Simon, if you want some special roasts / varieties / single origins for testing on your Silvya, I can send you some
Sounds good.
I hope to get the Silvia early next week, so I can test how my grinder and technique really works. soon!
I rang up Morphy Richards today, as something has come loose in the portafilter handle of the Roma (somthing rolls around, seems like they put some sort of weight in to make it feel more solid!!!), and the brew/steam knob is getting hard to turn when it is warm. They are exchanging the machine for a new one on Thursday! Oh well, all the better for selling on Ebay after Silvia arrives!
I've concluded that the Roma is only built for occasional use, they give a 2 year warrante, but on daily use you'd be sending it back all the time.
Simon