The Ultimate Guide to the Rancilio Silvia Pro-X 💪🏽

In this video we take a deep dive down the Rancilio Silvia Pro X rabbit hole and guide you around this brilliant, Italian made espresso machine!
If you're considering buying a new coffee machine for home, already own this particular machine or want to upgrade your current model because your latte art skills are popping off and you need some more grunt from your steam boiler.... then this video is for you!
We love our Rancilio and use it every day, helping us make cafe quality coffee at home! Oh and don't worry, the grinder will be getting its very own video soon!
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[@tommullinerart]

As a professional barista for 15 years, the Silvia Pro X is at the top of my shopping list in brushed steel colour. Great review. Thanks.

[@hotfroth]

Thank you! You’ll love it, and they look great in brushed steel!

[@stevethorne6535]

I bought one 2 weeks ago and absolutely love it. I sometimes drink long blacks and all I do is when I turn the SPX on I also flick the jug on and use that water instead of faffing around with the water spout. I wish not having one was a option really. Great review BTW it really helped me decide👌

[@hotfroth]

That’s great to hear! Thank you! To be honest, I’ve done exactly the same thing from time to time! Happy brewing! 😀

[@grimbles1234]

Had a solenoid issue with mine also. Mine was locked open rather than closed! I'm no mechanic so sent it back to the shop who replaced the valve for me (Bella barista in the Uk) free of charge given it was a brand new machine!

[@hotfroth]

It’s good to know that the UK coffee community is going strong 💪🏽

[@dwori]

My brand new one came with a nonworking park of the display - the top segment didnt work. So it spent next 3 weeks in the shop before they fixed it under warranty. it's only around 1000km from Italy to my country thou :)

[@hotfroth]

That’s annoying but good to hear you got it fixed! Apparently they’re very sensitive machines!

[@JimboJones99]

I have the same machine but in black. It’s a consistent great workhorse.

[@hotfroth]

They look so good in Black 👌🏽

[@Amybnuy]

Do you need to preheat the porta filter by running an empty shot trough it first? I know it's a small step but I find it so annoying to do on my bambino plus, it also wastes a bit of my water.

[@hotfroth]

That’s a good question. No not really. Leaving the portafilter in your machine for a few minutes is enough to warm it up, you only really need to flush the group head only (portafilter not in place) just before you make a shot to cool it slightly and then after you’ve made a shot to keep it clean 👍🏽

[@jorgefigueroa7048]

I just got mine this weekend, but the pressure gague reads at 4-5 bar, I think likely due to the transport issues you mentioned, the overpressure valve must have moved around, excited to get it working perfectly soon

[@hotfroth]

Interesting! Maybe another solenoid or actuator issue?… Hopefully it’s an easy fix for you! 🙏

[@olivermcafee2482]

Pre-infusion / soft infusion helps.to.reduce chanelling through the puck resulting in a more even extraction which should taste better as you have described.

[@olivermcafee2482]

PS I have this machine in white too and I am very happy with it. Temperature stability for espresso shot after shot is great.

[@hotfroth]

Awesome, thank you!

[@hotfroth]

Great choice! 😉

[@TheFootballFillInExtra]

Great review.

[@hotfroth]

Thank you! 🙏

[@mikefreedom8881]

With regards to the water spot resulting in having to wait for the steam to get back up, when I'm making an Americano, I don't need to steam any milk. If I make a second drink requiring steamed milk, by the time the 2nd shot has been pulled, steam is ready again.

[@hotfroth]

We’ve noticed that too, it’s a great machine hey!? 🥳

[@ChristineMartin-r1m]

I try to figure how change the steam temperature on this machine and what temperature I should choice for steam my milk. The menue description say “t1 coffee temperature” and “T2 boiler temperature” ( T1 no problem, F1 to F8 no problem…but how go to T2?

[@hotfroth]

Good question. The T2 option is the first option that is displayed when you hold the - and + buttons down for a few seconds 👍🏽

[@Tass...]

Was looking for a new espresso machine and found the Pro X selling for £1000 here in the UK which made the decision very easy for me. Would have been rude not to at that price. A great machine.

[@hotfroth]

That’s awesome. I use ours everyday and love it!

[@ShirleyKemp-t3r]

17:16 I gave purchased rancillio pro x to replace my sylvia and having trouble frothing the milk. Could it be not waiting long enough after the light stops flashing.

[@hotfroth]

Good question. Yes that would be a good place to start. If you can give the machine around 30 minutes to heat up, it should give you a good amount of pressure for milk steaming.

[@MyLittleSuri]

How many lattes could I do in a half hour? We have 3 people in our household that loves to drink espresso.

[@hotfroth]

I would say you could make 3 latte shots on this machine, back to back very quickly, steaming the milk while they’re running. If you use a large jug of milk and steam enough for 2 or even 3 of the lattes (splitting the milk between them) you should be able to keep your household caffeinated within about 10 minutes or so 😋

[@MyLittleSuri]

@@hotfroth Thank you!

[@scottscottsdale7868]

I would think they can get some proper industrial designers in. I hear Johnny Ive is available.

[@hotfroth]

Perhaps. They manage to tick the minimalist box ✅

[@JohnSmith-bn7bl]

this machine ticks all the boxes... no design awards needed..