The Profitec Pro 600 is an interesting dual boiler espresso machine from a manufacturer based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With two PID-controlled boilers for steam and brewing water, two pressure gauges, and a vibration pump, the Profitec Pro 600 is one of the more affordable dual boiler espresso machines. The stainless steel boilers have a volume of 1 liter for steam and 0.75 liters for brewing water. The steam boiler can be switched off, which significantly reduces power consumption.
The Profitec Pro 600 is equipped with a Faema E61 brew group and accordingly accommodates portafilters with a diameter of 58 mm. This also makes the machine compatible with standard baskets and tampers.
In addition to the Profitec Pro 600, many other dual boilers are available on the test list.
Test video for the Profitec Pro 600
Heat-up time until the first espresso
After just a few minutes, the machine indicates that the boiler has reached the target temperature. However, this does not correspond to the effective brewing temperature present at that time. We measured temperature curves after 10 and 15 minutes and were still far from the target temperature even after a purge shot to heat the portafilter.
No surprise! Espresso machines with Faema E61 brew groups usually need 25 minutes to truly reach the target temperature. This is also the case with the Profitec Pro 600.
After 25 minutes, the Profitec Pro 600 reaches the target temperature with a purge shot. Even during extraction, the espresso machine is then consistent and precise. That's a pleasure.
When checking the Profitec Pro 600 with the WBC Protocol, we found that the Profitec with a high cycle rate of 35 seconds between shots is definitely not overwhelmed. In fact, the espresso machine tends to overheat. The protocol shows that the machine is very consistent when it reaches its target temperature after a longer runtime. Then it is very precise and cannot be thrown off even if the frequency of shots is not increased too much.
The following curve shows the power consumption of the Profitec Pro 600 over 25 minutes.
This article and text will be expanded further. The second part of the video will follow, as well as another report according to the standard of our new test protocol.
What are your experiences? What should we pay attention to? What do you like and what don't you like? Feel free to write it in the comments so we can test the corresponding experiences with our unit as well.
Thank you in advance,
Michel and Benjamin
