Hello Guys, I am new here, never know lowyat forum have such an active coffee thread. Any recommendation low budget decent espresso machine + electric grinder?
Total budget around 4k.

Thanks.

Getting my own Oscar sooooon....can't wait!
Have you checked your pressure before? Is it @ 15bars and did you do any OPV mods to bring down to 9bars?

Thanks for your advice, where you get your ZD-16 and Oscar? How much it cost?

halo im from penang too.
was plan to get a oscar, but i was told that oscar II coming soon . seems like have to wait 

other than lighthouse ,anywhere at penang can get coffee equipment? so far i know is only maccalum, and they quote me eureka mignon rm1650 and wpm zd-17 rm1020.
totally no idea that was a good price or not due to no place else i can compare with.

your ZD-16 retention will serious or not? like the ground stucked at the hole in the machine. I need to slap my ZD-15 many times then only the stucked ground will drop out from the output hole   

Isn't the antivac more of a convenience feature rather than performance? It's so that you can turn on the machine and walk away versus having to purge the steam to get the boiler to actual real brew temp?

I jumped on the second hand one on Mudah recently. Nice guy the seller so I'm pretty much done haha
Anyhow, hand carry a espresso machine? That would be fun haha

Guys, I'm practicing my latte are. Can't seem to froth the milk consistently. Anyway here's a pic of my last attempt.

I'm also not sure the brew time should be after first drip or the moment u press the start button(inclusive of pre infusion time) This shot was made with 10s pre infusion and 30s brew/extraction time. Any thoughts?

Btw this is using a breville machine.

Still saving up for a K3...

Hi guys Was looking on facebook for malaysian coffee group or something, but couldn't find. So nice to find this thread on lowyat!

Newbie to coffee here, wanting to learn. Me and my girlfriend want to try to practice coffee brewing at home.. We want something not too expensive, but a reliable and accurate machine to practice properly. So after some research online, we are eyeing on the Nuova Simonelli Musica .

Do you all have any recommended place for us to purchase the Musica, for a good deal/reasonable price (not overpriced) ?

Personally I think this forum is a little too preoccupied with crazy expensive equipment.

As for the French Press, perhaps getting a set from Ikea would be more cost effective than hacking a new mesh. The 1 liter model goes for RM 59 while the 0.4 liter is just RM 27.90. Was just at the Cheras branch... tons of stock.

can i have the address for lighthouse?

Visited lighthouse today to ask for nuova oscar II price.
Surprisingly, quoted rm41xx inclusive gst, just rm200 higher than old version.

The price looks good, Dankin in Serdang is selling RM 3,299 for the KD210S2 only (without grinder) before GST.
But you need to confirm the plug type, I believe you need an adapter.

Regarding the WPM grinder, I have not much comment, some people say good, some people say not good.

If you can get the Baratza Encore also not bad.

You using Bakashopping? How much they charge for the freight cost for this item?

I also have considered Oscar, but Oscar selling around RM 3800 in coffee ritual and cuppa, is it the correct price? do you know any seller selling cheaper price?

I've added another step to my routine..

did you order direct or thru agent?