Maintenance
EssentialDescaler
Limescale is what most machines die of, and vinegar attacks the seals. A liquid descaler declared suitable for espresso machines does the same job as the maker’s own branded fluid, usually for less.
€15.90
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La Pavoni
Professional Rame Gold
A lever machine with a copper boiler, for pulling every shot by hand
€999.00
Price verdict from 5 DecWe have measured this price since 5 November (5 days). Lowest measured: €808.46 on 9 November. A price verdict follows on 5 December at the earliest, and only after 2 more readings.
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Updated on 10 November 2026Updated on 10 November 2026
Daily price history
Last 6 days
Lowest €808.46Now €999.00
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| Date | Lowest price that day |
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| 10 November 2026 | €999.00 |
| 9 November 2026 | €808.46 |
| 8 November 2026 | €808.46 |
| 7 November 2026 | €808.46 |
| 6 November 2026 | €808.46 |
| 5 November 2026 | €808.46 |
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On the Professional no pump makes the pressure; you do. You raise the lever, let the water sit on the coffee for a few seconds and then press it down. How hard and how long decides the shot. The 1.6-litre boiler is up to pressure in about five minutes, and a gauge shows what is happening inside it.
It is a machine you have to get to know. After three or four shots in a row La Pavoni advises waiting a few minutes for the group to come back to temperature, and you can only refill it once it is switched off and the steam is out. There is no grinder. The Rame Gold version has a copper boiler, a gold-coloured base and group and wooden handles.
Who for: Anyone who wants to pull espresso by hand and sees the machine as an object on the worktop too.
Compared with similar machines
Against 6 other manual espresso machines between €699.00 and €1,460.00, on the specifications the maker publishes.
- Water tank: 1.6 l, smaller than most (usually 2 l)
- Width: 20 cm, narrower than most (usually 37 cm)
Specifications
Making coffee
- Type
- Portafilter
- Grinder
- None, separate grinder needed
- Milk system
- Steam wand you control yourself
- After every use, a short burst of steam or water and a wipe with a damp cloth.
Capacity
- Water tank
- 1.6 litres
Dimensions
- Width
- 20 cm
- Depth x height
- 35 x 49 cm
- Weight
- 6.5 kg
- Cord length
- 150 cm
Technical
- Power
- 950 watt
- Heating
- Single boiler
Model
- Model number
- LPLPRG01EU
This is what we know for certain. Dimensions and capacities the manufacturer or the shop does not state are left out rather than estimated. A measurement or a tank volume that is not there is one we do not have.
What does it cost a year to maintain?
A worked example, not a specification: 2 cups a day (730 a year), the intervals from the maker's manual, with the water filter the maker recommends, and the lowest price in our catalog today.
The maker states no maintenance intervals for this machine that we have been able to read.
How often you descale depends on your water hardness. Where the maker gives no interval for it, we leave it out rather than estimate it.
Beans, counted separately
6.57 kilos a year at 9 grams a cup: €108.34 with the cheapest kilo in our catalog, €445.45 with the dearest.
Frequently asked about the Professional Rame Gold
- Is the Professional Rame Gold a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?
- The Professional Rame Gold is a portafilter machine.
- Does the Professional Rame Gold have a built-in grinder?
- No, the Professional Rame Gold has no grinder. You grind your own or buy it ground.
- How does the Professional Rame Gold froth milk?
- The Professional Rame Gold froths milk: with a steam wand you control yourself.
- How wide is the Professional Rame Gold?
- The Professional Rame Gold is 20 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.
- How much water does the Professional Rame Gold hold?
- The Professional Rame Gold's water tank holds 1.6 litres.
- What is the Professional Rame Gold's model number?
- The model number is LPLPRG01EU. Compare on that rather than the name: makers sell near-identically named versions side by side, and the prices differ.
Accessories that fit this machine
Picked on what this machine does and does not do itself
Milk
EssentialMilk jug
A stainless jug of around 600 ml is the difference between milk that froths and milk that boils. The shape of the spout decides whether you can pour anything with it.
€12.95
Go to bol
Grinding
EssentialCoffee grinder
Without a grinder in the machine this is not an accessory but a second purchase. Budget something close to the machine itself. On pre-ground coffee no portafilter machine gives you what it can do.
€204.00
Go to Coolblue
Brewing
RecommendedKnock box
The puck has to go somewhere, and the bin clogs with wet coffee within a week. A box with a rubber bar is quieter than it sounds.
€21.95
Go to bol
Brewing
Can waitCoffee scale
Dosing by eye is why the same machine tastes better on one day than the next. A scale accurate to a tenth of a gram, with a timer, turns pulling espresso into something repeatable.
€44.95
Go to bolBeans for this machine
Every bean fits every machine. What differs is the order: on a bean-to-cup the 100% arabica beans come first, because dark-roasted blends carrying robusta give off more oil and that clogs a built-in grinder sooner.
Segafredo
Segafredo Intermezzo
€16.49per kilo
Lowest price we have seen€16.49 · 1 kg bag
A blend with robusta, made for the Italian bar. Full and bittersweet, and the kind of bean a bean-to-cup grinder gets through without complaint.
- Blend with robusta
- Blend
Segafredo
Segafredo Espresso Casa
€18.45per kilo
Lowest price we have seen€18.45 · 1 kg bag
Segafredo’s house blend, for anyone who also drinks their espresso with milk.
- Blend with robusta
- Blend
Lavazza
Lavazza Crema e Aroma
€19.99per kilo
Keenly priced€19.99 · 1 kg bag
The classic Italian bar blend: arabica with a good deal of robusta, which is where the thick crema espresso is known for comes from. Robusta is a cheaper bean than arabica, and that usually shows in the price per kilo.
- Blend with robusta
- Blend
Lavazza
Lavazza Espresso Italiano Classico
€23.99per kilo
Keenly priced€23.99 · 1 kg bag
All arabica as well, like the Oro. The middle path between the soft arabica blends and the firm bar blends.
- 100% arabica
- Blend
What differs
Often compared with
€449.00
Ordinary priceW 23 x H 38 cm · 2.1 l tank
With essential accessories€681.85
machine + descaler, milk jug, coffee grinder
€1,699.00
Price verdict from 17 NovW 26 x H 42.3 cm · 2 l tank
With essential accessories€1,931.85
machine + descaler, milk jug, coffee grinder