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Handcrafted in Florence , Italy in the traditions of quality, reliability, technology, innovation, and design, La Marzocco espresso machines have been brewing superb espressos since 1927. La Marzocco is highly regarded as the gold standard in the specialty coffee industry.

La Marzocco had its beginnings in Florence , Italy , birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and home to such geniuses as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Brunelleschi who created some of the most celebrated works of art in the world. It seemed only fitting that the city would witness the creation of yet another splendid work of art: La Marzocco.

Founded in 1927 by Giuseppe Bambi and his brother Bruno, La Marzocco gained the reputation throughout Tuscany for making beautiful, high quality, superbly crafted and uniquely designed espresso machines, with great attention held to detail. It was La Marzocco that developed and patented the first horizontal boiler in 1939, today an industry standard and the first of many important innovations, one of which the dual-boiler technology with saturated brewing groups. La Marzocco strives to remain an artisan company while still offering important advancements in equipment technology. At the same time it enjoys sharing its history and continues to welcome all those who are passionate about good coffee. Its aim is to always improve brewing technology and to further expand its undisputed leadership in quality in the cup, which is already known in over 50 countries around the world.

DUAL BOILER

La Marzocco's dual boiler system provides ample milk steaming power while maintaining optimum brewing temperature. Introduced by La Marzocco in the original GS series in 1971, this system revolutionized commercial espresso machines.

Espresso machines have two primary functions, brewing espresso and steaming milk, each with its own ideal temperature. In the commonly used heat exchanger system, the brew water reaches the boiling point by means of thermal equilibrium, and thus burns the coffee during brewing. Also, the brew water experiences significant temperature fluctuations during high volume due to its indirect heating model. Most heat exchanger systems on the market are made of brass or other economical materials.

In La Marzocco's dual boiler system, a dedicated boiler produces steam and another heats brew water. This allows independent temperature control of the brew water from the steam. It also produces ample power to meet high demands of milk steaming. All La Marzocco boilers are made of high quality stainless steel, both durable and effective in maintaining temperature.

Along with the PID control system and saturated groups, thermal stability is contained within +/-0.5°C. With La Marzocco, consistency is the rule, not the exception.

SATURATED GROUPS

La Marzocco's patented saturated group design is instrumental in delivering consistent brew water temperature during the brewing process.

Conventional group head design features a large block of brass or other metals with indirect heat from the boiler via conduction. This results in cooler temperatures further away from the boiler point of attachment, thus affecting the brew water temperature as it travels to the coffee.

La Marzocco's saturated group design eliminates such temperature discrepency by thermally incorporating the brew boiler and the group head essentially as one. Constructed of stainless steel and welded onto the brew boiler, the saturated group acts as an extension of the brew boiler, with the same operating temperature. During brewing, water is drawn from

inside the group head and travels through a tube and passes through the diffuser block and screen where it then meets tamped coffee and the Piero Cap completely eliminates any external path of the brew water.