To celebrate our milestone years, starting with 1998, La Marzocco has created a new body style to re-imagine the most popular model of the time. For our 70th anniversary we developed the FB70 on the Linea Classic model. For the 80th, it was the FB80 that transformed the GB5. For our 90th anniversary we couldn’t be more excited to share the KB90, a re-design of the Linea PB.
In the past, these special edition machines have been mainly cosmetic changes. But for our 90th anniversary, the R&D team at La Marzocco developed several new innovative features that increase efficiency and the ease of use for the barista. The addition of these features combined with the consistency and reliability of the Linea PB make it the ultimate workflow machine for busy cafes.
The KB90 is named for our Board Chairman, Kent Bakke. Kent pioneered one of the most exciting new features of the KB90, the Straight-in Portafilter. Kent has always seen La Marzocco’s mission to create machines that make the lives of the barista easier and more efficient and the KB90 embodies this philosophy.
Here are some details of the most exciting new features:
Straight-in Portafilter
The Straight-In Portafilter is designed to simplify the motions required to engage the portafilter and reduce the strain on the barista for even greater performance and everyday usability. High volume coffee environments demand that a barista work fast and efficiently to produce drinks during busiest periods of the day. The Straight-In Portafilter can noticeably mitigate the repetitive stress injuries occurring through its ease of action improving the natural workflow and output of barista. It has been proven in a study conducted by Faentia Consulting S.r.l. that the Straight-In Portafilter System can reduce strain on the barista by 12 times.
Steam Flush
The Steam Flush automatically cleans the shower screen with a burst of steam and a flush of hot water through the grouphead after each extraction. Thanks to the use of hot steam the shower screen remains clean longer, compared to the use of hot water only. Steam Flush helps high volume cafes keep the machine clean with the goal of reducing the number of times the barista needs to back flush during service.
Easy Rebuild Steam Wand
The KB90 is equipped with a new steam valve, accessible directly from the steam knob. In case of regular, preventive or extraordinary maintenance, this feature minimizes machine downtimes.
KB90 will also feature individual boilers, Pro Touch steam wands, and Drip Prediction enabled scales. We can’t wait for you to try out the machine.
KB90 Launch Events
Join us in Seattle, Los Angeles and New York for our KB90 Launch Events. You will have the chance to demo the KB90 and hear from our Board Chairman, Kent Bakke, about the development of the Straight-in Portafilter. We’d love to see you there to celebrate the launch of our latest machine.
Seattle – February 4th, 6:30 PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-marzocco-usa-launch-event-tickets-55533397888
Los Angeles – February 15th, 5:30 PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-marzocco-kb90-event-tickets-55728961825
New York – February 21st, 2 PM – 6 PM
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kb90-aperitivo-tickets-55545478020
If you are not able to make it to one of our KB90 Launch Events, we are looking forward to showing it to you in Boston at our SCA booth. To learn more about the KB90 visit our global KB90 web page.
