HerschelR Senior Member Joined: 16 Jan 2011 Posts: 49 Location: Ottawa Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Quickmill Andreja Grinder: Baratza vario
Posted Sun Feb 26, 2012, 12:26pm Subject: **SOLD** Quickmill Andreja + Baratza Vario grinder + misc.
Complete semi-professional home espresso set-up, put together by me over the past ¾ year. The espresso machine was bought used here and completely serviced and upgraded by Chris Coffee (US) prior to pick-up by me (and bringing up to the Great White North). All other listed items were new.
Selling, since my wife and I are getting a new car and deciding on some home renos. Sigh – I’ll just have to put a set like this together again a number of years from now.
Included (as pictured):
Quickmill Andreja espresso machine: E61 group head, recently serviced and working perfectly. Has a PID installed in the grouphead for accurate temperature surfing. Upgraded steam joystick (easier to froth milk). Only appropriate distilled water blend was used to avoid scaling, and was backflushed/cleaned each week. Comes with double and single-spout portafilters, double, single and blind-flush basket, and VST double basket.
Baratza Vario grinder – variable, programmable time settings, and macro/micro grind-levers to either side of chute vary from powdery Turkish grind to rubble French press and everywhere in-between. Consistent and reliable grind. Cleaned with Grindz every week (3 more sachets included, as shown). Approx. 35 lbs have passed through it.
Two tampers – one convex surface, other flat surface and milled specifically for VST double filter. Also includes Orphan Espresso ‘SlapShot’ for knocking-down grinds and acting as a surface for tamping (i.e., not ruining your counters), and Orphan Espresso dosing funnel.
Two Espro milk frothing jugs (12oz and 20oz) plus clipping milk thermometer with froth-range indicated in green.
Cafelat knockbox, Cafelat grouphead cleaning brush (with replacement bristles), ¾ container of Joe Glo (backflusing) cleaner, micro-scale (for determining appropriate dosing time for the Vario), plug-in 7-day electronic outlet timer (no need to keep it on 24/7), four small and two larger TightVac vacuum holders (extend the life of freshly-roasted coffee). Four measuring shot glasses (two squat Starbucks, two taller and fluted).
Will also include espresso/cappuccino cups (shown).
Normal price (new) for the foregoing (including taxes here in Canada), placing a value of a new Andreja at $1595, approx: $2,900.
I am selling for $1550 (that's $100 cheaper than other places I'm advertising, in honour of the good deals I myself have received here and respect for the CG world).
I am really hesitant to package everything up and ship - I'm in Ottawa (Canada), and would prefer a nearby Canuck CGer to step-up here with any interest.
Believe it's a great deal for someone getting started and getting everything they need.
Happy to provide pics to people who ask - can't seem to get anything down (reasonably) to 75kb for posting here - any suggestions would be more than welcome in that regard.
Cheers.
C.
Listing Details Asking / Suggested Price: 1550.00 Seller Name: Cameron Tiesma Seller Location: Ottawa, Canada Sale Type: For Sale
Posted Sun Feb 26, 2012, 6:48pm Subject: Re: Quickmill Andreja (upgraded) + Baratza Vario grinder + misc.
HerschelR Said:
Happy to provide pics to people who ask - can't seem to get anything down (reasonably) to 75kb for posting here - any suggestions would be more than welcome in that regard.
HerschelR Senior Member Joined: 16 Jan 2011 Posts: 49 Location: Ottawa Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Quickmill Andreja Grinder: Baratza vario
Posted Mon Feb 27, 2012, 6:38am Subject: Re: Quickmill Andreja (upgraded) + Baratza Vario grinder + misc.
First, CraigA - many thanks - I'll try that over the next couple of crazy/hectic days. For those interested, I'm more than happy to send uncompressed pictures if you email me.
STG and Saranoelle - at this point, I'd really like to keep things as a package, for someone in or around the Ottawa area who just wants a one-stop-shop for the set-up. That said, should it get to the point where that's not going to work, I'd consider you each first-in-line for those items (respectively).
Also (for all), as this was not likely clear, my $ is in Canadian currency.
and here is the current exchange rate for the conversion.....
1 US dollar = 1.0035 Canadian dollars
"You can write down how to make the perfect cup of coffee. But to make it really good, you have to play something fictional, you have to dress up, you have to think, This is the most important thing."
HerschelR Senior Member Joined: 16 Jan 2011 Posts: 49 Location: Ottawa Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Quickmill Andreja Grinder: Baratza vario
Posted Mon Feb 27, 2012, 7:37am Subject: Re: Quickmill Andreja (upgraded) + Baratza Vario grinder + misc.
BB - handy - tx - never realized our dollar was doing so well now! Maybe I should switch to US$ for this sale, just to have a safe stash for the coming apocalypse (or, maybe, a trip down south).
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