Mesin Espresso El Rocio Manus S

Watch how I brew with my El Rocio Manus S - Pesado Edition

https://youtu.be/h3SLmsQ1-UE?si=R2FZmlFofZW0A16R

Stunning machine. Looks so fabulous with all the white accessories but even without, it’s shiny and attractive on the bench. It’s the slightest off-white colour.

The levers and group head feel sturdy and firm. I appreciate the soft ‘clunk’ feeling when the lever is completely turned off.

E61 group head gets extremely hot to the touch (as to be expected), so some caution is required, which you get used to with daily operation.

Steam wand is very strong and effective - we are still perfecting this part of the craft for our flat whites each morning. The strangest thing about this machine with all its fantastic attention to detail is that the steam wand is slightly too long to glide across the drip tray, and even too long to make it to its designated hole in the drip tray post-steaming (see photo).

PID is great and easy to adjust once you understand how the set temperature converts to grouphead and steam temperatures (we saved a little table with these conversions on it - I can’t remember where I found it).

As an upgrade from the Breville Barista Express, I really appreciate the quiet operation (especially no thumping steam pump sound when heating milk), adjustable pre-infusion to suit different beans, low water warning for water tank, 58mm filter basket and quality stainless steel portafilter (that can be converted to bottomless) included, good, solid tamper included, and the all metal, robust yet aesthetic design.

Coming from a more automatic, quick-heat up machine we were worried the longer heat up time might bother us, but it hasn’t been a problem at all. It also usually takes less time to heat up to temperature than the manual specifies. This machine doesn’t have a separate hot water dispenser which would be a bonus for quick cups of tea (like the Breville had) but it’s no huge loss. The Breville had an indicator for when the drip tray was full that I thought I’d miss on this machine, but it’s much easier to see the water inside the tray on the Manus so it’s never been an issue to empty on time. The tray slides in very smoothly too.

We haven’t tested out the workflow when making lots of coffees for visitors yet, but so far we are really loving it for our couple of coffees a day!

Love this machine, very happy with it

I found the features and output astounding for the price. I get a quality, well designed unit made from quality materials, with a commercial grade E61 group head and a PID for a fraction of the price of other machines.
I would thoroughly recommend this machine. Don’t believe me? Check the online reviews.