The Diletta Mio espresso machine from Seattle Espresso Works. All pictures courtesy of Seattle Espresso Gear.
Tools retailer Seattle Espresso Gear has launched its personal model of shopper espresso gear known as Diletta Espresso. The primary two machines beneath the Diletta model, the Diletta Bello and the Diletta Mio, lately grew to become obtainable for buy in the US.
All merchandise launched beneath the sub-brand, which is wholly owned and operated by Seattle Espresso Gear (SCG), shall be offered completely by the corporate’s web site and its three retail shops in Washington State and California.
The Bello and the Mio had been designed by SCG’s product and restore groups in collaboration with engineers Stefano Chinaglia and Angelo Maccarone from the Northern Italy-based gear producer Fast Mill.
“Diletta is an integral a part of the expansion plan for Seattle Espresso Gear,” Seattle Espresso Gear Senior Advertising Supervisor Kelli Rognlie instructed Day by day Espresso Information. “In actual fact, the icon of Diletta is a coronary heart and the SCG gear merged into one.”
The Diletta Bello espresso machine.
Beginning at $1,699, the Diletta Bello includes a 58-millimeter, E61-type group head and a heat-exchanger system for heating the brew water drawn from an onboard 3-liter reservoir. Its body, case and 1.8-liter boiler are all made from chrome steel.
“We began with the Fast Mill 0981 (Rubio) as a stable base mannequin to make use of as our blueprint,” Rognlie mentioned. “After a number of design iterations, we landed on enhancements like a chrome steel boiler, higher insulation, and upgraded ergonomics and finishes all through to take the Bello right into a machine in its personal proper.”
The Diletta Mio
The extra compact Mio machine additionally includes a 58-millimeter group head for which water is heated in a PID-controlled, 400-milliliter brass boiler with a comparatively giant warmth aspect for quick restoration. A brief path from the boiler to the group is designed to attenuate warmth loss. The PID temperature show display doubles as a shot timer, and its 2-liter reservoir slides out from the aspect, just like the Fast Mill Silvano.
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“Whereas sharing some similarities with the Fast Mill Silvano, [the Mio] is a ground-up machine with an all-new case, PID, energy-saving options, and a ton of ergonomic and materials design tweaks,” mentioned Rognlie. “It was a little bit of a ardour mission on our finish, therefore its identify: actually ‘Mine’ in Italian.”
The model identify, Diletta, interprets to “beloved” in Italian.
Since its founding by Victor Gehlen in 2005, Seattle Espresso Gear has helped numerous clients delve into or refine house espresso, by providing guide, semi-automatic and absolutely computerized machines alongside grinders, espresso brewers and even coffees by gross sales relationships with an array of kit manufacturers. Making a model all its personal has been a objective of the corporate for years, in accordance with Rognlie.
The Diletta Bello
“We’re lastly in a spot, internally, the place we now have all of the folks in the correct locations to signify the model as meant,” Rognlie mentioned. “The market additionally appears prepared for some new innovation to match the entire new folks able to make good espresso at house.”
The corporate does have plans to develop the Diletta product line, together with variations on the core machines and a Diletta grinder.
“The sentiment and firm motto behind SCG’s model, ‘make espresso you’re keen on’ informs virtually each resolution on the customized design of our Diletta machines,” mentioned Rognlie. “The objective from the outset: construct and supply merchandise that assist new and returning espresso drinkers make higher espresso than was obtainable to them earlier than.”
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Howard Bryman
Howard Bryman is the affiliate editor of Day by day Espresso Information by Roast Journal. He’s based mostly in Portland, Oregon.
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