Ammonite Audio
03-02-2021, 13:30
Marco has kindly allowed me to list my Nuova Simonelli Oscar II espresso machine here in Abstract Chat.
Some of you may have seen in The Coffee House that I have bought a new Lelit Bianca espresso machine, and that means my old Nuova Simonelli Oscar II needs to find a new home. I bought it in 2016 from Elektros in Italy, pre-fitted with their OPV (overpressure valve) and Sirai pressurestat modifications. The OPV allows the brew head pressure to be adjusted down from the standard 15 bar, and I have it set at around 8 bar. The Sirai pressurestat controls main boiler pressure much more effectively and reliably than the standard pressurestat.
The Nuova Simonelli Oscar II is a bit like a scaled down professional machine, and it has a single 2 litre pressurised boiler that provides very strong steam, and that boiler indirectly heats the brewhead through a heat exchanger. This means the machine takes around 30 minutes to fully warm up, but once that point is reached, the brew temperature is very stable and you can pull repeated shots without cooling the brew head. The steam pressure is 1.4 bar, and that means loads of powerful steam for really professional milk frothing and texturing - a world removed from most domestic machines which typically have weak/intermittent steam. If you have a yearning to be a better barista, capable of decent latte art, then this machine will get you quite close.
My machine has the light blue casing, and comes with the original accessories, plus a second naked portafilte/basket. It has all its original packaging, and manual.
For full details/specs etc, look at Elektros here https://www.elektros.it/gb/en/oscar-II-black.html
There are a few YouTube videos, inlcuding from Elektros showing installation of the OPV:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl0952d0QCcG_mjXfowIXVQ
Seattle Coffe Gear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8z7mObdXN4
The Oscar II costs around £600 new. I would like £325 including UK shipping
https://ammonite-audio.co.uk/p1000611/
Some of you may have seen in The Coffee House that I have bought a new Lelit Bianca espresso machine, and that means my old Nuova Simonelli Oscar II needs to find a new home. I bought it in 2016 from Elektros in Italy, pre-fitted with their OPV (overpressure valve) and Sirai pressurestat modifications. The OPV allows the brew head pressure to be adjusted down from the standard 15 bar, and I have it set at around 8 bar. The Sirai pressurestat controls main boiler pressure much more effectively and reliably than the standard pressurestat.
The Nuova Simonelli Oscar II is a bit like a scaled down professional machine, and it has a single 2 litre pressurised boiler that provides very strong steam, and that boiler indirectly heats the brewhead through a heat exchanger. This means the machine takes around 30 minutes to fully warm up, but once that point is reached, the brew temperature is very stable and you can pull repeated shots without cooling the brew head. The steam pressure is 1.4 bar, and that means loads of powerful steam for really professional milk frothing and texturing - a world removed from most domestic machines which typically have weak/intermittent steam. If you have a yearning to be a better barista, capable of decent latte art, then this machine will get you quite close.
My machine has the light blue casing, and comes with the original accessories, plus a second naked portafilte/basket. It has all its original packaging, and manual.
For full details/specs etc, look at Elektros here https://www.elektros.it/gb/en/oscar-II-black.html
There are a few YouTube videos, inlcuding from Elektros showing installation of the OPV:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl0952d0QCcG_mjXfowIXVQ
Seattle Coffe Gear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8z7mObdXN4
The Oscar II costs around £600 new. I would like £325 including UK shipping
https://ammonite-audio.co.uk/p1000611/