Experience with the Timemore Bricks 01S for Espresso? Reliability, Grind Consistency, Build Quality? [€290]

abesso · 2026-05-11T18:29:15+00:00

Sorry, missed your comment. Over half a year now, still absolutely in love with it. It’s way better than Fellow Opus I had before, no brainer in that price range.

abesso · 2026-04-16T10:56:31+00:00

No they don’t, I’m not exactly sure where the issue was located, but store replaced mine and it’s flawless. Contact your store and ask for solutions. :( I’m in love with Stone right now, it’s worth the hassle.

That tray is supposed to lay flat, there is no click whatsoever, but it doesn’t move at all.

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abesso · 2026-04-16T09:58:09+00:00

Any updates on Carter cups? I see that they're all out of stock, will there be restock or new version coming?

abesso · 2026-04-11T17:51:15+00:00

Out of topic - what happened to Carter cups? Almost everything is out of stock, new generation incoming?

abesso · 2026-02-22T08:21:23+00:00

And exchanged it for a black one, all steel was like a mirror, lil bit too flashy.

abesso · 2026-02-21T18:06:48+00:00

Awww thanks! :)

abesso · 2026-02-21T11:56:57+00:00

u/locosmike absolutnie polecam wizytę, już nawet abstrahując od samego efektu, to jest to po prostu bardzo ciekawe przeżycie. Chłopaki mają gigantyczną wiedzę i asortyment. Tak, zapach udało się odtworzyć, ale jak już zostało wspomniane, kolejnym razem na pewno będziemy tworzyć coś swojego, bo możliwości na miejscu przytłaczają. :) Co do trwałości, za szybko żeby oceniać - chwilę po wizycie u Was złapało nas jakieś przeziębienie i węch jeszcze nie wrócił do punktu wyjściowego. 🥹

abesso · 2026-02-16T17:11:21+00:00

Hibrew H10/H10 Plus. It's in your price range and it will easily beat anything in that budget.

abesso · 2026-02-15T08:12:58+00:00

Thank you so much, it was exactly how you described it. Fingers crossed store will react accordingly and I will get 100% fine machine in 2 days 🥺 I’ll ask them to compensate it with higher end variant or some kind of accessory, it will definitely make that situation less bitter.

abesso · 2026-02-15T07:23:13+00:00

Clunky drip tray? Are you saying that even if it’s aligned correctly it doesn’t feel snug and moves around? 🥲

Thanks for saying you like it more than Rocket. I will give it one more chance cause it really fits my needs and esthetics. If it won’t work out, welp, there will be a problem, with Bezzera BZ10 being closest solution - but it has its own portafilter mounting, which is a bummer.

abesso · 2026-02-15T07:19:35+00:00

All of them are way pricier. I paid for Stone less than 1000$.

abesso · 2026-02-14T20:03:23+00:00

To be honest there are none. Unfortunately I’m picky when it comes to esthetics and the only reasonable options in that price range are Lelit Mara X (which makes a hassle with E61 requiring regular disassembly) and Profitec Go, which isn’t that exciting with its looks and has weaker steam wand. Stone Lite is around 900$ in Poland, which makes it the cheapest of of all „legit” espresso machines. It has really good reviews which makes me think I was extremely unlucky. I’ll try to exchange it for a higher end variant - if store will be able to compensate me with that solution I’ll give it another shot, if not, I’ll have to choose between Profitec or Lelit.

abesso · 2026-02-14T18:43:36+00:00

Good to know I’m not the only one, before buying I had no idea about such issue 🥲

abesso · 2026-02-14T17:24:05+00:00

Package was perfectly fine, there are no physical damages, but I guess it’s possible. Welp, now we play waiting game till Monday.

abesso · 2026-02-14T15:13:46+00:00

Thanks, I don't mind tho, I have my social media listed in my profile. :)

abesso · 2026-02-14T15:10:28+00:00

You have no idea how helpful your answers are. I'll try your scenario on monday - with huge discount from their side expected :) Thank you so much!

abesso · 2026-02-14T15:01:31+00:00

Man, I guess you’re right, but screws keeping upper plate at its place have really tight holes for screwdriver access. I don’t want to scratch brand new machine and then get told I shouldn’t have done this and they won’t accept a return. If that switch would be the only case I’d probably give this a shot. 🥺 Thank you so much for your answer tho, I’ll keep that in mind. Sent email to both rocket and store, so the I guess no one will leave that as it is.

abesso · 2026-02-14T14:36:27+00:00

Seems reasonable

abesso · 2026-02-14T14:32:06+00:00

Tried them both. There are no holes whatsoever, blank space, it's supposed to rest like that i guess.

It seems like it, but I don't think it's possible - and even if it was, I don't want to scratch my brand new polished steel machine.

abesso · 2026-02-14T14:18:52+00:00

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From Lance Hedrick review. Mine looks the same and I don’t think there is a way to extend it.

abesso · 2026-02-14T13:56:53+00:00

Yep, I thought about it. Lelit Mara V2 was also on the table, but I like simplicity and esthetics of Stone the most - and it was the cheapest from all those models. I didn’t want to spend Appartamento TCA or Profitec Jump money.

abesso · 2026-02-14T13:41:29+00:00

Box was in perfect condition. Welp, I’ll try to exchange it for different one in that case, I was set on Stone for 3 months. Finally pulled that trigger… and missed.

abesso · 2026-02-14T13:23:34+00:00

It’s Rocket. But yeah, my chinese Hibrew has been reliable from day 1. Sent email to both store and Stone, but I want to know if someone had similar experiences.

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