I agree with this, I prioritized features that I was looking for (PID, shot timer, flow control, E61, hot water spout, heat exchange) and that really only left a few options that within our budget. There’s a few machines from Rocket, Lelit, and Diletta that checked off a lot of boxes and were in the running but servicability, component quality, and tbh the utilitarian styling pushed me to this machine.

Haha, That’s what I get for posting from my phone!

The grinder is fantastic, I’m coming from an encore baratza, so it’s quite the upgrade for me. Still working out on how to program it for consistent dosing.

It certainly can be! I’m not sure if anything is formal or not.