ontrees "The only thing that worries me so far is a loud noise when running the hot water - sounds crunchy or something."
Interesting .... wife has used the Aurelia for almost a year and I cant remember the hot water making any noise. Now I'm goig to have to check it out.
Wife uses the N.S. Aurelia, she loves it. as Bean Tech says it has a lot of nice features, of course wife uses the auto steam wand as a stop for her steaming pitcher.. go figure.... dont think ive ever seen her use it. We purchased it from the local roaster at cost plus shipping. they installed...
like MC says you could have them delivered by the local bakery. we tried the costco resell bit for awile, but with the bulk you have to buy and no place to store the unsold, and nobody wants to buy anything over a day or two old. you tended to give to much away just to get rid of the items...
The wife and I tried the scratch method for muffins, cookies and such for about six months. Found it to time consuming, and the costs vs profits wasnt much. Some people actually turned up their noses to items made from scratch, go figure, now we purchase from a local company that makes...
I also use a Nuova Simonelli Aurelia I purchased it from the local coffee distributor who will sell them to you at cost if you are a customer. Price was $5880.00
Are you building a machine?
If not most of your questions would have to be answered by you. where are you putting this machine, what are your power requirements, how many shots per hour are you going to pull out of the boilers, ect...
My wife opened a koisk and she has the 2 group Aurelia. i had the same questions also. What i did was put the machine high enough so the top of the machine was shoulder high or just a little bit lower, (getting her to stand there while i raised and lowered the machine was a chore though). but...