I refurbish single group head commercial espresso machines as a hobby. REALLY appreciate the view of the internals. The Craftsmanship of all the copper lines, brass fittings, and stainless steel cylinders. Is really what makes these machines bangers 🎉 Especially when so many companies are passing off fancy looking machines filled with plastic and silicon these days.
Unfortunately it will never get the same as lever but similar to the Decent espresso machine, the Slayer can do on the variable pressure throughout an extraction. So to answer your question, the Slayer can reduce pressure in the same way releasing a lever can but there are other factors like extremely high flowrate that separates the lever from other machines. But check out the Meticulous machine on Kickstarter, it's a robotic automated lever that looks gorgeous!
The Slayer really kicked off flow profiling. John from Decent Espresso even said Slayer was an inspiration in making the Decent. I remember he said that flat 9 bar was "the single worst thing ever to happen to coffee". Next thing you know you have flow profile mods on E61's, you have the Decent, levers come back in vouge and espresso is changed forever.
Yes and no. It's definitely commercially viable, but you'll throttle the growth of your business by having a single group machine. So much better to buy the double group. More upfront cost but savings in the long run. 👌
Great video as always. Love the distinctive style and engineering. However, for the money I think you can get better more technical machines for a lot less. The LM EP strada being a casing point. In the UK a base slayer is £7800 plus VaT. Mental.
Thankyou! It's definitely getting up there in price! It must be because it's US made as opposed to Italian. Definitely a case for the Strada for sure. 👌
That would make an interesting side by side comparison. I’m new to espresso and still trying to figure out what makes a machine a good value. I do hear people shrowing shade on Slayer here and there but I’m not sure what to make of it, as I just don’t know enough about what makes a machine good.
Sorry for the late reply. Yeh it's a very similar look to e61 but it's a saturated group head. Different tech and much better to be able to control the shots at a super fine level.
In Australia it's about 14k but US would be considerably cheaper, maybe one of the US audience members can help me out here but I would guess close to $6k?
No wonder the "Slayer mod" is so popular for a lot of us Breville DB owners in the cheap seats. Although at the end of the day it still looks like a Breville, not one of those stunning machines.
I think partly on name, but also it's a much higher capacity machine meaning you can do so much more with the Slayer than the Mini, and you can have it in a roastery or a small cafe. There is also a lot of tech and super fine componentry in it like the needle point valve which is designed to be able to refine your shot to perfection. It's better to compare the Slayer one group to the LM GS3 as they more similar in function but even then, can I say exactly why there's a huge gap between the gs3 MP and slayer one group? No, but there will be small differences that will make up the price difference. The touchscreens on the Slayers probably add a tonne of costs alone.
![I.N "HALLUCINATION" | [Stray Kids : SKZ-PLAYER]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/n5B5q1Hwt_U/mqdefault.jpg)
I refurbish single group head commercial espresso machines as a hobby.
REALLY appreciate the view of the internals. The Craftsmanship of all the copper lines, brass fittings, and stainless steel cylinders. Is really what makes these machines bangers 🎉
Especially when so many companies are passing off fancy looking machines filled with plastic and silicon these days.
Yes it's nice to know that some machines are still hand crafted and not cutting corners for cost savings. 👌
Nice walk through, thanks Ryde & Hugh! 🙌
Magnificent ☕️ 🙏 Slayer
Great video ❤ thanks
Hi, thank you for making this video.
Can the Slayer replicate a lever style shot with a declining profile?
Cheers.
Unfortunately it will never get the same as lever but similar to the Decent espresso machine, the Slayer can do on the variable pressure throughout an extraction. So to answer your question, the Slayer can reduce pressure in the same way releasing a lever can but there are other factors like extremely high flowrate that separates the lever from other machines.
But check out the Meticulous machine on Kickstarter, it's a robotic automated lever that looks gorgeous!
Thanks Ryde.
The Slayer really kicked off flow profiling. John from Decent Espresso even said Slayer was an inspiration in making the Decent. I remember he said that flat 9 bar was "the single worst thing ever to happen to coffee".
Next thing you know you have flow profile mods on E61's, you have the Decent, levers come back in vouge and espresso is changed forever.
Would recommend for a mobile setup? Like a coffee van?
Yes and no. It's definitely commercially viable, but you'll throttle the growth of your business by having a single group machine. So much better to buy the double group. More upfront cost but savings in the long run. 👌
@@Rydecoffeecoach We already have a GS3 to pair it with. Looks so slick internally as well! Great video.
Great video as always. Love the distinctive style and engineering. However, for the money I think you can get better more technical machines for a lot less. The LM EP strada being a casing point. In the UK a base slayer is £7800 plus VaT. Mental.
Thankyou! It's definitely getting up there in price! It must be because it's US made as opposed to Italian. Definitely a case for the Strada for sure. 👌
That would make an interesting side by side comparison. I’m new to espresso and still trying to figure out what makes a machine a good value. I do hear people shrowing shade on Slayer here and there but I’m not sure what to make of it, as I just don’t know enough about what makes a machine good.
Do slayer machines use E61 group heads? I’m new to espresso machines and interested in Slayer. Just trying to understand them a little better. Thanks
Sorry for the late reply. Yeh it's a very similar look to e61 but it's a saturated group head. Different tech and much better to be able to control the shots at a super fine level.
Thanks
How much price of this coffee machine
In Australia it's about 14k but US would be considerably cheaper, maybe one of the US audience members can help me out here but I would guess close to $6k?
No wonder the "Slayer mod" is so popular for a lot of us Breville DB owners in the cheap seats.
Although at the end of the day it still looks like a Breville, not one of those stunning machines.
Yeh I think the Slayer mod is great for the Brevilles but I wish they would sell a higher quality version.
Is there any dream bigger than having a slayer at home?
Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed that day lol
😅 it was the last day so they all went out the night before. I had to convince him to even talk 😂
🔥🔥
Thought of you here! 😅
@@Rydecoffeecoach yes I can imagine haha
Literally would have been cheaper just to get one 😂
Why this machine so expensive?! (La Marzocco Mini - a very expensive machine as well - is half the price, Lelit Bianca even cheaper) 🤔🤨
I think partly on name, but also it's a much higher capacity machine meaning you can do so much more with the Slayer than the Mini, and you can have it in a roastery or a small cafe. There is also a lot of tech and super fine componentry in it like the needle point valve which is designed to be able to refine your shot to perfection. It's better to compare the Slayer one group to the LM GS3 as they more similar in function but even then, can I say exactly why there's a huge gap between the gs3 MP and slayer one group? No, but there will be small differences that will make up the price difference. The touchscreens on the Slayers probably add a tonne of costs alone.