La Marzocco | Strada X
The Strada X modernizes the aesthetics of the original Strada while combining the most advanced features available in La Marzocco espresso machines, including mass-based profiling, smart saturation, and straight-in portafilters.
Over two years, La Marzocco worked with thirty of the world’s finest coffee professionals to design an espresso machine. This group was known as the “Street Team.” The Strada, which means Street in Italian, was named in their honor. The Strada X modernizes the aesthetics of the original Strada while combining the most advanced features available in La Marzocco espresso machines, including mass-based profiling, smart saturation, and straight-in portafilters. Tying pressure profiles to a target weight managed by La Marzocco’s predictive mass algorithm creates unparalleled consistency from shot to shot—even with the most adventurous pressure curve.
Combined with Smart Saturation, the mass-based profiling delivers unparalleled accuracy and repeatability. By automating the preinfusion stage based on backpressure sensed in the group head, the new Smart Saturation feature ensures that every espresso puck is fully saturated before the pump is engaged. This ensures that pressurized water has consistent pathways through the coffee, making every shot—no matter what the pressure profile is set to—behave exactly like the one the barista dialed in. Smart Saturation is the backbone of the Strada X, representing a new way of looking at coffee saturation and pressure profiling, with a focus on consistency, repeatability, and workflow. Straight-in portafilters increase speed while reducing the strain on baristas and being gentler on espresso pucks. Combined with an auto steam flush for streamlined workflow and cleaner group heads, straight-in portafilters are a complete reimagining of the most repeated task in espresso preparation.
