
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.
€16.99
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Solis
Portafilter machine with a built-in grinder and PID
€615.05 in Silver
Price verdict from 17 NovWe have measured this price since 18 October (8 days). Lowest measured: €615.05 on 26 October. A price verdict follows from 17 November.
Updated on 26 October 2026Updated on 26 October 2026
Last 9 days
| Date | Lowest price that day |
|---|---|
| 26 October 2026 | €615.05 |
| 25 October 2026 | €615.05 |
| 24 October 2026 | €615.05 |
| 23 October 2026 | €615.05 |
| 22 October 2026 | €615.05 |
| 21 October 2026 | €615.05 |
| 20 October 2026 | €615.05 |
| 19 October 2026 | €615.05 |
| 18 October 2026 | €647.00 |
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The Grind & Infuse Perfetta (type 1019) is Solis' portafilter machine with a built-in grinder. Solis lists a belt-driven grinder with 25 settings, PID temperature control, low-pressure pre-infusion and a display showing grind and brew time to a tenth of a second.
It has a steam wand that turns 360 degrees, with hot water, and a 2.6 litre water tank with a BRITA filter. The portafilter is 54 mm, the same size as on Sage's Barista Express.
Who for: Anyone looking for a portafilter machine with a grinder who wants an alternative to the Barista Express to compare.
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.
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.
6.57 kilos a year at 9 grams a cup: €117.80 with the cheapest kilo in our catalog, €445.45 with the dearest.
As the manufacturer states it. What a shop ships may differ.
Picked on what this machine does and does not do itself

Maintenance
EssentialLimescale 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.
€16.99
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Milk
EssentialA 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
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Brewing
RecommendedThe 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
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Brewing
Can waitDosing 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 bolEvery 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
€17.93per kilo
Price verdict from 29 Oct€17.93 · 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.

Segafredo
€21.00per kilo
Price verdict from 29 Oct€21.00 · 1 kg bag
Segafredo’s house blend, for anyone who also drinks their espresso with milk.

Lavazza
€21.49per kilo
Price verdict from 29 Oct€21.49 · 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.

Lavazza
€24.95per kilo
Price verdict from 29 Oct€24.95 · 1 kg bag
All arabica, and so softer and more acidic than the blends carrying robusta. Anyone who finds espresso too harsh often starts here.

€499.00 in Brushed Stainless Steel
Price verdict from 11 NovW 31.8 x H 40.4 cm · 2 l tank
With essential accessories€528.94
machine + descaler, milk jug

€399.00
Dearer than usualW 28.5 x H 40 cm · 1.7 l tank
With essential accessories€428.94
machine + descaler, milk jug