La Marzocco Linea Micra is here! | Review

[@flimpjekijken]

I am the lucky owner of one since last week. Before I used an e61 machine, and I experience the Micra as a major step up. The 5 minutes warm up time is a really big deal: Espresso is meant to be a quick way to get great coffee, and the usual 20 minutes warm up of other machines does not work for me. Also, with this steam I am consistently able to make great milk for latte art, where before it was very much hit and miss. I find it very easy to use, and extremely well built.

[@pablo-zn1mg]

what was your previous machine ?

[@flimpjekijken]

@@pablo-zn1mg That was an Expobar Office Leva. Nice machine to learn on, and we managed to get excellent results but never as consistently as with the Micra

[@johnp.1460]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos, Pedro. I’ve been using my new Lamborghini red Micra for about 10 days now, and I absolutely love it. Now I get what all the La Marzocco fuss is about. I did order a walnut handled standard bottomless portafilter, which I prefer to the new convertible unit. It also works better with my PUQpress Q2. As for the negatives you mentioned, I don’t see them as downsides at all. Using the machine is such a joy, the espresso is so good and so consistent, and the steam is insane. I’ve turned into a La Marzocco fan boy, as well.

[@CoffeePartsTV]

So happy to hear!!! I know they are expensive, but I do love them! (and we don't even sell the LM Micra, we just carry the LMLM and GS3 yet like the Micra too)

[@dtholloway28]

The idea that it loses temperature stability after six coffees is not supported by any data. It may lose temperature stability in the WBC test for commercial machines after six coffees when they are being made in very rapid succession. That is a difficult test for commercial machines that says nothing much about how it will perform in the home (I suspect most home machines will fail that test). At the speed of a normal home barista it will probably be stable indefinitely.

[@toensbrot]

To be fair, he said six coffees one after the other, indicating the WBC protocol. However, I completely agree with your assessment. Testing by Swiss-based Kaffeemacher seems to indicate that the machine remains temperature stable more or less indefinitely when given one and a half minutes of rest between shots.

[@corny155]

I’ve don’t testing with professional scace….when waiting 1min between shots. The micra will hold +-.5 degree F I’ve tested up to 12 shots in such a manner with no changes in temp. Very impressive for such a small machine

[@CoffeeTip]

This machine looks great! I think the idea of a 2 in 1 portafilter would be perfect for my circumstance. I mostly pull doubles on naked and only sometimes split shots. 👍🏽

[@boonewong1453]

pulling shots with the naked portafilter always come out really good on my micra..

[@waveman1500]

A dream machine! Micra would suit me much better than the Mini. It's a lot to save up though.

[@CoffeePartsTV]

I hear you!

[@probotnemesis]

Man, that machine is FINE!!

[@CoffeePartsTV]

Cool hey :)

[@nigelc2629]

Nice, I'm lelit Elizabeth+rocky now, working from home, the Micra + Libra are my 23/24 goal/upgrade. Grind by weight with a Micra just feels perfect. So tempting to cut a strip right side with a glass view port ( for the water level ).

[@kimbridge5592]

can you use a water filter with these machines. or do you just use filtered water.

[@_Alexmojica]

Can someone help me, I’m a bit confused with the portafilter topic. Am I able to use a 58mm full spouted stainless steel portafilter with the micra or is that not ideal?

[@timeafarkas]

Yes! It's compatible with all other La Marzocco 58mm portafilters (the group head connects the same).

[@ginoderango2516]

Question, so when you make the espresso, you use the button to make the espresso, you have it to hit to stop making the espresso as well.

[@duttdevashish]

Which La Marzocco will you recommend amongst Micra, Mini or Gs3 for a smaller cafe ? My personal choice is GS3 because of pressure profiling and stability, but can it take a smaller café load or is it only home friendly machine ? Thanks a lot )

[@CoffeePartsTV]

The GS3 would fit a commercial environment, and they are commonly used on coffee carts and mobile events.. The only issue is still only one group head making it limited to how many coffee you can push out, so I assume it would not be a busy cafe. Hope this helps.

[@NotUrAvg_Joe]

Seems like this machine is for a relatively narrow audience. If the paddle were a functional flow-control device so many more people would be interested. Another negative I see is the low clearance under the group - looks like you need an acaia lunar or smaller if you want to get a scale under there with a latte cup. Lot of great features, but no flow control at that price is tough to get over.

[@CoffeePartsTV]

With this machine, believe it really is focused as a style icon rather than the best 'value' machine. So many better 'value' machines available, with more features and greater control. For a coffee purist this is not the machine, yet do see this machine being very popular.

[@mattsantiago]

Pedro. Great video! Thank you! Would you do another video showing a perfect grinder match with this Micra? Considering space constraint, great looking equivalent to Micra. Etc. Keep up the good work! Cheers.

[@CoffeePartsTV]

Yes, soon. First grinder that comes to mind to match your criteria is the Eureka XL.

[@asselinpower]

It looks stunning. I still don t understand why they bothered working on that plastic when they could have simply sold it with a bottomless portafilter which is really trendy and gives more clearance since most people will be using it with a scale. … I m a huge Mini fan. But I have to say that the Micra makes sense for a home, but does it feel like a “real” La Marzocco? And I find the brew paddle really small too .

[@flimpjekijken]

The portafilter itself is actually bottomless, but with an option to use a single or double spout if you want.

[@jonathanl2748]

Love the Panerai! The Micra is ok, I guess…. 😉

[@CoffeePartsTV]

Thank you, have had that watch for many years and its still my favourite. Both Italian lol

[@jonathanl2748]

@@CoffeePartsTV On a serious note, this review is very helpful in compelling me to buy the Micra vs the Mini or even an Ascaso Baby T. Too many positives to not consider it for the home kitchen. Thank you!

[@zippo401]

How much space is between the diptray and the portafilteroutlet ?

[@TjGeneroso]

Is the Micra plumbable?

[@sundei]

Hey there - The micra is plumbable! In fact the app will not allow you to enable the pre-infusion feature unless it is plumbed. You can, however, still use the "pre-brewing" feature which is similar but doesn't fully saturate the espresso puck the way that a pre-infusion would.

[@GG-ze8xv]

What machine do you like instead of the micra?

[@PrashantKumar-fj6ow]

Hi , nice video !! Need help in deciding amongst micra & mini to buy. In reference to you video, How much time does micra & mini takes to retain temperature after 6 & 20 back to back shots respectively ? Want to Buy it for my coffee desk Commercial Use. Utilitiy : Avg 60cups /day sold (for Hot & Cold ) beverages

[@KostantinosNt.]

this rotary pump is a little bit noisy or i listening wrong?

[@CoffeePartsTV]

They are both relatively quiet machines, wonder if it is the way we have filmed it using a shotgun microphone. It may be too focused on the machine sound and cut out surrounding sounds... Not sure..

[@AussieMumVLOGS]

As a beginner, I've noticed with the micra you can't program it to stop the water once the coffee has been extracted, the water will keep pouring until you manually slide the paddle to stop it. How did you know when to stop it when you weren't using scales or a timer? Is there any tips?

[@sundei]

Hey there, I noticed that no one had replied to you here. It's been 2 months since your comment so I figure you've got the hang of things by now but I figured I could respond just in case someone else has the same question. Of course one way to know when to stop the shot is "practice" with relation to taste, but for me it was a timer and volume. I had a little espresso shot glass, but a standard 3oz alcohol shot glass works. I started with 17g ground coffee and aimed to extract approximately 2.5oz of espresso between 30-35 seconds (this was roughly the 35-gram extraction ratio I desired). If the shot was too fast or messy, I would grind finer (or the opposite if it took too long). When the shots were too fast or too slow, I would taste them anyway to get an idea of how to adjust the grind (keeping extraction time in mind) to meet my taste preference. From there I would adjust the grind based on taste since I had a good grasp on the timing. I hope this helps! Of course using one of the acaia scales is much more helpful for perfecting your shots, but timining/volume can work too :) Enjoy your new Micra!

[@KDr18]

I'm undecided, do you recommend lm micra or dalla corte studio?

[@CoffeePartsTV]

Although we sell the Dalla Corte Studio, I haven't spent much time on it, so hard to comment. At a somewhat similar price-point, I do like the Victoria Arduino Prima One.

[@KDr18]

@@CoffeePartsTV So you prefer the victoria arduino to the marzocco micra?

[@mattx4253]

Would you pay 400 GBP /$500 USD more for this over the ECM Syncro or Rocket R58?

[@sueburgess8593]

Do we have a date it will be available here or did I miss it? Will you be stocking it?

[@CoffeePartsTV]

It's already available in most locations around the world. The Micra is D2C so currently only stock by La Marzocco themselves. We stock the Mini, GS3 etc

[@sueburgess8593]

@@CoffeePartsTV That is what I thought but wanted to double check. Thank you.

[@M4ttj0nes]

The 20g shot you pulled at 1:57 - was that using the included 17g basket?

[@CoffeePartsTV]

We were using the same IMS 20g basket on both machines (not included with the machines). I didn't think to mention it, yet use the IMS basket on almost all the machines we video.

[@bertraminc9412]

I had decided on the Rocket R Nine One but now I see this Micra. May I ask how you guys liked the Rocket R Nine One? I did watch your video but now is a good time to ask you again.

[@CoffeePartsTV]

They are two very very different machines. Micra is awesome little machine, fast startup, great for apartment living. R Nine One, is a whole new level, almost not comparable. You would need to compare the R Nine One to a LM GS3 MP yet even then its somewhat different. For best results hard to beat the R Nine One, yet it does cost more than a Micra and also takes up more room... Guess depends on what you are looking for.

[@bertraminc9412]

@@CoffeePartsTV Here in the USA, one of our biggest espresso machine dealers said they refuse to carry the Rocket R Nine One becuase it, "failed to do what it said it wold do"... they did not elaborate further. The Rocket R Nine One is still the top of my list and I continue to research what these issues may be. I prefer to be able to control the pressures myself and see a great little touch screen. The only limitations that I know of now include not being able to save the current profile from the save profile to one of the five saved profiles... so if you happen to get it perfect one morning you can not store that into one of the five memory slots but only in the save current slot. With touch screens and memory chips there is infinite ability to get it exactly right. Rocket will need to adjust the programming to account for this or I won't spend the 6500 USD on it. LaMarzocco, however, is prevalent here in the USA in coffee shops and never disappoints me when I stop to get an espresso from them. I think the Rocket R Nice One is a beautiful looking machine and the ideas are perfect, they just need to adjust the programming and memory slots.

[@Johnadam0524]

Thanks for sharing. Would you recommend over the other machines in this price range. Ie Bianca.

[@CoffeePartsTV]

Yes, so many amazing machines at this price point. Filming Micra vs Rocket R Cinquantotto tomorrow as an example.

[@MathewBT81]

She's a little cutie that is for sure 😄 My only concern is the plastic attachment, remove that crap and you have the Dino of the Ferraris 🏆

[@CoffeePartsTV]

Not a fan of the plastic either, yet overall its a cool machine. Would still rather it come two multiple portafilters like the LMLM and GS3

[@ThunderRunner]

In the market for something similar…I do feel like having to use the app to control temperature is a big miss, and personally really don’t like the portafilter design, which adds to the already premium cost to replace. Only other issue is the limited space below the pf for cups/scales…just a lot of odd design choices.

[@johnwilliams7999]

Plastic portafilter you have to be kidding !!! Especially consider pfas and micro plastics

[@CoffeePartsTV]

I'm with you on this one...

[@glantalstudfamiliebartz8261]

Sorry the plastic in the portafilter by the Micra is a no-go!🤦

[@CoffeePartsTV]

I hear you, also not a fan of it.

[@wakeawaken430]

Nice beautiful good machine, but NOT for this price It should be half at least

[@thetruthh.8836]

Unfortunately too expensive 😕

[@SergeyKamenezki]

Not sure why everyone is jumping about another Linea that didn't add anything to the table but the smaller size? Lamarzocco are a good brand and they make good machines, but this fuss about smaller Linea is strange. And I am a total coffee nerd.

[@CoffeePartsTV]

LOL LM have a strong brand, feel everything they launch will have traction, yet I hear you.

[@MongooseReflexes]

Haha hard pass. The features-to-price ratio is probably the worst I've ever seen, on any machine. Sure, it has a good build quality & reputable a name, but so do many others. You must be a hardcore La Marzocco fanboy to justify this machine.

[@DmitryIve]

What would you prefer over this as a cheaper alternative with similar build/espresso quality?

[@MongooseReflexes]

​@@DmitryIve Well, the ECM Synchronika with flow control, Rocket Espresso R Cinquantotto, Bezzera DUO MN, and Profitec Pro 800 lever or 700 machines, just to name a few. Every one with equal or better build quality & features, all for hundreds less. The linea mini or micra are straight up over priced for what you get.

[@DmitryIve]

@@MongooseReflexes Thanks for your advice mate!

[@MongooseReflexes]

@@DmitryIve Absolutely! 👍🏻

[@carlcruz2803]

100 percent mate. 6K for a machine without pre-infusion and flow control is just too much. I think the Lelit Bianca V3 offers better value. Both ECM Synchronika and Profitec Pro 700 are better value alternatives too. This machine is geared towards the fanboys and the brand conscious.