Rocket Espresso Bicocca
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The Bicocca is Rocket's flagship home dual boiler: two stainless-steel boilers, one for coffee and one for steam, and a group heated by its own element, with a PID holding it at the set temperature. The heated group also means a quick start: in eight to ten minutes it is ready for coffee, with steam soon after.
It is run from a five-inch touchscreen, where up to two volumetric recipes can be programmed: you set volume, pre-infusion and extraction time once, and then a single touch does the rest. The pump is rotary, and the machine works from the 1.8-litre tank or plumbed into the mains. It is built in modules, to make servicing simpler.
It is for someone who wants repeatable recipes, set once and called up every morning; anyone who prefers to decide every shot by hand will use only part of it. At over 40 cm wide and almost 47 deep, it needs a roomy counter.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Machine dimensions | 40.9 × 46.5 × 40 cm (16.1 × 18.3 × 15.7 in) | manufacturer website |
| Weight | 35.0 kg (77.2 lb) | manufacturer website |
| Power supply | 220-240 V / 50-60 Hz / 1600 W | manufacturer website |
| Boiler architecture | Dual boiler | Declared by the brand |
| PID control | Yes | Declared by the brand |
| Pump type | Rotary | Declared by the brand |
| Pre-infusion | Programmable | Declared by the brand |
| Boiler material | Stainless steel | Declared by the brand |
| Water tank capacity | 1.8 l | Declared by the brand |
| Plumbable | Yes | Declared by the brand |
Pros and cons
In favour
- Heated group with PID: ready for coffee in eight to ten minutes source
- Two volumetric recipes on the screen: volume, pre-infusion and times set once
- Two steel boilers, coffee and steam kept apart
- Tank or mains water, your choice, with a rotary pump
Worth knowing
- Over 40 cm wide and almost 47 deep: it needs a roomy counter source
- The recipes need programming: anyone deciding each shot by hand uses only part of it
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Recipes for this machine
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Espresso
Seven grams, twenty-five seconds, twenty-five millilitres: Italian espresso has a written specification, and this is it.
- Dose
- 7 g
Ristretto
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.
- Dose
- 7 g
Cappuccino
25 ml of espresso and 100 ml of steamed milk, in a 150–160 ml cup. The cappuccino has a specification too.
- Dose
- 7 g
Caffè macchiato
An espresso and a stain of milk. How much milk, exactly? No source declares it — and we do not invent it.
- Dose
- 7 g
Caffè americano
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.
- Dose
- 7 g
Caffè shakerato
Double espresso, sugar syrup and ice in a shaker. It has no specification: it has a house recipe.
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