Lanchirio was founded in 1927 as a commercial supplier of semi-automatic coffee machines, and was known for its sophisticated appearance in its early days. At the end of the 40s, the Ideale commercial coffee machine was launched, which connected coffee and fashion and took the brand's style to another level. In 2011, Lanchirio acquired Egro, a well-known Swiss commercial fully automatic coffee producer, filling a gap in the field of fully automatic coffee machines. At the 2018 Milan Coffee Show, Lanchirio unveiled its latest semi-automatic commercial coffee machine, the RS1, which was the focus of the show due to its outstanding performance and superior design.
 
Home coffee machines are not Lancirio's main battleground, as there is only one semi-automatic home coffee machine in Silvia. Although it is also a semi-automatic coffee machine for home use, compared to La Marzocco's home machine, the Rancilio Silvia is much more affordable, with a price of only about 4,800 yuan. Although there are many compromises in the configuration, only a single boiler and a vibrating pressure pump are provided, the design of the punch head is very particular, using a stainless steel semi-enclosed structure, almost reaching the level of a professional punch head, and the horn design makes the two spouts wider apart, which is more inclusive of the cup when making two cups of coffee at a time, and the handle feels very good. Compared to the plastic steam wand of De'Longhi semi-automatic coffee machines, the Silvia stainless steel steam wand is more finely made, resulting in much more delicate and uniform milk foam.
 
But like all single-boiler coffee machines, Silvia can't control the temperature of the extraction and steam water separately, which can be tricky to do. After pressing the steam switch, the boiler will heat the water to 100°C, and after the milk froth is completed, the water temperature will still be maintained above 95°C, so it is necessary to drain the hot water and reheat the cold water in the boiler to 92°C before entering the coffee extraction process.
 
During the extraction process, the Silvia is less vibrating than most entry-level semi-automatic coffee machines, but it is noisy. In contrast to the Silvia semi-automatic coffee machine, there is no timing device, and there is no cup size selection, so how much and how long to extract is entirely up to the user, so it's best not to walk away during the production process.
 
In addition to this, Silvia uses a copper boiler and brew head, which conducts heat more and heats more evenly than stainless steel. And now the new Silvia on the market has an insulating layer wrapped around the outside of the boiler, which acts as a thermal insulator, which reduces the energy consumption of the coffee machine to a certain extent. Overall, the Silvia from Lancirio is an entry-level semi-automatic coffee machine with solid ingredients.
 
As an added comment, during the one-year warranty period, mail-in repairs require the use of the original box. Otherwise, you can only borrow the packaging box from the manufacturer, and the postage of the packaging box needs to be borne by the user.