Rocket R58 Cinquantotto Dual Boiler Espresso Machine v3

Approximate Time Owned 1 Year Rating Overall 5 Reliability Rating 4 Value for the Price 5 Usability Rating 5 Aesthetics Rating 4 Detailed Review: I originally purchased the R58 instead of the Linea mini. At roughly half the cost, the value seemed substantial. The steam power is superb, 10 seconds for a flat white. The E61 grouphead is a time proven design, and the amount of support or after market parts is wide ranging. Do yourself a favour and pick up a bottomless portafilter with your machine, you'll thank me later. After using the machine for a year, I'm exceedingly pleased. If I didn't suffer from GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) I could comfortable keep this machine for the rest of my life. Maintaining it is simple once explained, even if you don't have a background in electrics or plumbing. The Pros are: -The PID used to set the temperatures of the Two boilers is quite easy to use. This makes it a great choice for both milk drinkers and americanos alike. -The Chrome aesthetics are fantastic (to my personal taste) -The passive cup warmer lets your cups warm up nice and toasty, and is great for drying dishes of all types! -The same performance whether in Reservoir or Direct connection mode, great for people to might move around frequently -Better Steaming angle than the other Rocket Home machines -Rotary pump The Cons: -Slow heat up time of aprox. 30 minutes (although one could argue all machines of this calibre suffer the same) -No built in Auto on programming, solved this issue with a wifi capable smart plug -The price I suppose, although to be honest this is one of the most affordable dual boilers out there. A little bit of insider knowledge for those curious, the R58 has a better control box, steam valve, and boiler insulation than the other Rocket home machines, as well as a larger casing to dissipate heat better. This is truly a life time machine and Rocket is happy to support "Right to repair", so learn how to service your E61 group-head, and save yourself some dough!

Approximate Time Owned 6mo Rating Overall 4 Reliability Rating 5 Value for the Price 4 Usability Rating 4 Aesthetics Rating 5 Detailed Review: The R58v2 has most beautiful, classic aesthetics with stainless steel plumbing to please the eye and gauges that offer both easily legible pressure values for (1) steam and for (2) brewing pressure. For most home users, once calibrated, Rocket offers a reliable, pleasing, and high quality product that is evident both from external hardware as well as the internal plumbing. Where the product falls a bit short is on the controls end, which is why Rocket introduced the R60. An external terminal is used to adjust pressure and temperature setpoints, which are both single set point values. The D-Shell connector is easy to apply but neither arc proof nor IP67 rated. Since the basic adjustments are done off line, it doesn't matter much, but it does date the electronics to a technology more reminiscent of the 80s. The terminal is not in use under normal operation, and can thus be stashed away. For sophisticated users that either need a pressure profile option (typical spline fitting between 5-7 set points along the curve that represents pressure settings during a single brew cycle), the upgrade to the R60 is an option, albeit a significant step up in price. With this upgrade come stainless steel boilers (2) and WiFi controls which allow adjustment over an app. Still the R58 is a solid machine that performs well over time and makes an excellent cup of coffee.

Approximate Time Owned 4 years Rating Overall 5/5 Reliability Rating 5/5 Value for the Price 5/5 Usability Rating 5/5 Aesthetics Rating 5/5 Detailed Review The Rocket R 58 is a sweet machine. It’s one of the more popular semi-automatic commercial machines as it provides you with a café quality espresso. It has a dual boiler, steam pressure consistency, you can plumb it or use the reservoir, and it’s quiet. ​For these reasons, I assume it was designed for home-baristas with taste, or, for small cafes.​​ Unless you are going down deeper into the rabbit hole of barista-style coffee at home (and it’s a long, dark hole some days – let me tell you), this is a great machine - especially for the price. As a semi-automatic, it is a bit easier for the newer members of the cafe-quality-coffee-at-home tribe, while still offering the opportunity for those with more knowledge to dig in deeper to the features and controls. Plus, you get many of the features that you find in much more expensive models.

Pros It is made in Italy, has a stainless steel, it is quiet due to rotary pump, has a dual Copper Boiler, has an external Electronic PID, has manual Pre-Infusion, has a water reservoir or can be hooked up to your water line and....it's sooo beautiful! Cons(only one!) PID doesnt show the temperature live

the R58 is a beautiful and well made machine, I've had 7 or 8 professional machines over the past 15 years, this is my 2nd favorite for home use. I preferred the Alex Duetto though. The larger water tray, more confined E61 head that doesn't spill over the front like the Rocket, the more powerful steam boiler and a few other things were just better for daily use on the Duetto. That said the r58 is a solid 2nd place for home use machines.

What can be said? It's a great machine. No problems. I received it two days after ordering it.

Well i have had this Rocket for almost 3 years,and very satisfied.The solenoid for the the water reservoir went bad,but was able to fix on my own.I purchased the solenoid from chris coffee. There are 3 solenoid,s in this machine which are all the same,so i used the one from the water supply so as i could still use the machine while waiting for the replacement.So far everything is working great.

The espresso shots are wonderful. I love my machine. Machine was shipped extremely fast and double boxed with added protection. The detachable pid remote is actually one of the features I liked as I prefer a traditional look with no visible electronic.

I think Rocket did a great job. The R58 works exactly as described...actually better. Its quiet, and its PID interface is very easy to use. Not much to screw up here. The preinfusion works beautifully as well, despite what some say.