Quick Mill Anita EVO Espresso Machine

Beautiful machine, looks like it will last for ever, it was love at first sight. I previously owned a DeLonghi Specialista 100% automatic espresso machine, and coffee always came out ok to good. I decided to finally step up my game, I have a manual Comandante grinder from my aeropress, v60s and French press days. Allow yourself to take some time and practice, I spent around 400g of nice Panamanian coffee, to finally figure out the key, tamping is important yes, flushing as well, but most important is grind setting, too coarse, it will come out sour and salty, too fine it won’t even come out at all. I figured 18g is a sweet dosing spot, for a 23-30 seconds shot of 2oz espresso. I’m right now at the middle of that, pulling some espectacular crema and very balanced shots. I tend to use medium to light roasted Catuai variety coffee, just remember to take your time and every coffee type and roast level is a different grind setting.Very important: get a coffee distributor and a measured shot glass. It’s truly a game changer I honestly think that’s more important than a tamper.I would give this machine a 10 of 5 if I could.

Fantastic! I would buy it again in a minute.

I bought one of the earliest Anita machines more than 10 years ago and found it to be a remarkable improvement over the Coffee Gaggia model it replaced. In our home, it has undergone cycles of greater and lesser use from daily (two or three triple espresso's) to a few times a week.Functionally, its most important attribute is the E61 grouphead that provides the thermal stability that's required to reproducibly make good espresso. It’s a 50 year old design that Faema clearly got right the first time, consisting of roughly five pounds of chrome plated brass (which takes 20-30 minutes to head up from a cold start) that gets and stays quite hot in use.Practically, it’s a pretty large machine that claims a goodly amount of counter space, so carefully consider that before going this direction instead of, say, a Rancilio Silvia. Also, it weighs roughly 45 lb. That means if you need to place it under a kitchen cabinet, you’ll need to find a way of shuffling it around on the countertop to pour in water every few days. Fortunately, stick-on Teflon “feet” from the Home Depot are perfect in allowing it to slide back and forth without “walking” during use.Reliability has been very good but not perfect. The only serious issue has been the copper boiler tank that developed a pinhole leak after about 8 years of usage. Given the amount of information about this machine at web sites like home-barista.com, I was able to replace it myself but I wouldn't recommend that to the less mechanically inclined among us.Aesthetically, I like the machine a great deal. It's pretty much all stainless steel except for the copper boiler inside and has aged very gracefully: it looks pretty much exactly the same after 10+ years of use.The bottom line, though, is the espresso, which is reproducibly great as long as you use a grinder of equal quality (I personally wouldn’t go a lot lower than a Rancilio Rocky but have not tried newer, lower priced models that might be as good) and beans that match. It’s still a great source of pleasure on a weekend morning to have a cup of espresso that equals or bests what I’ve had in any coffee bar without having to leave home for it.

Purchased my generation 1 Quick Mill Anita in 2007. Unit has been in continuous use since then pulling three to five shots a day with milk drinks. It is a solid reliable workhorse of a machine. Quick Mill has really put attention into the details. The only thing that a user needs to do is run clean softened water through the device, clean after use, run backflush through it every couple of months, and occasionally change rubber gaskets (which is less frequent if you're using silicone gaskets). All in all, that's really it. The quality of the Chrome and the polished stainless steel is top shelf. For its price point, if you were an espresso enthusiast, you'll be very pleased. To beat the quality of the machine like this you're going to be looking two and a half thousand and up with separate brew and steam boilers. The original 52 watt Ulka pump is still going strong. The only things I've replaced on this unit were tubes, gaskets and a pressure stat which was very inexpensive. Parts are readily available since it's an E61, even high performance parts such as bottomless portafilter, laser cut shower screen (IMS) and Portafilter baskets (VST). Get your hands on a used Mazzer Super Jolly and quality 3rd Wave fresh Coffee and you'll be pulling 'Spro better than most shops. Excellent for heat stability and consistent results for good extraction. Marketing can be very deceptive, but THIS machine has it where it counts, and it is certainly built to last.

I bought the Anita Evo a year ago and have never looked back. Amazing espressos that I can drink as a straight shot. Steaming and foaming my milk is a dream. I love this machine and the quality of shots is a real joy. Easy to maintain and clean. You cannot go wrong with this machine.

I bought mine 11 years ago-before they were offered on Amazon. It's the best I've ever had. The machine is rugged, simple to operate, simple to clean and has given us great coffee for 11 years without a hitch.

This is a professional quality machine!! I have been using this several times a day for two years. I would not consider any of the other cheaper espresso machines. Enjoy!