{"product_id":"elenza-athena-espresso-machine","title":"Elenza Athena Espresso Machine Clear Sides","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 1.65; color: #4a443d; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 26px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; color: #3b291a;\"\u003eOn most machines the brew group is a lump of brass bolted onto the boiler, and it takes a long time to come up to temperature and a cold shot or two to settle. On the Athena the group is part of the boiler. Brew water surrounds it rather than passing through it, so the metal the water touches is already at brewing temperature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3; color: #3b291a;\"\u003eA saturated E61 group\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 28px;\"\u003eA 500 ml saturated E61 brew system, heated by a thick film element. Because the group and the boiler are one assembly, they come up to temperature together and hold it together. Elenza put the machine at around four minutes from cold, which is not a figure you normally see next to an E61.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3; color: #3b291a;\"\u003eFlow control on the group\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 28px;\"\u003eThe paddle on top of the group adjusts water flow by hand, during the shot. Open it up to get the extraction moving, ease it back as the shot runs. It is the difference between pulling the same shot every time and being able to shape one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3; color: #3b291a;\"\u003ePure Fusion pre-infusion\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eEspresso goes wrong in the first few seconds. Hit dry coffee with full pressure and the water cuts a channel straight through the puck, then runs past the rest of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 18px;\"\u003ePure Fusion wets the coffee at a gentler pressure first, then brings it up to full. Both stages are adjustable, so you can set it for the coffee you drink and change it when you change beans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 28px; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; border-bottom: 1px solid #E5DED3;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 16px 16px 0; width: 50%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 21px; font-weight: bold; color: #3b291a; line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e3 to 7 bar\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"display: block; margin-top: 4px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a6d5f;\"\u003eStage one\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 0 16px 16px; width: 50%; vertical-align: top; border-left: 1px solid #E5DED3;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 21px; font-weight: bold; color: #3b291a; line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e7 to 11 bar\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"display: block; margin-top: 4px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a6d5f;\"\u003eStage two\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3; color: #3b291a;\"\u003ePID temperature control\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 28px;\"\u003eBrew temperature is set electronically and held there. The number you settle on this week is the number you get next month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3; color: #3b291a;\"\u003eA quiet pump\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 28px;\"\u003eA vibration pump, but a good one. It delivers brewing pressure without the clatter these pumps are known for, which matters more than it sounds like it should at six in the morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3; color: #3b291a;\"\u003eApp control and brew by weight\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 34px;\"\u003eThe machine can be set from the Elenza app. Add the optional Elenza scale and it will end the shot at the weight you asked for, rather than leaving you counting seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.3; color: #3b291a;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable role=\"presentation\" style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 34px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 12px 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a6d5f; vertical-align: top; width: 42%;\"\u003eBrew system\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; color: #3b291a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e500 ml saturated E61\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 12px 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a6d5f; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eHeating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; color: #3b291a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eThick film heater\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 12px 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a6d5f; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eHeat-up time\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; color: #3b291a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eApproximately 4 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 12px 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a6d5f; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eFlow control\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; color: #3b291a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eManual, on the group\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 12px 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a6d5f; vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePre-infusion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; color: #3b291a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePure Fusion, stage one 3 to 7 bar, stage two 7 to 11 bar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 12px 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a6d5f; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eTemperature control\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; color: #3b291a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eElectronic PID\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 12px 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a6d5f; vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePump\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; color: #3b291a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eSilent vibration pump\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 12px 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a6d5f; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eConnectivity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; color: #3b291a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eApp control, brew by weight with the optional Elenza scale\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 12px 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a6d5f; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eBody\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; color: #3b291a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePolished stainless steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 12px 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; border-bottom: 1px solid #E5DED3; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7a6d5f; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 13px 0; border-top: 1px solid #E5DED3; border-bottom: 1px solid #E5DED3; color: #3b291a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e5 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #F7F3EC; padding: 24px 26px; border-radius: 3px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFive year warranty and a workshop behind it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe stock the spares and these machines will be serviced and repaired in our own workshop, in Glasgow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Elenza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59065312051532,"sku":null,"price":1299.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/1949\/0892\/files\/ATHENA1.png?v=1791292602","url":"https:\/\/theespressoshop.com\/products\/elenza-athena-espresso-machine","provider":"The Espresso Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}