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The Linea Mini is La Marzocco's café machine scaled down for the home: two boilers, one for steam and a small one for coffee built into the group, held at temperature by a PID. Extraction is controlled with a paddle, as on the La Marzocco machines of the 1970s, and pre-infusion is electronic, adjustable up to 99 seconds.
Two gauges, on the group and on the steam boiler, show the pressure, and a timer counts the seconds of each shot. The pump leaves the factory at nine bar but can be adjusted. It runs from the 2.5-litre tank or plumbed into the mains, and pairs with La Marzocco scales, sold separately, to stop the shot at the right weight.
Rinsing and group cleaning are automatic, but the diffuser has to be taken off and cleaned by hand every day. At 36 cm wide and 54 deep it needs a roomy counter. It is for someone who wants the ritual and the group of a café machine, with room to play with pressure and pre-infusion, and who already has a good grinder or is ready to buy one.
| Parameter | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Machine dimensions | 36 × 54 × 38 cm (14.2 × 21.3 × 15.0 in) | manufacturer website |
| Weight | 30.0 kg (66.1 lb) | manufacturer website |
| Power supply | 220-240 V / 50-60 Hz / 1770-2100 W | manufacturer website |
| Boiler architecture | Dual boiler | Declared by the brand |
| PID control | Yes | Declared by the brand |
| Max pump pressure | 9 bar | Declared by the brand |
| Pre-infusion | Programmable | Declared by the brand |
| Water tank capacity | 2.5 l | Declared by the brand |
| Plumbable | Yes | Declared by the brand |
| Pressure gauge | Yes | Declared by the brand |
Seven grams, twenty-five seconds, twenty-five millilitres: Italian espresso has a written specification, and this is it.
The same dose as an espresso, less water in the cup. No institutional source fixes its volume — so here you will only find what is documented.
25 ml of espresso and 100 ml of steamed milk, in a 150–160 ml cup. The cappuccino has a specification too.
An espresso and a stain of milk. How much milk, exactly? No source declares it — and we do not invent it.
An espresso lengthened with hot water. The amount of water is set by no standard: it changes from country to country and from bar to bar.
Double espresso, sugar syrup and ice in a shaker. It has no specification: it has a house recipe.
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Simpler, entry level
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