Ascaso Dream PID
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7 reviews
Super for ambitious beginners
Am very satisfied with it.
Can only recommend the Youtube video of the Kaffemacher, where this machine is reviewed.
Would buy it again.Pro
- Processing
- Easy to use
- Quick and easy to adjust
Contra
- Double spout a bit wide (if only one cup is to be filled)
- Not much height under the spout (if you want to work with a scale)
This review was created for a different variant: Dream PID
Quickly ready for use, reliable results
Pro
- Short heat-up time
- Reproducible results
- Beautiful design
- Easy to adjust
- Valuable impression
Contra
- Somewhat light, therefore slips when clamping
- Limited steam power
- Only two spout portafilter included, too wide for 1 cup
This review was created for a different variant: Dream PID
This PID controlled espresso machine with thermoblock changes the view of boiler machines.
Pro
- Heated up in 5 minutes
- Impressive temperature consistency
- PID control
- OPV overpressure control
- Volumetric control
- chic design
Contra
- Workmanship (small details)
This review was created for a different variant: Dream PID
Good coffee is also cheaper
Pro
- Heated up quickly
- Good/very good coffee
- Design and workmanship
Contra
- Sieves
- Long cooling time after steam function to prepare coffee again
- Price
This review was created for a different variant: Dream PID
I would buy again immediately!
Pro
- looks chic
- super espresso
- heats up quickly
- milk foaming works amazingly well
- high quality workmanship
- takes up relatively little space
Contra
- included tamper a bit annoying
- overpressure valve when emptying the dirty water often forgotten to fold back, gives small mess
This review was created for a different variant: Dream PID
Chic and powerful
This is my first espresso machine. I've been drinking Nespresso for 15 years. Now I've finally woken up and realised that I had no coffee culture or knowledge at all. Nespresso is just standardised brew, sorry fanboys.
The Ascaso Dream PID combines high-end features (PID) with an acceptable price and elegant design.
The thermoblock architecture was a selling point for me. Under no circumstances did I want to put up with the 10-15 minute warm-up time of a boiler machine. After 6 months of use, I realise that there is a noticeable difference if I let the machine preheat for ~5 minutes with the filter fitted. Still better than waiting 10+ minutes.
Unfortunately, the water tank is a joke: it's a clear plastic container that simply slides into the machine. There is no resistance, no holder, no clip, no groove, nothing to hold it in place. During operation, the tank is shaken out of the machine by up to 2cm by the vibrations of the pump. The good thing about this is that if you don't check how much water is still in it, you can easily pull out and tilt the tank to make a whole espresso and the pump won't run dry.
If you want to use the cup tray, I recommend buying a silicone mat and cutting it to size. Having espresso cups on the machine is practical because they are all warm after 10 minutes, but the clinking during operation is deafening. A silicone mat helps to dampen the noise.
Pro
- Thermoblock
- Quickly ready for use
- small footprint
- PID
Contra
- 90 seconds preheating is a bit short
- Water tank could be better installed for the price
- Cup tray rattles wildly during operation
This review was created for a different variant: Dream PID
6 out of 7 reviews
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