Overview

The Classika III is ECM's successor to the Classika PID, building on the same compact single-boiler formula while adding a heated brew group, an OLED interface and programmable pre-infusion.

The biggest change is the ECM-61 Core Heat brew group. Heating cartridges built into the group bring the machine to brewing temperature in about 6.5 minutes, roughly twice as fast as the previous model, so the first shot no longer means a 15 minute wait. A 0.5 L stainless boiler is deliberately small so the jump from brew temperature to steam temperature is quick, and independent PID control holds both setpoints to within 1 degree C.

Operation moves to an OLED display with a rotary encoder: turn to navigate, press to confirm, no button combinations. Pre-infusion is programmable in the menu with separate active (pump) and passive (soak) phases, and the screen doubles as a shot timer with a lifetime shot counter. The single rotary valve and wand dispense both steam and hot water.

Polished stainless is finished with blue accents on the pressure gauge and rotary valve. Like every ECM, it is designed and built in Heidelberg, Germany.

Please note: this is a January 2027 pre-order. Your card is charged at checkout to hold your place in the queue, and the machine ships as soon as our first allocation lands.