Rocket is well known for its attractive, eye-catching home espresso machines, and their classic Appartamento machine is no exception. The machine features a stainless steel casing with perforations that reveal either copper or white side panels beneath, adding a colorful, striking flair that can't be found on any other home espresso machine!
In addition to the unique side panels and stainless steel casing, the Rocket Appartamento takes up very little counter space!
E61 Group Head
With any E61 brew head, you’ll get pre-infusion of water that helps settle the grounds within the bed of coffee to best regulate the flavor of your coffee. This is mechanical pre-infusion should not be confused with other more controllable methods of achieving pre-infusion. To add control of pre-infusion and flow you might consider installing an E61 flow control device.
Becaue of this, the E61 group head used on the Rocket Appartamento is one of the most popular group configurations on the market. As a bonus, it's popularity has brought a familiarity that has made it both easy and cheap to repair should anything break, with parts readily available if needed.
Gauges
Beneath the brew lever, there is a boil-pressure gauge featuring a sleek, black design. Not only does this gauge look fantastic, but it also helps you monitor your machine's vitals from an easily viewable area of the machine.
No-Burn Wands
All hot water and steam wands on Appartamento machines feature are constructed using stainless steel, with internal teflon tubing to help reduce external tempertures and protect you from potential burns and injuries.
Steaming Milk
Despite it's unassuming small frame, not only does the Appartamento make fantastic espresso, it also excels as a latte and cappuccino machine!
The steam and hot water wands are fully articulated, making steaming incredibly easy for even the unexperienced brewer, and with a 1.8 liter boiler, there is plenty of steam power to go around. You can easily feather the steam off a bit with the steam knob to give yourself a bit more time to make that perfect micro foam!
Water Tank
The Rocket Appartamento is a tank/reservoir-only home espresso machine. It’s a large, over two-liter bottom-fed reservoir. The tank can be easily accessed from the top of the machine, underneath the cup warmer. When the water level begins to dip, simply lift the lid of the machine, remove, and refill the tank! No major machine adjustments required!
Vibratory Pump
The Rocket Appartamento espresso machine has a 52-watt vibratory pump. This is one of the most common pumps across the lines of home espresso machines for its reliability and power. With additional measures to quiet the vibrations of the vibratory pump, Rocket has produced one of the quietest, yet most consistently powerful machines on the market.
Eco Mode
Now equipped with an Economy (ECO) Mode the Rocket Appartamento espresso machine is even better than ever! Make sure your machine is at the ready with just a lift of a lever. To enable ECO Mode on the Appartamento, there is a simple on and off button on the right bottom-front of the machine toward the front foot nearest to the brew (cam) lever.
When the button is pressed in, your Rocket Appartamento will automatically shut down after 90-minutes or 1.50-hours.
To re-engage the heating element i.e. start the machine back up, just lift the brew (cam) lever, and the Appartamento will start right back up!
During bench testing, we will not automatically turn on the ECO Mode. For more information read above, or in the supplemental manual included with your machine.
