Talk Coffee Blog — 2018-10-19

Rocket Espresso R NINE ONE playtime...

As the hotly anticipated Australian launch of the Rocket Espresso R NINE ONE approached, we thought it was time for a hands-on session. At the time of writing, one evaluation unit existed in Australia at the Espresso Company Australia (ECA) headquarters in Sydney. As we've been pretty busy, it was a quick day-trip to allow for a couple of hours of experimentation to get to know the machine. My thanks goes out to the ECA team for so generously providing time and assistance to make this quick visit highly informative and, as always, most enjoyable! ## What is it? Rocket's R NINE ONE sits at the top of the Prosumer range and would also be perfectly suited to lower-volume coffee carts where quality in the cup is paramount: - Dual boiler (3.6L steam and 1.9L brew) - Saturated, paddle-operated group - PID control to both boilers - Hard plumb or inbuilt tank operation - Near-silent, variable-speed magnetic gear pump - Power requirement: <10A (1600W + ancillaries) - Dimensions (mm): 410 x 505