Quick Mill Model 3002 A Closer Look Quickmill Model 3002 A closer look v1.
Overview The 3002 came in a nice sturdy cardboard box, and is firmly packed to prevent damage. It is well built and designed using a lot of good quality components and has a fairly solid feel. The steel gauge is slightly thinner similar priced Isomac machines, but still good quality. The portafilter is the standard 58mm size, but of fairly lightweight construction and definitely not the same as those on a proper E61 group machine.
How it arrived and unpacking The box is sturdy and the accessories are packed in a little cardboard box and not placed in the water tank like some machines! The protection internally is good and the machine is unlikely to be easily damaged in transit. It is quite easy to get the machine out of the box as there is space at the sides to reach down and get a good grip and the machine is not heavy The Quick Mill comes with a manual that is of the usual poor standard common with these machines.
Preparing the 3002 for use Before you switch on There is nothing to remove, peel off, portafilter baskets to assemble or any thing else to do other than lift the 3002 onto the counter, wash the cold water tank, fill it with filtered water and remove any tape holding cup trays and the like.
The steam wand had a little Panarello type frothing attachment, which thankfully when immediately removed (simply pulls off), revealed a single offset hole. The machine was a very good steamer and produced micro-foam easily. It is not a powerful steamer by any means, but will continue steaming, as long as there is water in the coldwater tank! Portafilter holder with the two filter baskets (the spare o ring for the group is a nice touch).
Good sized plastic drip tray Group is not an E61 so components and spares will be specific to the machine and group type The entire group including portafilter handles and baskets are specific to this machine, standard E61 parts will not fit Plastic switches have a good feel They somehow feel out of place on a machine of this a set of steel pin type switches would have looked nice or steel finished buttons. Hot water It was slow and also gives only a fairly hot drink, but not hot enough in my opinion.
Final Thoughts The 3002 looks neat and is easy to keep clean. It has no 3 way solenoid valve, so cannot be backflushed and a thorough cleaning of the shower screen would be via removal of the nut and shower screen itself. Descaling is apparently not necessary, which in the UK I don’t think is correct.
