£4000 Linea Mini vs. £150 Dedica | Expensive vs. Cheap Espresso Machine Build & Taste Comparison

[@Afshinski]

Great comparison video! I've had the dedica with the exact same modifications as you for the last 6 years. I also frequently have coffee at a cafe with a $20k San Remo machine and in my my honest opinion it's not worth paying 4000 pounds just to get extra sweetness out of the beans. The dedica does a good enough job with the extraction if the user knows what they're doing and is just so easy to operate and maintain.

[@jessiegao_]

Ture, that's why I stuck with my Dedica for 5 years. It really depends on how you value the price tag :)

[@Whitey23]

@@jessiegao_ i think ill get a dedica with same modifications :) as you said, its worth for you to get the expensive one for you to practice but for someone just wanting daily coffee the dedica is enough so thanks for the video

[@alinaqirizvi1441]

Also you could pull something like a turbo shot on the Dedica which could extract more sweetness

[@carloskrumel]

Congratulations for your new coffee machine. In this 2023 all the best for you. Greetings from Chile!!!

[@maxmeier532]

FYI, try flushing twice (without the portafilter on obviously), directly before pulling the shot. Supposed to give you a better temperature stability on the dedica. That being said, depending on the roast, low or medium temp could be tried.

[@Yirgamalabar]

Nice video and an unusual comparison between two machines from completely different classes. Thanks for posting! Changing temperature from High to Medium would probably make things worse with light roasted beans. Here's what I would try: 1. Submerge the portafilter in a bowl of boiling water for at least several seconds. and 2. Temperature surf the Dedica to even higher temperature, by pressing the steam mode button, waiting for the LED to blink 3 or 4 times, and then pressing the double shot button to exit steam mode before pressing it again to pull the shot. Maybe also add a puck screen or a 51mm paper filter to reduce the chance of channeling. BTW, if you're using WDT a self-leveling tamper is probably a more useful tool to have than a leveler tool.

[@alinaqirizvi1441]

You can also just turn the machine on and off again once in steam mode

[@vrindajule5137]

Using Light-Medium roast coffees isn't really fair to Dedica since the amount of work needed to extract such roast level coffees is pretty high. We can use a comparison video with Medium+ roast level coffees! Also, you can't do the best for both machines at same grind setting, same dosage etc.

[@MarcS4R]

great video, i have have Breville Barista Express and i really struggle getting latte art. i am sure the issue is me, not the machine :)

[@TheMrJuhis]

Did you think about machines like the decent DE1pro/DE1XXL?

[@kevjmu]

Mirca is best option for home 🏡 I upgraded from Gaggia Classic pro. The biggest variable is PID, rotary pump and dual boiler this will cost $$$$

[@justinbouchard]

If companies that make super cheap machines just installed pressure relief valves that release at 9 or 10 bar they would all be infinitely better. That's the major problem with them. Even if you get a proper basket for them and you could even get the most expensive or "best" espresso grinder on the market for thousands and thousands of dollars it would not matter. The pump being allowed to push at pressure up to and beyond 12 bar sometimes will destroy any chance you have of good espresso.

[@martinkulik9466]

doesnt dimmer mod fixes that? kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6acY4msd75_qKM

[@martinkulik9466]

I had italian e61 group head based machine but it was too much hassle, heating time, etc...and even tho I said I never buy coffee machine again only manual, I am seriourly considering $100 cheap delonghi machine (not dedica) with stainless steel boiler and will make naked portafilter. pre heating it 3-5 minutes and perhaps pressure can be adjusted with dimmer mod

[@justinbouchard]

@@martinkulik9466 Yes dimmer mod fixes it but without a gauge how do you know what pressure you're hitting? I have a few videos on my channel about how I've modified my De'Longhi Stilosa if you're interested.

[@Mfuao]

I'm surprised how using a 15 bar machine is extracting the coffee slower than the 9 bar machine

[@hakimrahman85]

Why did you choose mini instead of micra?

[@Bradtheone]

Great comparison 🙌 i somehow wonder how something like the Sage barista pro with a pid will fare against the mini in the same comparison you did with the dedica😉

[@alinaqirizvi1441]

Or what about the sage barista pro Vs the dedica

[@ronnyskaar3737]

Cudos to the dedica if it can even be compared to a professional machine tens of times it's price.

[@jessiegao_]

well people always ask what's the point of spending $$$ on a coffee machine

[@ronnyskaar3737]

@jessiegao_ I understand fully that you do it if you want to practise for competitions and develop your skills as a pro barista. I just ordered the dedica and am happy that it can deliver me a good enough brew. Best of luck to you!

[@xsimonsimx]

If you have a chance to choose again, will you go for Linea Micra with cheaper price tag or you will still go for Linea Mini?

[@jessiegao_]

I got my Linea Mini for around the same price tag as the Micra as a second hand machine, so def the Mini

[@painpeace3619]

Do a blind test, money makes better tasting coffee..💵

[@jessiegao_]

My friend was doing a blind test ;) got the same results as me

[@刘志杰-p8e]

Dedica的问题在于萃取的时候水温太低了

[@gentz8310]

That's why: 1x empty shot, 2 x flushes and after that take your shot

[@gentz8310]

I would expect that you used different dial-ins for both machines and try to achieve the best result. You used the same parameters ( grind size, weight, etc) for both. Please retest.

[@jessiegao_]

Sorry I didn't meet your expectations, I made the video for fun. Please sponsor me with at least 2kg of beans to retest. All my videos have the intention to keep waste as low as possible. I also don't think you understand why we need to keep variables as low as possible. I was not testing for the optimal taste. I was testing the difference.

[@gentz8310]

@@jessiegao_ Imagine you dial-in on your Dedica for a really good shot and then use the same parameters for the LM. It won't work. It's clear that the LM is the better machine, but show it. Sponsoring 2kg of coffee? What's wrong with you?

[@jessiegao_]

@gentz8310 Nothing's wrong with me. Coffee costs money and your asking me to retest. I'm not the one who wants a retest. If you don't know how much coffee you need to dial in, maybe you need to do a comparison yourself first instead of someone else

[@司開]

沒有中文字幕

[@jessiegao_]

没时间做，以后会考虑，但咖啡系列大概是不会加中文字幕的，耗时太久。

[@NeverTakeNoCut-offs]

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[@thomasbroherd1868]

Hi Jessie. I have the dedica deluxe as well and have loved it for the past 3 years I’ve had it. Recently it’s been losing pressure to make an espresso. What would you recommend as an upgrade? I’m looking at La Specialista Espresso Machine? @jessiegao_