{"product_id":"elektra-microcasa-semi-automatica-espresso-machine","title":"Elektra Microcasa Semi-Automatica Espresso Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eElektra Microcasa Semiautomatica\u003c\/strong\u003e is a hand-finished Italian column machine with a heat-exchange boiler behind the brass and chrome: brew and steam at the same time from a machine that looks like it belongs in a Milanese bar from another century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat-exchange boiler:\u003c\/strong\u003e brew water is drawn fresh through an exchanger in the steam boiler, so espresso and milk steaming run simultaneously. That is the practical difference between this and most classically styled machines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSemi-automatic operation:\u003c\/strong\u003e a simple switch starts and stops the shot; the barista controls the yield.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommercial-style steam wand:\u003c\/strong\u003e real steam pressure for properly textured milk, not the whisper of a thermoblock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHand-finished Italian build:\u003c\/strong\u003e polished chrome or copper and brass over a serviceable, rebuildable mechanical design that Elektra has refined for decades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe eagle-topped column silhouette:\u003c\/strong\u003e the reason people buy an Elektra. It is a working machine and a centrepiece at once.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSemiautomatica or Leva\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Semiautomatica is the practical daily driver of the two: switch operation and HX steaming. The Microcasa Leva swaps the pump path for a spring-lever piston, a slower, more ritual way to pull a shot. Same family, different relationship with the machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBest suited to\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome baristas who want daily espresso and steamed milk from a machine that is also the most beautiful object in the kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable in Chrome or Copper \u0026amp; Brass. 110V. A water softening device is strongly recommended: scale damage is not covered under warranty.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elektra","offers":[{"title":"Chrome","offer_id":53705423487276,"sku":null,"price":3095.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Copper \u0026 Brass","offer_id":53705423520044,"sku":null,"price":3095.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/2673\/0284\/files\/elektra-microcasa-semi-automatica-espresso-machine-chrome-1-the-kitchen-barista_932a9635-99b2-45f2-ad86-98ea8beb8450.jpg?v=1786746961","url":"https:\/\/thekitchenbarista.com\/products\/elektra-microcasa-semi-automatica-espresso-machine","provider":"The Kitchen Barista \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}