be plumbed in.
And I know they're for domestic uses,
but these things, a little base,
they can really be used.
I know that for coffee cart
it is generally an AV
but I've seen these on carts
and people do get away with them even though they're more of a home machine.
So one of the cool little feature is
as you turn
your lever here and activate your group head,
the lights turn on.
So I know it's
a tiny feature, but
having the cups in the lights
turning on, making a coffee,
there's something about it that makes me smile.
And it's only two little lights.
like it's not revolutionary,
but it does have that nice little.
A lot of thought went into this machine,
even down to the brew boiler, which we developed
a whole new technology to get it
to heat up faster.
Than the GS3
So this will heat up in 10 to 15 minutes
which is really cool.
We got the 170ml.
Yeah.
And the brew screw is,
so that just
changed the
So we have actually done
a review of this machine
to dive in
obviously now we're not making coffees.
We're just talking about which machine.
We have done a full review.
You can click here to have a look at
everything about this machine.
And we've also done with Erik from La Marzocco.
A review of the GS3s.
And you can also also click here
to have a look at the GS3s in detail.
Making coffee
at the moment where there's kind
of looking at the three machines
and what's best for each person.
And from what I understand,
to break it down.
You got the Mini,
it's pretty it's made for homes.
It can be plumbed in,
but it's probably designed to be run
from a tank, instant heating
You've got huge steam capability
and it's just pretty multiple color.
So it's really your home machine?
Yeah, absolutely.
This is our domestic machine option.
So if you're looking for home
and you want it to be simple to use,
then this is the one for you.
Kind of like beautiful design,
well-built, simple to use.
And then we move to
La Marzocco GS3, AV, volumetric controls,
probably going to see it on a coffee cart
or somewhere a bit busier.
office really repeatable
AV so volumetric
going to get the same shot after shot
very stable machine
huge steam can be plumbed in that effectively
sitting a little higher
than this more in the commercial realm.
Definitely.
And then you got the MP
really for the geeks.
The coffee roasters the specialist really wanting to play
with coffee flow control espresso
diving deep into that
still going to have the milk
characteristics of the AV GS3 MP
and pay kind of like both
and actually
quite similar to this where they all got really dry
steam really focused on milk
but you've got that full coffee control
and then we haven't
actually covered it today
but you've got the La Marzocco
Leva
absolute crazy one group machine.
That's next level.
That's if you really want to go.
which we are doing, but
and that's like a whole different ball game.
So we're not even going to compare
absolutely.
I think the most important thing
to remember about our machines
is that when you're choosing between them,
you just have to think about
which of this specific features we've talked about today
sounds more like, you
bet all of these machines
are going to make the same quality of espresso.
And if we are looking at your favorite machine,
the second thing you have to think of is
which color?
Yeah, definitely.
So I've already picked blue just saying
you've got yellow
and I know the guys behind the camera
all have different colors
black, white and Danny wants red.
So I guess it's we need one machine each
Yeah.
I think that's probably the best solution is
just get one in every color.
The last one in the range
that we didn't discuss was
this tiny little Mini.
It's not really part of the range,
but it is cute.
More importantly,
thank you for coming in today, Caitlin
I've learned so much from you
and which machine is appropriate
to which we've obviously
worked with each other over the years.
But it's nice to be here on camera
and kind of talk to everyone about them.
Thank you so much for having me.
It's been so nice to explain the differences
between our three domestic
machines, and I hope that
that's helped you guys at home
and figure out which machine you should buy.
And if you have any questions
for me or Caitlin, leave a comment below.
We'll get back to you.
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Thank you again. And thank you, Caitlin.
Thanks so much.