"The la Pavoni Professional is beautiful to look at, it makes excellent espresso, and it will last for ever" There's something special about using a lever espresso machine to make your favorite beverage. It's rarely perfect, it sometimes aggravates, and it can take days to fully figure out. But with a lever espresso machine like the La Pavoni Professional, making an espresso is an intensely personal and rewarding experience. You are part of the process, through and through - if you are even the smallest amount off when pulling your shot, the results in the cup will show it. If you practice and become an expert, you'll get espresso like you can get from no other machine.

The Professional features a large 38 oz. boiler with a pressurestat for maintaining optimum brewing pressures. A convenient pressure gauge keeps you informed of the machine's status at all times. One serious perk with the Professional is that the machine is always in "steam ready" mode, meaning you can bang out a quality shot of espresso, and steam or froth milk immediately after pulling the shot. No waiting, no down time. With the latest redesign of the brew group, La Pavonis are vastly improved when it comes to producing shot after shot - the group no longer gets as hot as it used to on previous models.

La Pavoni wants you to produce excellent coffee, espresso, and cappuccino drinks with this machine, and to help you along the way, they include a very informative manual and video in the box that will have you up and going in no time. There are also two steaming arms that can be quick-changed. One is for the purist, traditionalist, and features a well-designed three-hole tip. The other is with a special cappuccinatore device that automatically draws milk from a glass, a small carton, or any other receptacle, and instantly mixes it with steam to produce perfect micro-froth.

The La Pavoni Professional was reviewed at the CoffeeGeek website where it drew top honors. In the conclusion, CoffeeGeek stated: "Would I recommend a La Pavoni Professional or Romantica? I certainly would, if you're a person ready and willing to roll up your sleeves, practice for months, hone and perfect your skill with the machine. You'd also have to give up some niceties you get from traditional pump machines. If you're up for that, you'll love owning this machine, and it will give you amazing results." - Honorable Author Mark Prince