Founded in 1927 by Giuseppe and Bruno Bambi, La Marzocco had its beginnings in Florence, Italy. In 1939, it was La Marzocco that developed and patented the first coffee machine with a horizontal boiler, now an industry standard. This was the first of a series of important innovations, later to include the dual-boiler system with saturated brewing groups. Tradition and a passion in the search for quality and superior reliability are factors that have always distinguished and interested the entire company. Even today, highly specialized personnel supervise each stage in the production of every single machine, hand-crafted to order for each and every client. In this way, Giuseppe Bambi’s great experience and professional pride live on after over ninety years.
La Marzocco set out to design the Strada EP (Electronic Paddle) because of a shift in the market by providing the barista full control over the brewing process as never before. As more coffee roasters began moving toward direct trade and relationship coffees, we realized there was a need for a more stable, reliable, and versatile machine that enabled them to showcase the very best of these coffees.
Pressure profiling allows the barista to bring out different flavor components that affect the balance and body of the shot, and produce a rounder, softer espresso that highlights brightness, sweetness and delicate notes. The Strada EP enables the barista to create that perfect expression of a particular single-origin coffee as an espresso, and reproduce a flavor profile that may be difficult to attain at a constant 9 bars of pressure. The Strada EP 1 group is equipped with a self-contained 2-liter water tank that makes plumbing optional.
- Dual boiler design optimizes espresso brewing and steam production.
- Independent, saturated boilers for each group head that allows optimal temperature control for individual coffees.
- Temperature, shot timers, and flow pulse counters built into the display.
- Saturated groups ensure unsurpassed thermal stability, shot after shot.
- Saturated group heads ensuring temperature stability throughout the shot.
- Dual PID temperature controllers to adjust coffee and steam boiler temperature (+/- 0.5°C).
- Insulated boilers reduce energy use and enhance temperature stability.
- Rugged corrosion-resistant stainless steel boilers.
- Adjustable drip tray for all sizes of cups.
- Lever-style Steam Valve for proportional solenoid steam pressure.
- Pro Touch Steam Wands that are cool to the touch.
- Hot Water Economizer that enables fine-tuning of the tap water temperature.
- Auto-backflushing that simplifies the cleaning process to improve efficiency.
- High polished stainless steel exterior frame and body panels.
- Digital display for intuitive displace and programming.
- Cup Warmer available on 2 and 3 group machines.
- Available in 2 or 3 group configurations.
- Custom colors available.
- Hand-built in Florence, Italy.
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