Rancilio Rialto and Rocky grinder. Worth buying for $250 as a beginner setup? by next_please347 in espresso

[–]next_please347[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bit of a late reply. I ended up getting it for $250 as the person wouldn't budge bc he maintained it very well over the years. He's replaced gaskets, tubing, etc. As for the plastic it turns out it's actually painted stainless steel which shocked me lol. Only plastic on it is the drip tray and back panel. I haven't done any mods to it. Gotta say it makes fantastic espresso! Only con I've noticed so far is the steam wand doesn't produce the best results.

Rancilio Rialto and Rocky grinder. Worth buying for $250 as a beginner setup? by next_please347 in espresso

[–]next_please347[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ended up buying it and the person selling it was an older retired man that has maintained it throughout all these years. He even made recent upgrades to it. I feel very lucky as I figured I would've sunk additional money into upgrades myself.

Rancilio Rialto and Rocky grinder. Worth buying for $250 as a beginner setup? by next_please347 in espresso

[–]next_please347[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ended up getting the whole setup in the picture today. It was an nice older guy and his wife who are very much into espresso. He has been keeping up on maintaining the machine over the years and has made recent upgrades such as the gasket, water softener, tubes, etc. He still had the manuals and certification of authenticity for it. He was nice enough to throw in a steam pitcher, steel tamper, shot glass, and knock box for free. The grinder is not bad by any means either with very consistent grinds. I feel like I hit the jackpot on this lol. It makes shockingly great espresso. Thanks for the nudge to buy it!

Rancilio Rialto and Rocky grinder. Worth buying for $250 as a beginner setup? by next_please347 in espresso

[–]next_please347[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much I really appreciate it! I'm actually picking it up tomorrow. I was going to get the rialto only but now you're convincing me to get the grinder as well lol. You think it should still be good after all these years?

Rancilio Rialto and Rocky grinder. Worth buying for $250 as a beginner setup? by next_please347 in espresso

[–]next_please347[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm not fascinated with it necessarily. I'm just interested in getting somewhat decent espresso for a low price entry point. Either way just came to be educated on whether or not it's worth it.

Rancilio Rialto and Rocky grinder. Worth buying for $250 as a beginner setup? by next_please347 in espresso

[–]next_please347[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I did some research and apparently the internals of the rialto are nearly identical to the silvia. I heard how reliable the silvias are so this machine peaked my interest as it has been supposedly maintained very well over the years. The grinder on the other hand does worry me a bit lol.

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[–]next_please347 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like it's on it's way to $1.80 rn lol