The brand new Slayer Steam Single espresso machine in Copenhagen. All photographs courtesy of Slayer.
Espresso machine firm Slayer final week unveiled the Slayer Steam Single, a home-focused, single-group variant of its business Steam line of espresso machines.
Revealed on June 27 with the model’s look on the World Of Espresso commerce present in Copenhagen, Denmark, the Steam Single is Slayer’s first espresso machine with an onboard reservoir, permitting it for use with out plumbing on to a water supply. The two.5-liter reservoir is produced from food-safe BPA-free Tritan plastic.
It’s additionally the primary Slayer machine to be developed from idea to market-ready end for the reason that Seattle-area firm was acquired by Italy’s Cimbali Group.
The businesses haven’t but introduced pricing for the brand new machine. An organization spokesperson instructed DCN that manufacturing certification and manufacturing are anticipated to start as early as October of this 12 months.
A extra commercially oriented plumbed single-group Slayer Espresso machine has been in manufacturing since 2014, bearing options of the authentic Slayer Espresso machine.
The Steam Single maintains the music-themed nomenclature established in 2018 with its 2- and 3-group business forbears, the EP and LP, in addition to the signature aesthetics of the Steam line that initially debuted in 2016.
This contains the swooping high rail, the steam and scorching water activation levers, the paddle-actuated group, and the knob-controlled digital barista console.
A rendering displaying the forthcoming Slayer Steam Single machine.
The brand new twin boiler machine features a 0.8-liter brew boiler and a 2.4-liter steam boiler, by means of which water is pushed by a commercial-grade rotary pump.
“The design for the Steam Single has been an thrilling challenge, reimagining the enduring machine all of us love,” Chris Flechtner, Slayer industrial designer, stated in an organization announcement of the brand new machine. “It’s been pushed, pulled and compressed right into a proportion excellent for each dwelling use and the single-group business market. It’s the identical particulars we love, redefined in an accessible compact package deal.”
By the top-mounted digital dashboard customers can program temperature and volumetric options, together with water delivered by a devoted pre-infusion circuit for mild preliminary saturation of the espresso. An automated lower-power mode is designed to cut back power consumption when the machine is idle.
The low-profile Steam Single will have the ability to run by means of customary United States family 110-voltage shops, in accordance with the corporate.
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Howard Bryman
Howard Bryman is the affiliate editor of Every day Espresso Information by Roast Journal. He’s primarily based in Portland, Oregon.
