![]() ![]() And the Diletta’s design was the smartest of the bunch. For that reason, choosing an espresso machine at this level is more about design, both aesthetic and functional. ![]() Lots of people who use prosumer espresso machines are very passionate about their coffee and their coffee-making equipment and may disagree with this, but after testing several of them we believe it: When you get into high-end espresso machines, there are not huge differences in the quality of coffee. Often, prosumer machines are scaled-down versions of the most sought-after commercial machines. Prosumer (that is, professional + consumer) is a portmanteau that could accurately describe a whole lot of elite-level home kitchen gear- Vitamix blenders come to mind-but it’s used quite often to refer to high-end home espresso machines. ![]() We cannot emphasize enough how big of a plus that is in a category filled with counter hogs. ![]() And it includes a hot water dispenser for Americanos. When it came to milk drinks, the steam wand on the Solis is powerful and made terrific flat whites. Shots were nicely extracted with a striped layer of crema on top. The espresso shots we pulled from the Solis were great and in line with the semi-automatic Breville Machines- the Infuser, the Barista Express, and the Barista Express Impress. Solis is the Swiss brand behind the beloved entry-level burr grinder, the Scala and their espresso maker is a terrific balance of simplicity and customizability. As a result we’re putting the Solis Barista Perfetta Plus back on top. We still think it is a good machine, but after more than six months of consistent use, we found an issue that made us reconsider: The built-in grinder would jam with lighter roasted coffee beans (more on this below). Our top pick for much of 2022 was the flashy Breville Barista Express Impress. Combined with the best scientific knowledge about human behavior, cultural evolution, and the dynamic Earth a path can be made by walking it throughout the rest of this century and beyond.This is an example of how longterm testing of a product can be valuable. Nothing short of a spiritual revival of indigenous lifeways will do. It is not to be found in the shallow optimism of techno-fixes or consumer choices. There truly is a pathway to regenerate the Earth. A planet-wide network of learning ecosystems is needed that can hold the complexity of birthing these regenerative bioregions during and after the rest of the collapse that we were all born into. Applied to the scale of entire landscapes, this reveals how all truly sustainable human cultures throughout history were organized at the territorial scale as bioregional economies. How can we design our way through the struggles that now lie ahead? We design by embracing the fundamental insight that all living systems self-organize around the patterns of regeneration. Most of us experience a kind of intergenerational amnesia―having never seen an intact ecosystem or a healthy human economy at any point in our lives. We are in the midst of a planetary change process that extends far beyond a human lifetime. To a great extent, the rest of our lives will be defined by how those who understand our global predicament organize and cooperate with one other. This book offers a clear and cogent pathway for safeguarding humanity’s future through an extended period of cascading consequences. There is an urgent need to describe the “how” for managing the convergent threats of ecological overshoot and civilization collapse. Humanity is confronted with threats unprecedented in the history of our species. ![]()
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