Victoria Arduino Athena Leva 2 Group Lever Espresso Machine NuovaSimonelli Brass

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Victoria Arduino Athena Leva 2 Group Lever Espresso Machine NuovaSimonelli Brass. The ancient art of coffee still lives in the Athena Leva, the espresso machine so beloved by espresso professionals. Operating the Athena Leva is straightforward and intuitive and, given the simplicity of the movements and mechanisms, the machine is extremely durable. The lever system of this professional coffee machine lets the barista modulate the pre-infusion manually for each delivery. When you lower the lever hot water from the boiler enters the group, wetting the coffee. The more the barista pulls the lever, the longer the pre-infusion phase. A good professional barista waits for the first drops of coffee to come out before lifting the lever; this means that the will have permeated all the coffee. For the effective pre-infusion, the pressure of the water as it enters the group should not exceed 2 bars. Victoria Arduino marketed its first lever machines at the end of World War II, in 1946. They were the WAT series of espresso machines, ancestors of the exquisite Athena Leva, the first of which was made in late sixties in Casorate Sempione (VA), Italy.